Welcome
ISTF’s mission is to facilitate and promote sharing of best practices for the effective management, protection, and equitable and ecologically sustainable use of tropical forests and natural resources in the tropical and subtropical regions across the globe.
Our Story
Founded in the 1950s in response to a worldwide concern for the fate of tropical and subtropical forests, the International Society of Tropical Foresters is committed to the protection, wise management and rational use of the world’s tropical forests. After a 5 year hiatus, the organization was reactivated in 2017. Since then, more than 1600 people from around the world have joined.
ISTF’s focus is on being a communication/education network to disseminate scientific knowledge and best practices for the sustainable, equitable management and conservation of the world’s tropical forests. We want to promote communication between the field practitioner and researchers and policy makers, embracing the interdisciplinary diversity of tropical forestry.
We are working to become an organization with a global core directorate and semiautonomous regional/country/organizational chapters, which act toward our mission and vision.
Featured Stories
Symposium en ligne: « Utilisation du bois de chauffe dans les tropiques : enjeux et perspectives »
Session #4 – 19 Apr 2024
Invitation to regional encounters with ISTF Members /Invitación al los encuentros regionales con miembros de la ISTF. 10, 16, 26 April/abril
Invitation to regional encounters with ISTF Members /Invitación al los encuentros regionales con miembros de la ISTF. (all members of ISTF are welcome, to any session whatever their region; todos los miembros de ISTF están bienvenidos a cualquier sesión, de cualquier región).The ISTF Americas Member Encounter in ENGLISH will be held on Wednesday 10 April […]
Online Symposium: Legacy of the Tropical Forest Foundation 19 Jan 2024
The International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) and the International Forestry Working Group of the Society of American Foresters (IFWG-SAF) are offering the online symposium “Legacy of the Tropical Forest Foundation” on Friday 19 January 2024 for 2.5 hours, at 7-930am Seattle, 10am-1230pm Washington DC, 10pm-1230am Jakarta. The Tropical Forest Foundation was active from 1990 […]
Simposio en línea: ” La leña en el tropico: De las cocinas a la deforestación” Sesión #3 – el 12 de enero de 2024
La Sociedad Internacional de Forestales Tropicales (ISTF) y el Grupo de Trabajo de Silvicultura Internacional de la Sociedad de Silvicultores Americanos (IFWG-SAF) ofrecen una tercera sesión del simposio en línea ” La leña en el tropico: De las cocinas a la deforestación” en el viernes el 12 de enero de 2024 a las 16:00 Costa […]
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