Connecting women in forestry is the central theme of the international networking event, International Conference on Women in Forestry, hosted by the Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW), together with Forstfrauen, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA).
In addition to the personal exchange on site, you will have the opportunity to participate in the conference online and/or in real time, to join in the discussion and to meet women in forestry from home and abroad.
April 12th-14th – WALDCAMPUS Österreich, Traunkirchen Ι Austria
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