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), are pleased to host the international conference

Forests in Women’s Hands
April 12th - 14th, 2021       
at WALDCAMPUS Austria in Traunkirchen, Austria

The conference will be held as a hybrid event.

In addition to the personal exchange on site, you will have the opportunity to participate in the conference online or in person, to join in the discussion and to meet experts in forestry from home and abroad. The conference aims to promote international networking and exchange of experience among women in forestry, and to increase the visibility of women and their achievements in the forest sector. Participants will meet members of existing women’s networks and have the opportunity to exchange best practice examples.

Forest owners, practitioners, decision makers, and academics will address questions such as: Why and for whom is gender equality important? What enables or prevents gender equality from being achieved in society and organisations? What determines if interventions contribute to achieving goals?

Register now to participate in the interactive program online or on site.

If you would like to present a women’s network or a relevant initiative connected to gender equality in forestry at the Information Market during the conference, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The information market will take place both on site and online.

Materials to help spread the word about the conference to your women's network can be found at https://forstfrauen.at/en/konferenz-2021/networks


Registration and further information:
https://www.forstfrauen.at/en/konferenz-2021