DREN Nongovernmental Organization of

Students of Forestry at the Faculty of Forestry in Skopje

History

Mission

Tasks

Activities

HISTORY

Founded in 1999 by ambitious and enthusiastic students from the Faculty of Forestry in Skopje

Non-government, nonpolitical, non-profitable and independent student’s organization

Member of IFSA (International Forestry Students’ Association)

MISSION

Mobilization and motivation of students of Forestry and Landscaping and Improvement of the Environment for successful development and improvement of their professional experience and knowledge

TASKS

Distribution of information related to forestry and the environment to the students of the Faculty of Forestry

Work on environmental projects Represent the student’s professional interests on

international meetings Significant efforts to provide an international students

transfer and exchange of knowledge with international forest’s and environmental educational institutions

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS

Project “Dendropark - open classroom in nature” (2007-2008), SECTOR-SIDA & REC

In kind contribution:

- Faculty of Forestry

- Faculty for Food and Agriculture Sciences

- Municipality of Gazi Baba

Land Use and Urban Planning

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS

South European Regional Meeting of the Students of Forestry SERM 2008, Macedonia (2008)

International Students’ Conferences (2007)– Republic of South Africa, Romania (IFSA)

Spring Days (2007), Municipality of Gazi Baba– Open environmental classroom

5th National Annual Meeting of Environmental NGOs (2006)

ACTIVITIES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS

Student’s Evaluation Team for Government’s National Strategy Proposal for “Sustainable Forestry and Forest Policy” (2005), FAO

Numerous and continuous scientific excursions in nearby park-forests and mountains

CONTACT INFORMATION

DREN

Address: bul. Aleksandar Makedonski bb

MK-1000 Skopje, Macedonia

Tel: +389 2 3135033 ext.143

Fax: +389 2 3164560

E-mail: dren@sf.ukim.edu.mk