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The first student chapter of the
International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) was organized at Yale in
1989, as part of a network of natural resource professionals concerned with
tropical resource management. ISTF provides a forum for students with
interests and experiences in linking natural resource conservation and
management with economic development. Members participate in a range of
social, educational, and professional activities that promote the sharing of
experiences and knowledge related to resource management in developing
countries. Members of ISTF at Yale also contribute to the
development of new policies and curriculum in the tropical studies program at
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Each year, Yale ISTF organizes a two-day conference to
highlight new and important ideas in natural resource management. These
conferences have traditionally brought together a diversity of participants
representing governments, universities, as well as environmental and
developmental organizations to discuss such topics as:
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