International Links
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The following links lead to websites that can provide you with more information on international programs and organizations collaborating with the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources (FER).
The College of Natural Resources International page explains more about CNR's global mission and activities.
The Masters International site explains this unique Peace Corps program.
The Masters International at NC State website details how the program is implemented at NC State.
The Peace Corps site outlines the mission and activities of this enduring service program.
The Office of International Affairs at NC State provides a variety of information on activities, programs and study abroad opportunities. It also maintains a newsletter detailing NC State's International News & Events.
The International Activities Council at NC State promotes cultural events that help impart knowledge about the cultural diversity that international students bring to North Carolina State University and the local community.
The College of Agricultural & Life Sciences International programs often involve topics of interest to FER students, who are welcome to participate in them.
Sylvanet is a publication of FER devoted to the department's international activities. It includes travelogues, news, announcements, photos, and papers on issues pertaining to international forestry.
Camcore is a non-profit, international program that works for the conservation of tropical and subtropical forest tree species. Camcore works around the world with industry partners to identify threatened
Forest Nutrition Cooperative is a joint venture with Virginia Tech that was founded in 1969 and conducts applied research on forest nutrition, primarily as it relates to pine and eucalyptus species in the South, Argentina, Chile and Columbia.
Forest Genetics and Biotechnology is an international research partnership headquartered at NC State that works with partners around the world to promote innovation in basic science in order to advance the application of molecular genetics to forest trees.
The International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) is a nonprofit organization formed in the 1950s out of a worldwide concern for the fate of tropical and subtropical forests.
The NC State Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) is a student-run, non-profit organization that acts to enhance the international perspective of forestry studies at NC State University.
The Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER) is a non-profit organization that includes over 2,000 individuals and organizational members actively engaged in ecologically-sensitive repair and management of ecosystems.
The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) supports sound natural resource management of tropical ecosystems through environmental outreach, environmental policy courses, reforestation research and the protection, investigation and management of buffer areas in field research stations.
The OTS Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) was designed for advanced biology students interested in conducting field research under the supervision of an experienced tropical ecologist. The program will provide students with a first-hand look at the challenges and rewards of tropical field research.
CropBiotech Net is the home of the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology (KC). KC is the information-sharing initiative of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization that delivers the benefits of new agricultural biotechnologies to farmers in developing countries for poverty alleviation.
The Forest Products Society is an international not-for-profit technical association that provides an information network for all segments of the forest products industry.
The International Association for Society and Natural Resources is an interdisciplinary professional association open to individuals from a variety of social science and natural science backgrounds interested in research pertaining to the environment and natural resources.
The International Partnership for Forestry Education is a not-for-profit, voluntary partnership to address the challenges and opportunities facing university-level forestry education globally.
The Global Perspectives Certificate NC State students to document academic, professional, and extracurricular international involvement for future scholarship opportunities, employers, and graduate school.
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a nonprofit, global facility dedicated to advancing human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity. CIFOR conducts research that enables more informed and equitable decision making about the use and management of forests in less-developed countries.
Instituto Nacional de Investigacio'n Agropecuaria (INIA) works to promote, with an integral approach, the scientific-technological innovation of the Uruguayan agricultural sector, in order to improve its competitiveness at national and international levels.
Links for graduate students seeking research funding:
Boren Awards/ Boren Fellowships
Institute of International Education Fellowships
Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program
Council of American Overseas Research Centers
International Tropical Timber Organization
Social Science Research Council
