About Yale ISTF

First organized in 1989, The Yale Student Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) is dedicated to the advancement of tropical forest studies at the Yale School of the Environment. 

For more than 30 years, the ISTF conference has been hosted annually at Yale to address a range of socio-ecological issues across the tropics, functioning as a space for academics, practitioners, policymakers, community leaders, artists, journalists, and activists from across the globe to share insights on tropical forests, which play a vital role in global climate regulation, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of millions.