Eesti Metsaüliõpilaste Selts · 80155159
Mission & Vision
What we stand for, and the landscape we hope to leave behind.
Mission
To foster sustainable forestry practice, support forestry students in their academic and professional growth, and promote the conservation of Estonia's forest and wetland ecosystems through education, research and hands-on fieldwork.
Vision
An Estonia where every generation of foresters leaves the forest richer than they found it — where ecological knowledge, professional skill and civic responsibility grow together, and where students are trusted partners in shaping the future of the landscape.
Our values
Stewardship
We treat the forest as a living inheritance to be cared for, not merely a resource to be used.
Knowledge
We value scientific understanding and seek to bring research and practice closer together.
Integrity
We act openly and honestly, and we account publicly for the resources entrusted to us.
Fellowship
We build lasting bonds between students, mentors and colleagues at home and abroad.
Our ecological framework
Sustainable forestry balances economic, ecological and social values over the long term. In our programmes we emphasise the forest as an ecosystem: soils, water, wetlands, wildlife and people are part of the same whole.
We give special attention to Estonia's bogs and mires, which store vast amounts of carbon and support rare species, and to the role of well-planned forest management in climate adaptation.
Student objectives
- Give every member regular practical experience in real forests
- Connect students with researchers, foresters and employers
- Support student-led research and its presentation
- Develop leadership through organising the Society's own activities
- Encourage international exchange and cooperation
