It aims to provide leadership and networks to support the development of the profession and its effective participation in the realization of attractive, equitable and sustainable environments.
IFLA currently represents 80 member associations from Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Europe.
The Federation's mission is to create globally sustainable and balanced living environments for the benefit of humanity worldwide.
The IFLA Executive Committee develops and implements an action plan which realises three key strategic pillars of i) raising the profile of the profession; ii) building advocacy and; iii) providing member services that serve anyone connected to landscape architecture.
IFLA was founded at Cambridge, England, in 1948 with Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe as its first president, representing 15 countries from Europe and North America.