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Third Mediterranean Forest Week (III MFW) - Tlemcen, Algeria 2013Forest and natural areas are an integral part of Mediterranean territories. They are a source of energy, food, income and many other goods and services. Global changes (changes in societies, lifestyles and climate change), evident in the Mediterranean region, affect badly these ecosystems (degradation and biodiversity loss, increase of fire hazards, desertification). To meet these challenges:
After the success of the first two Mediterranean Forest Weeks, in 2010 in Antalya (Turkey) and in 2011 in Avignon (France), the Algerian authorities welcomed the third edition in Tlemcen on the following issue: "Mediterranean forests for sustainable development of territories: what strategies of mitigation and adaptation to global change?" This event was supported by the Algerian Government, FAO, the French Ministry of Agriculture, the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions–Silva Mediterranea and its Turkish Presidency, the German International Cooperation (GIZ), Plan Bleu, the Mediterranean Model Forests Network (MMFN), the European Forest Institute-Mediterranean office (EFIMED), the International Association for Mediterranean Forests (AIFM) and the forest Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC). Objectives of the III MFW:
See more at: http://iii-med.forestweek.org/content/iii-mediterranean-forest-week#sthash.xUyA0PMm.dpuf Call for Posters to be published during the III MFW Report of the Organizing Committee of the III MFW (November 2012) Report of the Organizing Committee of the III MFW (Tlemcen - March 2013) - 27/28 May 2012 - Algiers Proposals of the first preparatory meeting for the III Mediterranean Forests Week (III MFW) |
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