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An overview of the Seventh Mediterranean Forest Week: lessons learned for future planning
13/12/2022
On 7 October 2022, the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions, Silva Mediterranea, and the members of the organizing committee of the Seventh Mediterranean Forest Week (7th...
Status of the Agadir Commitment five years after its adoption: the contribution of Türkiye and Algeria
13/12/2022
The last extraordinary session of Silva Mediterranea, which was held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 4 and 5 October 2022, discussed the progress made since the Agadir Commitment five years ago.
The Agadir Co...
The Agadir Commitment five years after its adoption
12/05/2022
The Agadir Commitment was adopted as a result of the Fifth Mediterranean Forest Week, held in Agadir, Morocco, in March 2017. This commitment to improve forest and landscape restoration (FLR), land degradation neutrality (LDN) and biodiversity conservation efforts in the Mediterranean region w...
The Mediterranean region has the potential to be recognized as a World Restoration Flagship
12/05/2022
In the context of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, flagship initiatives are the first, best or most promising examples of successful ecosystem restoration that a country or region would like to be globally known for. The main role of flagships is to provide inspiration to ot...
The main outcomes of the Seventh Mediterranean Forest Week
12/05/2022
The Seventh Mediterranean Forest Week (7MFW) and the twenty-fourth session of the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions – Silva Mediterranea – took place from 21 to 25 March 2022 in Antalya, Turkey. The week culminated with the creation and promotion of several outcomes that w...
Young generations of the Mediterranean set their priorities in the forest sector
12/05/2022
The Mediterranean Youth Dialogue Session proved to be an opportunity for young people of diverse backgrounds, and diverse areas of the Mediterranean, to converge and discuss the most prominent issues affecting youth involvement in forest restoration initiatives. Approximately 50 individuals jo...
Interview with Ümit Turhan, newly appointed chair of Silva Mediterranea
12/05/2022
Can you tell us about yourself and your background?
I have an undergraduate degree in forest engineering from Istanbul University and a master’s degree in business administration. I completed Yale University’s executive education programme in forestry, a co...
The twenty-fourth session of Silva Mediterranea
12/05/2022
The twenty-fourth session of the Mediterranean Committee on Forestry Questions – Silva Mediterranea – took place in Antalya, Türkiye from 21 to 25 March 2022, as part of the Seventh Mediterranean Forest Week.
Discussions on the first day revolved around current and future Si...