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Side events at the Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week 2024 – day 2
30/01/2025
The Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week (8MFW) held in Barcelona, Spain, from 4 to 7 November 2024, hosted a total of 14 side events, where key regional stakeholders showcased their work, research and projects.
On day 2, 5 Novemb...
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Forest-related development cooperation and available financial instruments for the Mediterranean
30/01/2025
The Mediterranean region faces interconnected social and environmental challenges threatening its landscapes and communities. Recognizing this, the final plenary session of the Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week (8MFW) explored how development cooperation and financial instruments could help bui...
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The State of Mediterranean Forests 2024
30/01/2025
The publication State of Mediterranean Forests (SoMF) seeks to improve knowledge of Mediterranean forests. This series was first developed by the the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) following a request made to it by the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Question...
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Youth Dialogue on sustainable forestry sparks collaboration and partnerships
30/01/2025
The Youth Dialogue, “Youth Action Towards Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems”, held on 4 November 2024, was a resounding success. Hosted as part of the Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week in Barcelona and online, the event brought together almost 100 participants (70 online and 25 in per...
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25th Session of the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions – Silva Mediterranea
30/01/2025
On 7 and 8 November 2024, the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions – Silva Mediterranea held its Twenty-Fifth Session in Barcelona, Spain, at the Sant Pau Art Nouveau site, back-to-back with the Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week (8MFW), 4–7 November 2024.
During th...
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Side events of the Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week 2024 – day 4
30/01/2025
The Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week (8MFW) held in Barcelona, Spain, from 4 to 7 November 2024, hosted a total of 14 side events, where key regional stakeholders showcased their work, research and projects.
On day 4, 7 November 2024, three side events took place:
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Side events at the Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week 2024 – day 1
30/01/2025
The Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week (8MFW) held in Barcelona, Spain, from 4 to 7 November 2024, hosted a total of 14 side events, where key regional stakeholders showcased their work, research and projects.
On day 1, 4 Novemb...
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Wildfire prevention and post-fire restoration in the Mediterranean
30/01/2025
This session of the Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week (8MFW), jointly organized by the Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) in its capacity as co-lead of the
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Overview of The Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week (8MFW)
30/01/2025
The Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week (8MFW), convened under the theme “Working together for sustainable and resilient Mediterranean forests – Towards a collaborative road map,” represented a new chapter in the long history of Mediterranean forests.
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Biodiversity of Mediterranean forests
30/01/2025
The third plenary session, co-organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Association for Mediterranean Forests (AIFM) explored the theme “From policy to implementation – Adapting the Global Biodiversity Framework to preserve and restore Mediter...