Climate - MedForest

Climate

Mediterranean forests play an important role in climate regulation, through their capacity to store carbon, for their contribution to cooling by shading and evapotranspiration, and in the impact of sustainable forest management on lowering carbon emissions in the region.

EVENTS

Ecosystem services

Forest and its Potential for Health

Bioeconomy

New territory for non-wood forest products through INCREDIBLE cross-cutting initiative

Ecosystem services

Forests for Human Health – Challenges and Opportunities

Ecosystem services

Vulnerability of the Mediterranean soils to water erosion

PUBLICATIONS

Ecosystem services

Retro-innovation working for wildfire prevention: Shepherds’ contracts to reduce biomass and...

EFIMED - July 24, 2019

Innovative contracts are providing extra income and social recognition for shepherds working to reduce forest fire risk. These indicator-based contracts, as well...