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Scientists, foresters, and policymakers all play a role in forest governance, which refers to forest planning and management approaches and principles on a local, regional and international scale. Key elements in Mediterranean forest governance emphasise sustainable management, bioeconomy processes, and rural development.

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Empowering Mediterranean youth as agents of change for a sustainable future

The Mediterranean youth are at the forefront of driving positive change in their region, determined to advance the Sustainable Development Goals and secure...

ForestPaths Features #2: Exploring the project’s next generation assessment framework

ForestPaths has released the second publication from its ForestPaths Features series – an information note tackling the question of How can models...

Open call for global competition on best practices in forest education

The Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Education is happy to announce for the second time “The Global Competition on Best Practices...

Calling experts for FOREST4EU policy focus groups

The uptake of Agricultural Innovation Partnership Operational Groups (EIP-Agri OGs), in forestry and agroforestry differs largely between the EU Member States. To...

Recommendations on wildfire prevention now available in translation

A greater number of stakeholders involved in wildfire management will be able to access a recent publication on wildfire prevention, thanks to...

Enhancing effective communication on Mediterranean forest issues

The Silva Mediterranea Secretariat is launching its new website with a revamped communication strategy and new knowledge sharing tools, all of which...

ThinkForest webinar: Achieving the EU Forest Strategy goals – what can science tell us?

An international panel with experts from Romania, Finland, Ireland and Sweden (TBC) will discuss the following questions:

Fighting fire by sharing knowledge

The European Patent Office (EPO) has published a firefighting platform with an initial selection of some 30 smart patent information searches giving...

New recommendations on wildfire prevention in the Mediterranean

Numerous wildfire management initiatives are considered or implemented at subnational, national, and regional levels across the Mediterranean. Yet a more concerted approach...

PEFC Webinar: Introduction to the new EU Deforestation Regulation

Catch up on the PEFC webinar which took place on 20 April! The webinar introduced the objectives and implications of the European...

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Landscape Fire Governance Framework: addressing complexity and uncertainty

Landscape fires are increasingly becoming a global problem, with over 300 million hectares burned annually. These fires are assuming increasingly extreme characteristics...

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