Tag: climate
Mapping wildfire risk in Tunisia’s Aïn Snoussi forest through Nature-based Solutions
Forests are essential reservoirs of biodiversity and play a fundamental role in climate regulation, carbon sequestration, soil protection, and the maintenance of terrestrial ecosystem...
The hidden biodiversity battle to save Europe’s forests
In the village of Suonenjoki, the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) stands surrounded by a forest of pine trees. The local soils are not...
Moving beyond suppression: why fire-smart management pays off
Across the Mediterranean region, wildfires are becoming larger, more intense, and more destructive. Climate change is part of the story, but it is not...
Holding the line against desertification: what Portugal’s Leiria Forest shows Europe
Soil degradation across Europe has worsened significantly over the past decade. According to the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency,...
PEFC Spain launches new DigiMedFor platform to track forest ecosystem services
PEFC Spain has launched an interactive digital platform that visualises ecosystem services in Catalonia’s PEFC-certified forests, supporting sustainable forest management through accessible, science-based insights....
Shaping the future of crisis response: EU‑DRIVE project launched in Nicosia
EU‑DRIVE (European Upskilling in Disaster Resilience and Innovation in Vocational Excellence) is a forward-looking Erasmus+ initiative designed to strengthen Europe’s capacity to respond to...
Carob: a Mediterranean tree for our times
The carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) has been part of the Mediterranean landscape for millennia. Drought-tolerant, adapted to poor soils, and capable of thriving where...
De mémoire d’arbre: five centuries through the eyes of a tree
--French version below--
“My name is Adrouman and today I am 517 years old…”This is how the extraordinary scientific novel De mémoire d’arbre opens, spoken...
World Book Day Special: stories rooted in forests and Mediterranean landscapes
At the EFI Mediterranean Facility (EFIMED), we invited our MedForest community to share their book recommendations for April, a month that includes 23 April,...
EUSTAFOR releases fourth podcast episode on bioeconomy
The European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR) has released its fourth episode of their podcast series “The State of the Forests”. This time, it takes...
Moving beyond suppression: why fire-smart management pays off
Across the Mediterranean region, wildfires are becoming larger, more intense, and more destructive. Climate change is part of the story, but it is not...
