Mediterranean Facility

The Mediterranean, with its distinctive ecological and social characteristics, has untapped potential to contribute to the leading role played by the forest sector in the global bioeconomy. Thematic research and networking at EFI’s Mediterranean Facility (EFIMED) focuses on creating sustainable value from Mediterranean forested landscapes. 

MySustainableForest platform: improving forestry through Earth observation solutions Gerard.Fernandez Fri, 11.27.2020 - 14:55
The EU project MySustainableForest develops a new commercial service where users can access geoinformation products for more sustainable and efficient forest management.

News and views from the Mediterranean forest network

MedForest is an open-access, contributor-driven platform for news, views and happenings related to Mediterranean forests, developed by the EFI Mediterranean Facility.

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Aspiring leaders enjoy preview on Mediterranean forests in urbanised societies

Participants to the EFI Young Leadership Programme 2020, “Mediterranean forests in urbanised societies” enjoyed a lively preview session for the programme on 17 September.

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Facing Forest Fires: Visions and actions for global fire-resilient landscapes

Socioeconomic perspectives and world experiences to manage and mitigate forest fire risks caught international attention in a two-day conference held in Madrid in October.

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Territorial marketing via NWFP facilitates multifunctional forest management

The role of non-wood forest products in territorial marketing was the topic of the first cross-cutting seminar for the INCREDIBLE project. The seminar, organised by project partner ETIFOR, took place in the northern Apennines (Italy) on 10 and 11 May.

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Bioeconomy as a long-term model for fighting forest fires

Given the pressing climate changes in the Mediterranean region, EFI's approach to tackling forest fires is to advocate the development of a bioeconomy that changes the way forests are perceived, valued and managed.

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