Mediterranean Facility

Mediterranean Facility

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

Our team promotes and conducts research, policy advice and networking on Mediterranean forests, forestry and forest products.

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Science & Policy

We provide support and promote the dissemination of scientifically sound policy-relevant information on forests and forestry.

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Our Research

We provide interdisciplinary and cross-sector research on forest resources, products and services on a pan-European level.

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Our Members

We have representatives from forest research, industry, forest owners and international forest-related organisations.

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EFFECT - Environmental public goods From Farming through Effective Contract Targeting

EFFECT combines existing insights from natural science and agronomy about the relationship between agricultural practices and environmental and climate impacts with theoretical and empirical insights
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Concerted action on profitability of European forest

Initiated by EFI headquarters and aimed to produce regional studies on forest profitability in all European regions with the support of the regional offices and coordinated by EFIMED.
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MySustainableForest - Operational sustainable forestry with satellite-based remote sensing

Forests, cornerstone of the EU economy (42% of EU land) and source of multiple social and environmental benefits, need to be managed according to the sustainability principles stated in the EU Forest
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MySustainableForest platform: improving forestry through Earth observation solutions

The EU project MySustainableForest develops a new commercial service where users can access geoinformation products for more sustainable and efficient forest management.
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Survey on the impact of COVID-19 in the forest management sector

My Sustainable Forest project launches a survey to understand how the COVID-19 situation is affecting the forest management market situation and whether Earth Observation products can help businesses.
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MedForest is an open-access, contributor-driven platform for news, views and happenings related to Mediterranean forests

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