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MEDFORVAL and Institute Oïkos published a survey on forest and landscape restoration practises in the Mediterranean This survey of Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) practices in the Mediterranean was undertaken to collect promising and good practices of initiatives contributing to FLR in the region. It was designed to assess the extent to which restoration initiatives ...

The 2020 report on sustainable development in the Mediterranean has just come out The 2020 Report on Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean presents an overview of results achieved for 24 Mediterranean countries extracted from the Sustainable Development Report 2020. It was prepared by a team of experts of the University of Siena – Santa Chiara ...

The United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration strategy has been released The United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 aims to halt ecosystem degradation and restore ecosystems to meet global goals. Led by FAO and UNEP, it is based on a strategy that is the result of a global, open and inclusive consultation process conducted ...

Unasylva magazine #252 has just been published The new edition of FAO’s international forestry journal, Unasylva, entitled “Restoring the Earth – The Next Decade”, was released on 28 October 2020. It highlights the significant progress that has been made in forest and landscape restoration over the past decade.To date, 63 countries and other entities have ...

FAO and Plan Bleu published the 2018 State of Mediterranean forests The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Plan Bleu have published the 2018 edition of the “State of Mediterranean Forests”. This document is the result of a collaborative process involving many different stakeholders in the Mediterranean region. It aims at ...

FAO published a framework methodology on climate change vulnerability assessment of forests and forest-dependent people The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a framework methodology on climate change vulnerability assessment of forests and forest-dependent people. It was developed by FAO and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), through a multi-stakeholder ...

FAO published key findings of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published the key findings of the 2020 edition of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA2020). This document examines the status and trends of more than 60 forest-related variables in 236 countries and territories ...

FOREST EUROPE publishes the State of Europe’s Forests 2020 report The State of Europe’s Forests 2020 report and its summary for policy makers are the result of cooperation with many experts, specialists from different countries, governments and international organizations. FAO and UNECE provided technical support for data collection and review of the national reports. The ...

FAO published “Forests for human health and well-being” The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has put online a new publication on forests and human well-being. This 84-page file, “Forests for human health and well-being – Strengthening the forest-health-nutrition nexus”, is designed to expand the range of practitioners, policymakers and others who ...

IUCN French Committee published its technical report on the assessment of Mediterranean forest ecosystems in France The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) French Comittee has put online its technical report on the assessment of Mediterranean forest ecosystems in France. This comprehensive report of more than 300 pages applies to the 19 Mediterranean ...