Fire is a natural disturbance in many Mediterranean ecosystems. Nowadays, because of its origin in human activity, fire represents a serious threat with negative impacts on natural and cultural landscapes as well as ecosystem services.

The Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions -...

The Working Group (WG) on Urban and Peri-Urban Forestry was established by the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions - Silva Mediterranea in the framework of its 21st session in Turkey, Antalya, from 2 to 3 February 2012. The WG normally meets twice a year to exchange knowledg...

The international workshop “A knowledge baseline on Mediterranean forests supported by innovation” was held on 2 June 2023, hosted by the University of Malaga in Spain...

The Mediterranean Youth Task Force (MYTF) of the Silva Mediterranea secretariat has executed key activities following its 2023 strategy under the leadership of the 

In 2022, the International Association for Mediterranean Forests (AIFM) and key local partners coordinated exchange visits between Morocco and Italy, under the umbrella of the Mediterranean regional compo...

From 4 to 5 October 2022, the AFWC/EFC/NEFRC Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions, Silva Mediterranea, held an extraordinary session during the week of the Twenty-Sixth Session of th...

In July 2022, the Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) team of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) visited restoration sites in Lebanon.

In most events, young people get invited to sit in the corner and provide needed visibility as attendees. This was far from the case at the World Food Forum (WFF). With more than 200 sessions ov...

During the Thirteenth Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Europe Conference “Restoring Nature, Reconnecting People”, which took place in Alicante, Spain, on 5–9 September 2022, the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions, Silva Mediterranea, held a workshop entitled “Flagship programme in the Mediterranean region – United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration”.

As part of the project “The Paris Agreement in action: upscaling forest and landscape restoration to achieve nationally determined contributions”, funded in 2018 by the International Climate Initiative ...