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...

As part of the Mediterranean component of the project “The Paris Agreement in Action: Upscaling Forest and Landscape Restoration to Achieve National Determined Contributions” funded by the 

From 24 to 27 October 2022, a joint workshop was held in Antalya, Türkiye, on “Developing, adopting and transferring innovative solutions and actions to prevent and control wildfires.” This was organized by the Ge...

The last extraordinary session of Silva Mediterranea, which was held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 4 and 5 October 2022, discussed the progress made since the Agadir Commitment five years ago. 

The Agadir Co...

On 7 October 2022, the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions, Silva Mediterranea, and the members of the organizing committee of the Seventh Mediterranean Forest Week (7th...

The Seventh Mediterranean Forest Week (7MFW) and the twenty-fourth session of the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions – Silva Mediterranea – took place from 21 to 25 March 2022 in Antalya, Turkey. The week culminated with the creation and promotion of several outcomes that w...

In the context of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, flagship initiatives are the first, best or most promising examples of successful ecosystem restoration that a country or region would like to be globally known for. The main role of flagships is to provide inspiration to ot...

The Agadir Commitment was adopted as a result of the Fifth Mediterranean Forest Week, held in Agadir, Morocco, in March 2017. This commitment to improve forest and landscape restoration (FLR), land degradation neutrality (LDN) and biodiversity conservation efforts in the Mediterranean region w...

Can you tell us about yourself and your background? 

I have an undergraduate degree in forest engineering from Istanbul University and a master’s degree in business administration. I completed Yale University’s executive education programme in forestry, a co...