Tag: reforestation
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Policy Forum on Landscape Resilience in the Mediterranean on March 18: Addressing Barriers and Knowledge Gaps in Agriculture
On March 18, 2025, policymakers, public authorities, and stakeholders will gather online for the Policy Forum on landscape resilience in agriculture, hosted by CIFOR-ICRAF, EFI, and CTFC. The event will explore the barriers, bottlenecks, and knowledge gaps affecting agricultural resilience in the Mediterranean, with a focus on policy frameworks, funding access, and climate adaptation strategies.…
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ResAlliance Forum: a new platform for enhancing landscape resilience in the Mediterranean Region
As climate change poses unprecedented challenges to the Mediterranean region, practitioners, institutions, and researchers now have a powerful tool to connect, share expertise, and find solutions: The ResAlliance Forum! The context Developed as part of the Horizon Europe-funded ResAlliance project, the forum is hosted within the LandNet community, our Mediterranean alliance for landscape resilience in…
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Update on ResAlliance’s Role at the 8th Mediterranean Forest Week
We are pleased to share insights insights from the Catalonia LandLab, about ResAlliance’s participation in the 8th Mediterranean Forest Week, held in Barcelona from November 4 to 8, 2024. Barcelona, 8 March 2024. ResAlliance – Catalonia Landlab, Spain A multidisciplinary and international team of experts from the European project ResAlliance gathered at the 8th Mediterranean…
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ResAlliance Project at the 8th Mediterranean Forest Week in Barcelona
The 8th Mediterranean Forest Week will be hosted in the breathtaking Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site in Barcelona, a UNESCO World Heritage location recognized for its architectural brilliance and lush green surroundings. This prestigious event brings together forestry experts, policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders to address the pressing environmental issues affecting the Mediterranean region. The event…
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Who are the champions of agroforestry tree planting in Europe?
As part of the ambitious ‘EU Forest Strategy for 2030’, the European Commission has set a target to plant an additional 3 billion trees across Europe by 2030. This initiative aims to combat biodiversity loss while advancing climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. However, this goal poses a significant challenge—trees counted towards this target should not…
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Beyond the emergency: the lesson of ResAlliance
Here we report an opinion article written by Dr. Gavriil Xanthopoulos (Research Director at the Greek Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems) in the newspaper (To VIMA – Sunday edition), focusing on the necessity to find different solutions for fighting wildfires than merely managing the emergency. A more holistic approach is needed, with focused and country-tailored solutions to…
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Agroforestry: A Key Solution for Climate Change
A recent scientific review published in Nature Climate Change highlights how agroforestry could easily become the first natural climate solution in Europe and worldwide. Agroforestry, defined as the deliberate incorporation of trees in agricultural landscapes, could be the largest single contribution the agricultural sector can make toward mitigating climate change. In fact, its global impact…