and learn from experience of others   ​The 2-year project aims at promoting Fire-Smart Landscapes (FSL) managementto reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in three target Medforval protected areas.In...

More than three times the average of the last 17 years. The consequences on the environment and on our health are devastating. A study by Istituto Oikos shows us the possible solutions to this...

New Lebanese High Ecological Value Forest is the 19th M4V siteThe Medforval network is expanding. Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve (Lebanon) has joined the network in February 2022 as the 19th member...

New EUKI project launched to reduce the wildfire hazard in the MediterraneanScientists estimate that during the 21st century wildfires will account for at least 30% of GHG emissions in the...

Record submissions to public consultation urge EU to act on deforestation Medforval participated in the #Together4Forest campaign, a call to action to protect forests worldwide, and we are very...

The abridged guidelines are now available  The abridged version of the 2019 Forest and Landscape Guidelines of the Shouf Biosphere Reserve is now available on our website and you can access the pdf...

Medforval against forest fires Most countries in the Mediterranean basin are facing the same emergency regarding rural fires. With conditions being increasingly favourable for fire crises, the...

Sustainable Wood Energy: preventing forest fires In the Shouf Biosphere Reserve in Lebanon a briquette plant is producing cheap, clean energy that is becoming an increasingly valued alternative to...

Building bridges for cross-border cooperation in Prokletije In Prokletije National Park in southeastern Montenegro, at the border with Albania and Kosovo, a project is fostering collaboration...

Valuable exchange towards restoration of the Ticino Basin There has been an important step forward in the initiative to restore the Ticino River Basin Landscape, by the Medforval member site Ticino...

Activities in the Jordan Valley Area  As part of a campaign to highlight the environmental importance of the Jordan Valley, home to the Jordan EcoPark, a Medforval member site, EcoPeace's...

Golden opportunity to stop deforestation caused by EU consumption The Toghether4Forests campaign has officially launched! As Medforval we are taking part in the campaign because we believe that new,...

Natural and cultural heritage in the Shouf Biosphere Reserve Understanding the links between biodiversity and cultural values is key to preserving the ecological functionality and cultural heritage...

Medforval's participation in the online consultation Now, more than ever, it is crucial to support the implementation of the 2030 European Biodiversity Strategy and foster the European Green Deal....

Contributing to the UN Decade on Ecosystem RestorationMedforval, in joint collaboration with the Al-Shouf Cedar Society under a project financed by MAVA, is currently collecting good practices of...

New project in Astroni Crater Reserve  Summer is upon us, and the danger of forest fires increases every day. Timely reporting of fires is a crucial means of defending our forests. A new project –...

Medforval's contributions to the  investigation by BiodivERsA The 2021 Horizon Scan promoted by BiodivERsA is an initiative for global conservation and biological diversity supporting the...

A new study to understand carbon sinks in French Forests Today we are faced with urgent questions regarding climate change, the role to be played by forests and wood products, and the growing...

A Medforval site is part of the International Model Forest Network In October 2018, the Abruzzo Region in Italy formally joined the International Model Forest Network (IMFN) and designated the...

Working together for the benefit of all Networks, as we know, foster the generation, exchange and dissemination of knowledge and experience. How beneficial, then, for two networks operating on...

Australia: Medforval approach to contribute to Forest Management Plans Early on Medforval carried out a complex participatory process to map out the criteria to identify high ecological value (HEV)...

The introduction of the Potential Biodiversity Index (PBI) Poblet, a natural site of national interest in Catalonia, includes 3,380ha ranging from lowland dry evergreen forests to mountain mixed...

Let's stop the circulation of the virus, but not the circulation of news!  While this month’s newsletter issue brings you news from the Medforval network as usual, we all know that things are far...

Good forest practices in Turkey Turkey has been working to improve the management and conservation of forest landscape sites for many years, to reverse the trend in the destruction of green spaces...

Forest engineering students and research fieldwork in the Rif Region  The picture above was taken during research fieldwork in early March with forest engineering students in the Talassemtane...

A partnership for pasture restoration in the Massif du Luberon  Open Mediterranean environments, linked in particular to pastoralism, are home to birds and many other species whose survival...

A new report by WWF Italy explores the correlation between the spread of the new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and humanity’s impact on natural ecosystems A new Report by WWF Italy – Ecosystem...

Planning an ecological corridor between the Alps, Apennines and Adriatic Sea   The protected areas and the administrations of the Ticino Valley are partners in a one-year project, which will...

A new management and monitoring plan by the Shouf Biosphere Reserve  The Shouf Biosphere Reserve is looking to the future, with the long-term goal of reconstructing a wild living minimum viable...

Predicting the adaptive landscape of the European common beech Climate change is causing global shifts in environmental pressures to an extent and at a pace which are impossible to characterize...

The Massane's exhibition on Mediterranean old-growth forests The National Nature Reserve of Massane features in a French-Catalan cross-border dialogue between art and science through an innovative...

The Lebanese Shouf landscape and the Spanish Region of Extremadura join forces to promote sustainable farming practices In its effort to promote sustainability within the Shouf Biosphere Reserve...

The Mediterranean old-growth forests of Sasso Fratino among the winnersof the International Forest Film Festival—the lungs of the EarthBergamo, Italy, 11-15 November 2019 In this constant changing...

A European symposium in Toulouse (France), 19-20 November 2019 A representative of the French National Nature Reserve Massane attended “Adapting forests to climate change: methods, tools, and...

What do trees know? The Enchantment and Torment of forests Are forests the victims of climate change or are they more the protectors of the world’s climate? These were among the topics discussed at...

One of the areas richest in biodiversity in Europe On 9 October 2019 our member site the Aterno Valley in Central Italy was honoured to receive the visit of a large multi-country FAO delegation....

III International Congress on the Forest and its Potential for HealthThere is scientific evidence of the positive effects of nature in general, and of forests in particular, on human health and...