2nd Mediterranean Forest Week
Sessions on "Forests, societies and territories"

In the framework of the 2nd Mediterranean Forest Week, Plan Bleu and the International Association for Mediterranean Forests (AIFM), jointly with FAO/Silva Mediterranea, the Mediterranean Model Forest Network (MMFN), the Association of Mediterranean Forest Owners (ARCMED) and COFOR International, organized three sessions on “Forests, societies and territories” (Tuesday 5 and Friday 8 April).

The objective of these sessions was to promote territorial and intersectoral approaches for forest management and initiatives aimed at improving forest governance. They encompassed presentations on territorial experiences of Mediterranean wooded ecosystems participative management, as well as on methodological approaches for territorial governance. Substantial time was given for discussions and the formulation of conclusions and recommendations, with the aim of guiding the future activities of the FAO/Silva Mediterranea working group on “Mediterranean forests and sustainable development” (MFSD).

Background, objectives and sessions' programme, and summaries of speeches

Session 1: Tuesday 5th April 2011 (14h30-16h30)

Moderator: Abdelhamid Khaldi (AIFM - INRGREF)

14h30 Presentation of the programme of the three sessions on "Forests, Societies and Territories" (Plan Bleu /AIFM)

14h45 Lessons from territorial experiences of participative management of Mediterranean wooded ecosystems based on four case studies:

• Participative creation of the Bouhachem natural park (Nisrim Alami, Regional Council of Tanger-Tetouan, Morocco)
  
• Dannieh: towards a National park for protecting and valorizing the forest patrimony (Mohamad Saadieh, Municipality of Dannieh, Lebanon)
  
• Regional natural parks in the Puglia Region: the example of the “Terra delle Gravine” natural park (Patrizia Tartarino, University of Bari, Italy)
  
• Public participation in forest management and recommendations for its improvement: the case study of Mersin (Ahmet Şenyaz, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Turkey)

15h30 Discussion with participants

Session 2: Tuesday 5th April 2011 (17h00-19h00)

Moderator: Nello Broglio (Communes Forestières)

17h00 Presentation of two methodological approaches:

17h30 Critical analysis of two application methods:

18h00 Discussion with participants

Session 3: Friday 8th April 2011 (9h00-11h00)

Moderator: Francisco Castro Rego (AIFM - ISA, Portugal)

9h00 Debriefing and synthesis of previous sessions (Reporter: Pierre Dérioz, University of Avignon)

• Presentation
  

9h30 Discussion

10h30 Formulation of conclusions and recommendations

• Proceedings of the "Forests, society and territory" sessions

 

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