Newsletter n°89  27/11/2024

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‍The IMFN Secretariat visiting the Mediterranean area

‍In July the International Model Forest Network Secretariat came to visit the Mediterranean Model Forest Network’s area. Mr Patrick Wylie (Senior Policy Analyst and Mediterranean Regional Lead - IMFN Secretariat with Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Forest Service) spent two weeks visiting some of the Model Forests (MF) of our Network, traveling with the MMFN Secretary Toni Ventre in Italy and Greece.

Aim of the visit is to strengthen the relations between the International and Mediterranean networks, meeting with some key stakeholders, such as the Tuscany Regional Government, the Italian Ministry of Forests and Agriculture and FAO, while better understanding the priorities of MFs of the area, especially the ones that are on their way to be official recognized as part of the network (Valle dell’Aterno - Italy - and Western Macedonia - Greece -).

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‍News from Ifrane Model Forest

‍The Ifrane Model Forest has started an interesting dissemination work by preparing and sending detailed newsletter about the activities done in their territory.

The last one was dedicated to the closure of the "Characterization and re-enablement of traditional practices for biodiversity conservation in the Iguer Aouragh rangelands of the Middle Atlas (APAC Zaouia Ifrane)" project. The event was a great success, providing an opportunity to present in detail the results, recommendations and actions carried out.

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Women in Forestry International

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Thanks to an initiative that brings together women from Austria, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Slovenia, Ukraine, Women in Forestry International (WOFO), an umbrella organization established to promote the interests of women in the forest and wood sector internationally was born.

“We are aware that forests are essential to sustain life on Earth, and it’s time to say that women are crucial for the sustainability of forests” said the Boards members, “to address the climate crisis and shift to real sustainable development, we must engage all human resources, knowledge and perspectives available, involving all people”.

The mission is to create a leading international organization that brings together women in forestry to make them stronger, more visible, and heard. Women in Forestry International will connect existing networks of women in forestry, to support the creation of new networks and initiatives, and to make them more influential and integrated at the national and international levels.

The first WOFO meeting will be in Krakow (Poland) next October and will be an occasion to get to know each other, to make a strategy for future cooperation and to learn more about Polish forestry.

To discover more about it visit the WOFO page on Facebook and Linkedin.

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FAO vacancy

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FAO is looking for a Agrifood markets and value chains specialist. The vacancy refers to the RNE - Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa based in Cairo (Egypt) for a consultant position and a duration of 11 months.

Within the collaboration with the RNE the consultant will provide technical support to the implementation of regional programme action areas on food loss and waste reduction, and competitive, inclusive and sustainable value chain, agribusiness and market systems development, in the framework of supporting a transition to more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems.

The deadline is very short, there is time until 31/Aug/2023 to apply.

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