Newsletter MedModelForest.net n°98

Newsletter n°98  27/02/2024

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‍Welcome to the second official Model Forest of Italy!

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The meeting 'Italy's Model Forests - a network of people for the development of territories', organized by the Mediterranean Forests Network at the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forests in cooperation with the General Directorate for Mountain Economy and Forests (DIFOR), was held in Rome on 20 February to welcome the second Italian Model Forest, that of the Aterno Valley, into the International and Mediterranean Network.

Due to the great participation of Model Forest members, institutions and stakeholders, the event was also the occasion to discuss the role of forests and their management in the context of the climate crisis and the regeneration of inland areas.

On our website the full report of the day with photos and the video message sent by Richard Verbisky from the Secretary of MMFN and streamed during the event.

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‍The Mediterranean between the named UN World Restoration Flagships

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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named seven initiatives from Africa, Latin America, the Mediterranean, and Southeast Asia as UN World Restoration Flagships. These initiatives include ecosystems at the tipping point of outright degradation resulting from wildfires, drought, deforestation, and pollution. They are now eligible for technical and financial UN support.

The World Restoration Flagship awards are part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration - led by UNEP and FAO - which aims to prevent, halt, and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in every ocean. The awards track notable initiatives that support global commitments to restore one billion hectares - an area larger than China.

The World Restoration Flagships are chosen as the best examples of ongoing, large-scale and long-term ecosystem restoration by the Task Forces for Science and Best Practices of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and approved by its Executive Board. Selection follows a thorough review process with over 60 indicators and criteria, embodying the 10 Restoration Principles of the UN Decade.

The Mediterranean initiative is named “From Fires to Forests – Resilience in the Mediterranean”, involving Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and Türkiye and consisting in a novel approach to protecting and restoring natural habitats and vulnerable ecosystems that has led to around two million hectares of forests restored across the region since 2017, with over eight million hectares planned for restoration by 2030.

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