How can forests fix the economy? The Mediterranean Network took part in TalkLandscape, the Global Landscape Forum live podcast

Forests are homes, climate regulators, and sources of food, water, and cultural value. But can they also drive an economic transformation that safeguards both livelihoods and the environment?

TalkLandscape is a live podcast for a general audience that explores stories and solutions at the intersection of landscapes, communities, and sustainability. Powered by the Global Landscape Forum, the latest episode featured Toni Ventre, General Secretary of the Mediterranean Model Forest Network (MMFN); Abdelkrim Marzouk, President of the Ifrane Model Forest; and Beria (Lei) Leimona, Theme Leader for Climate Change, Energy, and Low-Carbon Development at CIFOR-ICRAF.

Episode 7 explores how communities are managing forests sustainably – transforming them into sources of sustainable livelihoods and ecosystem resilience. Discover the forest bioeconomy in the Mediterranean and beyond: from community-based forest management and forest-based value chains to ecosystem services beyond timber and innovative financial mechanisms that reward forest stewards.

The podcast was streamed live on Tuesday, 28 October, at 12:00 UTC, but if you missed it, the full video recording is available on the Global Landscape Forum’s YouTube channel.

The Mediterranean Network was not the first member of the Model Forest family to be featured in the podcast. You can also listen to the episodes with the Red Latinoamericana de Bosques Modelo and the Regional Model Forest Network-Asia.