Strengthen and support the work of scientific community in coordination with communicator networks to reinforce knowledge & experience sharing on Med forests to assess main communication vehicle of forest social representation #medforest2019@FCNMedNE@patriciasfeir@FAOForestry
"In the Mountains of Lebanon you could see patches of dead pines, you might think it's a fire but actually no it's not" - Dr. Chadi Mohanna during the official launch of the new FAO publication.
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"The goal is to support conservation in resource use and management decisions by identifying ecosystems most at risk of biodiversity loss" - Marcos Valderrabano
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The best bit I got out of the communication session today in Afrah Room:
(Why do we like panda bears and tigers more than worms!? Communication should help to make both interesting to conserve)
Paraphrasing @IngwaldG#medforest2019
The BleuTourMed project objectives:
-Transferring results delivered by the Modular Projects to specific target groups
-Mainstreaming projects' results into tourism policies and create policy messages
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From the side event on "Forest and Mass Tourism Impact":
According to situation analysis three main negative effects are: depletion of natural resources, pollution, and physical impacts.
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Join the discussion!! Tell us your messages about What Mediterranean Forests can offer to achieve Sustainable Development Goals SDG! #MedForest2019#medforest@FCNMedNE
From the side event on "The Paris Agreement in action upscaling FLR", 18% of natural energy is from forests in 🇲🇦. This number though sounds high, is actually quite sensible considering the fact that 7M people live in the forest and rely on wood for energy #Medforest2019
"Recognizing that climate change affects us all and the urgency for action, FAO promotes collaboration among forestry, agriculture and other sectors and integrated responses at the landscape level." #FAO's Tiina Vähänen #MedForest2019#medforest