AIFM – 1st Mediterranean Forestry Week, Antalya – 13-16 April 2010
The International Association for
Mediterranean Forests
AIFM – 1st Mediterranean Forestry Week, Antalya – 13-16 April 2010
The AIFM at a glance
• Established in 1996 from «Forêt Méditerranéenne»’s initiative and support from personalities and institutions
• International Administrative Board from the Mediterranean Rim (Spain, Italy, Morroco, Tunisia, Croatia, Turkey, France, Portugal)• Executive Secretary located in Marseille, France• Funded mainly by EU and France but not only
Association Internationale
Forêts Méditerranéen
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AIFM – 1st Mediterranean Forestry Week, Antalya – 13-16 April 2010
AIFM’s Objectives
• Facilitate dialogue between all forest-concerned stakeholders
• Promote international collaborations
• Contribute to better consideration of Mediterranean woodlands in knowledge, regulations and practices on different levels
AIFM – 1st Mediterranean Forestry Week, Antalya – 13-16 April 2010
AIFM’s Missions
1. Network animation•Publications (Latest on Mediterranean forests, newsletters…)•Website www.aifm.org •Participation in specific events and workshops•Partnership development•Management of database (+3000 contacts)
AIFM – 1st Mediterranean Forestry Week, Antalya – 13-16 April 2010
AIFM’s Missions2. International cooperation
• Projects Preparation and building (design, assembling, writing)• Animation and synthesis of exchanges• Mediterranean communication
•Problematics of the Mediterranean forest (Interreg IIC)• RECOFORME (Interreg IIIB)• QUALIGOUV (MED)• FOR CLIMADAPT, Arco Latino (ENPI Med)
AIFM – 1st Mediterranean Forestry Week, Antalya – 13-16 April 2010
QUALIGOUVImprove governance and quality of forestry
management in protected Mediterranean areas
An initiative funded by European Regional Development Fund (MED Programme)
(2009-2012)
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A network of pilot sites
•Generated from previous cooperation projects
•Protected areas (Parks, Natura 2000 sites, reserves…)
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Common problematics of wooded areas
• Multiple social, economic and ecologic fonctions and uses• Multiple stakeholders involved and concerned• Multiple stakes and issues
– Territorial cohesion and development (economic opportunities in rural areas)
– Quality environment– Forest fire combat and prevention– Biodiversity and ecosystem preservation– Climate change combat, mitigation and adaptation
Conflicts, misunderstandings about forest planification and management
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Objectives and activities
• Improving the mechanisms of collaborations with good mixing of concerned levels and disciplines
• Increasing dialogue between urban areas and rural territories• Improving the quality of woodland management• Upscaling good practices for Mediterranean region based on concrete projects
• How to achieve them ? – Role of the AIFM– Pilot actions to develop and share governance tools (methodology)
• Participative studies for sustainable management of protected areas• Integration of different-sensitivities stakeholders from diagnosis to decision-
making and management implementation• Regional seminars to share and capitalise
– Assessment: Peer reviewing to endorse results for larger Med territories
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Expected products and Synergies
• Publications: booklets, capitalisation pack including recommendations for transfer and good practices
• Links with:– Other projects (joint-network
activities)– Med Model Forest Network– EU Commissions– Mediterranean network (AIFM)
• Benefit the WG3 and other initiatives from our experiences (bottom-up, capitalisation, communication) and complementary approach
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The Mediterranean: specific needs1. The Mediterranean area is unique: climate, ecology, history...2. Completely neglected in global negociations and events : WFC...3. Environmental interventions and silviculture: still oppositions4. Local authorities: a primordial role in sustainable development and
planification5. A model for other regions: metropolisation, rural exodus, tourism,
biodiversity evolution, climate change...
Need of meeting all initiatives to design and highlight a commonly-shared statement of the Mediterranean
To different levels: regional, national, european, Mediterranean and international !
All different sensitivities-stakeholders: knowledge, education, management, protection, promotion, uses
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Synergies initiatives:Advocating groups of EU Parliament Members and Regions 1st Mediterranean Congress of woodlands and natural areas
Establishment of a thinking and organisation committee including:– International bodies: FAO, UNESCO, PNUE/MAP, UN Conventions,
IUFRO, IUCN...– Mediterranean: UfM, AIFM, MMFN, EFIMED, ArcMed...– European: EU, EEB, EFI... – National– Regional and Local: CMPR, Nuts II to IV authorities...– And NGOs and general public !
It is one of the dream and main objective since the AIFM’s creation
The Mediterranean: specific needs
Thanks for your attention