Presentations of the II Mediterranean Forest Week


Environmental challenges in the Mediterranean region: Advances and trends of Mediterranean forest science

Current situation of strategic Mediterranean natural resources and future challenges regarding key drivers

Henri-Luc Thibault, Plan Bleu

The need for scientific knowledge to address emerging forestry challenges

Yves Birot, EFIMED

Water for forests and people in the Mediterranean: a challenging balance.


Introduction to water for forest and people in the Mediterranean region

Yves Birot, EFIMED

Do forests areas influence rainfall?

Giorgio Matteucci, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy

Green and blue water: what trade-offs?

Carlos Gracia, CREAF, Spain

New approaches to assess the impact of land-use and forest management on water-related ecosystem services

Bart Muys, University of Louvain, Belgium and Robert Mavsar, EFIMED

Download the book in pdf-format:
Water for Forests and People in the Mediterranean – A Challenging Balance. What Science Can Tell Us 1, 2011. Yves Birot, Carlos Gracia and Marc Palahi (editors).
L’Eau pour les Forêts et les Hommes en Région Méditerranéenne : un équilibre à trouver. What Science Can Tell Us 1. Yves Birot, Carlos Gracia et Marc Palahí (éditeurs)

Scientific seminar:

Biodiversity of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems: changing the paradigm of conservation

Biodiversity: current issues and the role of science x society interplay

Xavier Le Roux, FRB

Taking up the challenges in marine and terrestrial biodiversity

Jacques Blondel, CNRS, France

Biodiversity of Mediterranean forests: understanding functional implications

Bart Muys, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Inferences on dispersal and migration capacities: from local to landscape scales

Étienne Klein, INRA

A movement ecology approach for studying spatial dynamics of Mediterranean forests

Ran Nathan, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences

Financing biodiversity in private forests: The METSO programme

Markku Ollikainen, University of Helsinki

The value of biodiversity: Seriously. Seeking. Complexity 

Margaret Shannon, EFI

Forests, societies and territories

Available on the website of PlanBleu