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Water and forests book in Spanish

31.10.2011 16:22

"Agua para los Bosques y la Sociedad en el Mediterráneo – Un difícil equilibrio". EFIMED, CREAF and CTFC presented the Spanish version of the book on last 28 October in the emblematic Gaudí building of La Pedrera (Barcelona, Spain).

 Thanks to the collaboration with the Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), the European Forest Institute (EFI) has edited the first book of its series "What science can tell us" translated into Spanish. It was presented in the emblematic Gaudí building of La Pedrera on last October 28^th with the presence of Mr. Josep Escorihuela, the general director of Environment of Catalonia, Mr. Risto Päivinen, the director of EFI, Mr. Miquel Rafa, director of Environment area of the CatalunyaCaixa (second largest savings bank in Catalonia),  Ms. Glòria Domínguez, director of the Forest Sciences Center of Catalonia and Mr. Marc Palahí, EFIMED Head of Office.

This publication is the fruit of a joint work of 38 authors from 15 countries. Near 80 attendants learnt about the new paradigm on forest management in relation to the water balance of basins, given the ecophysiological constraints; the challenges of the raising population and its water demands and the equilibria to be found in green and blue water. Questions raised about the field experiences on forest management practices and runoff, the traditional myths on the topic and the challenges and potentials of the SylvaMED pilot case in development in Catalonia. 

In this presentation, the task of the three organising entities was exceled by the General Director in placing Catalonia in the map of excellence in forest science and knowledge transfer. It was emphasized the capacity of working together among the research centers.   

The electronic version of the Spanish book is available online here.
The presentations are available here

More information: Marc Palahí, name.surname(at)efi.int

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