Forest-based Solutions: Linking NWFP with the Economy, Participatory Approaches
![](https://incredibleforest.net/sites/default/files/field/image/20190401_152901_resized.jpg)
When it comes to sustainable forest management, it is important to see the forest for more than just the trees. In a plenary session for the Sixth Mediterranean Forest Week (6MFW) in Lebanon from 1-5 April, the European Forest Institute Mediterranean Facility (EFIMED) focused on “Forest-based Solutions: Linking Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFP) with the Economy, Participatory Approaches”. This plenary session was chaired by Christine Farcy, the Chair of the FAO European Forestry Commission and a Board Member for the European Forest Institute.
Drawing on exciting progress made through the Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean Basin (INCREDIBLE) project, experts from both the Northern and Southern Mediterranean regions joined in a round-table discussion to present inspiring examples of social entrepreneurship around NWFP and land restoration through participatory approaches in Mediterranean forests around NWFP. Through partnerships in projects spanning the basin, experts shared their experiences in cases of international collaboration.
The session started with two keynote speakers from Algeria: Nabil Assaf, FAO representative in Algeria, on how to improve populations livelihoods through the development of micro-enterprises based on NWFP, and Nedjma Rahmani, sub-inspector at the General Directorate of Forests of Algeria, on how to unleash the potential for Mediterranean NWFP through key opportunities for innovation. They both exposed in detail the Algerian situation. This country, where the majority of the forest is publicly owned, succeeded to implement regulatory framework for NWFP, with strategies for their management and valorisation. Now, public-private partnerships are possible, so private individuals or companies can harvest forest resources through concessions with the State. This is accompanied by financial mechanisms for supporting SME, technical cooperation, a territorial vision and population awareness.
As challenges, Algeria would need to strength the regulatory framework, consolidate sustainable management, fill in some knowledge gaps and continue making NWFP contribute to the population wellbeing. Therefore, the logical next steps are strengthening the value chains, promoting micro-enterprises, improving traditional and scientific knowledge flows and increasing NWFP to national food security.
NWFPs to improve the environment and increase social wellbeing
These enlightening speeches were followed by a round table showing how participatory approaches that link NWFP with the economy can provide sound solutions to improve, or even restore, the environment and increase social wellbeing.
Tiziana Ulian from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK) and Nizar Hani from the Ushouf Biosphere Reserve (Lebanon) exposed how forest restoration activities can be linked to the production of NWFP and eco-tourism, with fully inclusion of local communities.
Carlos Colinas from University of Lleida (Spain) and Zahra Naghavi, an expert from Iran, collaborate in an international project on truffle cultivation. This may be the key activity to provide rural people with an important source of income, therefore fighting against rural abandonment. European expertise can be exported to other countries where truffle cultivation can relieve poverty and reduce the overexploitation of other forest products.
Karim Ergaieg from Agricultural Development Group Sidi Amor (Tunisia) proved that when the participatory approach is supported by an appropriate legal framework, the collaboration of local communities can boost the socio-economic conditions for the youth, preserve traditional knowledge and even restore forest ecosystems.
Finally, Eduard Mauri from EFI’s Mediterranean Facility, EFIMED (Spain) demonstrated that in the NWFP sector, as in many sectors, different countries share the same problems. For them, someone usually has the solution, but it may be not disseminated enough. Do not reinvent the wheel: let us gather together around the INCREDIBLE project to share our knowledge and improve our current state.
Commentaires (3882)
brand finax - finasteride order online order uroxatral 10mg generic
cheap finasteride - buy finasteride pills for sale buy uroxatral paypal
cialis professional Sometimes the only way to thoroughly assess the condition of the internal organs is to visually examine them
buy cheap generic hytrin - flomax uk order dapoxetine 90mg pill
terazosin 1mg oral - buy flomax 0.4mg for sale purchase priligy
terazosin 1mg cost - dutasteride price order dapoxetine 60mg online cheap
buy generic duphalac online - order betahistine betahistine oral
purchase trileptal online - pirfenex over the counter cheap synthroid for sale
buy oxcarbazepine generic - levothroid order online how to get synthroid without a prescription
buy trileptal 600mg - order trileptal for sale buy levothroid pill
I admire what you have done here. I like the part where you say you are doing this to give back but I would assume by all the comments that this is working for you as well. ثبت نام بازی انفجار
I became very much attached to them because they have done some miracles for my problems! Thanks to them for making that possible! They are suggested to all. Messipoker daftar
buy generic lactulose for sale - cheap brahmi without prescription buy betahistine 16mg sale
buy cyclosporine without prescription - cyclosporine for sale order colcrys pill
order imusporin online - order colcrys 0.5mg for sale gloperba over the counter
buy cyclosporine for sale - order colchicine pills purchase colcrys pill
I really impressed after read this because of some quality work and informative thoughts . I just wanna say thanks for the writer and wish you all the best for coming!. Slugger 2g
deflazacort online - brimonidine uk brimonidine for sale online
calcort generic - buy alphagan generic buy brimonidine
order calcort online cheap - order alphagan without prescription buy brimonidine
neurontin for sale - buy gabapentin 600mg generic buy azulfidine medication
order besifloxacin generic - carbocysteine online buy cost sildamax
besifloxacin cost - sildamax order online sildamax without prescription
oral gabapentin 100mg - order nurofen online cheap azulfidine 500 mg over the counter
order probalan generic - order probalan generic carbamazepine 200mg drug
cheap benemid 500mg - buy cheap generic carbamazepine order tegretol 400mg pills
Excellent read, Positive site, where did u come up with the information on this posting?I have read a few of the articles on your website now, and I really like your style. Thanks a million and please keep up the effective work. ufabet1688
celecoxib 200mg sale - cheap flavoxate for sale buy indomethacin 75mg capsule
Elevate your gaming experience with a wide array of games designed to entertain and reward. At ezwin, you’ll enjoy secure transactions, fast payouts, and daily promotions that keep the excitement alive. Start your journey towards big wins and unforgettable moments with every play today!
colospa 135 mg generic - buy pletal 100 mg for sale order generic cilostazol 100mg
order voltaren 100mg sale - buy aspirin tablets aspirin generic
buy colospa 135 mg generic - order pletal 100mg online oral cilostazol 100 mg
Pages
Add Comment