Leaflet: The Fifth Mediterranean Forest Week

this MFW will be an approach to restoration which requires coordination between sectors intended to promote productive multifunctional territories characterised by an optimal balance negotiated with local actors in terms of supply of economic, social and environmental benefits. This internationally-recognized vision for Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) allows the promotion of synergies between the three Rio conventions and can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The main issue, which will be discussed during the 5th MFW, is therefore the following: how can efforts on restoration of forests and Mediterranean landscapes help reaching the global targets, such as the Bonn challenge, the 15th Aichi Target of the CBD, the UNCCD target on land degradation neutrality, the Paris Agreement on climate and the decisions that will be taken during the UNFCCC COP 22 in Marrakech and SDG 15, related to these issues? The 5th MFW will aim at promoting the topic of restoration on a Mediterranean scale, at federating around forests various ongoing initiatives related to the Rio conventions, and at concretizing those initiatives through an agenda of ambitious field actions and by collectively mobilizing technical and financial partners from countries surrounding the Mediterranean.