Tentative Programme
Wednesday 29th April
Session I :
Three key issues related to Mediterranean forests : soil, water and fodder
15:00-15:30:
Conserving soil as a capital: main scientific challenges
, by Yves Le Bissonnais, INRA-Montpellier, France
15:30-16:00 Mediterranean water resources: current situation and future prospects, by Gaëlle Thivet, Plan Bleu
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:00:
Sustainable grazing in sustainable forests: recent development in science and policy
, by Mohamed Qarro, ENFI, Morocco
17:00-17:30 Discussion
17.30‐18.00
Poster Session I
20.00 Official dinner
Thursday 30th April
9.00-10.30 Session II: The role of forests in soil protection
9:00-9:45 Forest vegetation cover functions in soil conservation and rehabilitation by Mohamed Sabir, Morocco
9.45 ‐10.15
The efforts for cork oak forest management and their effects on soil conservation, the Sehoul plateau, Rabat region, Morocco
by A. Nouira, Université Mohammed V, Morocco
10.15-10.30 Discussion
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.30 Session III: Water and forests: from stand to watershed level
11.00-11.30 Water and forests: a Mediterranean perspective by Carles Gracia, CREAF, Spain
11.30-12.00 Advancing hydrological research applied to watershed management: achievements and prospect by Jean Albergel, INRA, France
12.00‐12.15 Water planning and forest management in Spain: a long relationship and a current challenge by Cristina Montiel, UCM, Spain
12.15-12.45 Discussion
12.45-14.00 Lunch14.00-15.30 Session IV:Silvopastoralism
14.00-14.30 Assessing risk related impacts of grazing in the context of sustainable management of Natura 2000 areas: a Mediterranean cross-country application by Vassiliki Kazana, TEI Kavala, Greece
14.30‐15.00 Silvopastoral management in eastern Mediterranean: The case of Greece by Anastasia Pantera, TEI Lamias, Greece
15.00-15.15
Rational management of the range improved on fodder shrub ( Acacia cyanophylla Lindl. ) in dry zone of the South Mediterranean region by Youssef Ammari, INRGREF, Tunisia
15.15-15.30 Discussion
15.30-16.30 Coffee break & Poster session II
16.30-18.00
Session V :
Towards integrated land management
16.30-16.55 Economic instruments for the sustainable provision of land resources: soil, water and fodder by Hamed Daly, INRGREF, Tunisia and Davide Pettenella, University of Padova, Italy
16.55-17.20 Why we need a new generation of Mediterranean watershed management? by Moujahed Achouri, FAO
17.20‐17.45 Incorporating water production and carbon sequestration into forest management planning: a case study in Yalnızcam planning unit by Emin Baskent, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
17.45-18.00
Concluding remarks
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