The International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), through the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ), and the INFORMED project (INtegrated research on FOrest Resilience and Management in the mEDiterranean), with the collaboration of the Mediterranean Regional Office of the European Forest Institute (EFIMED), are organizing in Zaragoza an international course on concepts, methods and tools for an integrated approach of resilience in Mediterranean forests. The course will take place at IAMZ and will be taught by experts participating in the INFORMED project, coming from research centres and universities in different countries, and from EFIMED.

The aims of the course are: (i) to clarify the concepts needed to better understand the dynamics and functions of Mediterranean forest social-ecological systems; (ii) to give guidance on the use of available methods and tools needed to integrate knowledge from different disciplines; and (iii) to present good practices on the use of these methods and tools for informed decision making on forest management in the context of global change and related uncertainties.

This course is framed in the context of the INFORMED project (INtegrated research on FOrest Resilience and Management in the mEDiterranean. This research project develops a dynamic approach of the resilience of Mediterranean forests facing global change. Its scientific objectives are to fill gaps in knowledge on the basic mechanisms that determine the flexibility of the social-ecological system in response to disturbance; to integrate knowledge by combining different process-based models at various spatial and temporal scales; and to use integrated knowledge to develop management strategies as well as policy and governance guidelines to foster forest system resilience.

For more information on the course download the leaflet from IAMZ page and visit the project website.