strategy
Conserving Mediterranean shrubland and woodland ecoregion
Synonyms:
Protecting Mediterranean woodlands and forestsConserving Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub communities
Context:
Mediterranean shrublands and woodlands occur in five parts of the world. The biome reaches its maximum extent in the Mediterranean proper - around the Mediterranean sea in Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor and penetrating deeply into the Old World land masses. Much of the formation is considered a subclimax developed on degraded and eroded soils and maintained in part by fire and goats. It is from this region that many culinary herbs associated with Italian cuisine originate.
Broader:
Conserving ecoregions Problems:
Threatened Mediterranean sclerophyll scrub habitatsThreatened ecosystems of Mediterranean sclerophyll woodland
Subjects:
Geography → EcologyGeography → Land type/use
Conservation → Conservation
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
