Developing a new concept within a three-year project — one that other regions can adopt — is a major challenge. It is about developing a concept that redefines the value of regional forests. But where to begin? How to proceed? Through a series of ambitious “Cupcake Workshops,” we moved closer to answering these questions by outlining the essential criteria a region must fulfill to become a Healthy Forest Region. In doing so, we also created an initial visual representation of what such a region could look like in practice. We reached the preliminary conclusion that an HFR should have:
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- Defined border
- Minimum of forest cover
- Forest that comes close to the HFR definition of a healthy forest
- Minimum of protected forest area
- Integration of people living with and/or from the forest
- At least one actor to introduce the HFR Concept and promote its regional implementation.