Tunis/Tunisia — The project People and cork "Improving the values of the cork oak cultural landscape in favor of local community development in the cork forests of the Kroumirie-Mogods region" was launched Thursday by WWF North Africa via the zoom platform. The project seeks to contribute to the restoration of the forest landscape of the cork oak which is degrading in the cork forests of the Kroumirie Mogods region and enhancing this national heritageProject Coordinator at the WWF North Africa Imen Khemiri said the project seeks to promote cultural and natural practices of traditional and sustainable uses of cork oak forests in Kroumirie-Mogods. "It is a 24-month project (January 2021-December 2022), which targets the Kroumirie-Mogods region including three governorates (Jendouba, Beja and Bizerte). The project coordinator also said a museum dedicated to the valorisation of the cork oak will be created in Tabarka in partnership with the municipality. A communication strategy and a landscape catalog of the cork grove will be developed and 'a WILD TUNISIA labeling system in the cork oak landscape will be devised.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 16, 2021 08:26 UTC