The General Meeting of the United Nations, in 2012, proclaimed March 21 as International forest day. The United Nations Forum for Forests, In collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, as well as the Association of Collaboration in the field of Forests, Among other things, entities and groups make the celebration of this day possible.
This is a date on which it is intended to increase awareness about the The importance of forests, the functions it fulfills, the causes that threaten their disappearance And the benefits of them obtained at ecological, economic and social level.
Loose forest They offer many benefits and solutions, including Ecosystem services, biodiversity, climatic action, means of subsistence, refuge, food, fibers and fuel. However, they are threatened by deforestation, climate change, pollution, forest fires and vermin.
The Rioja has been called at International Forest Day 2025
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Mundo and the environment has organized a series of special activities International Forest Day, which is celebrated on March 21. This year, the motto Chosen by the United Nations to celebrate this Ephemeris is ‘forests and food’So some activities will be aimed at placing the role that Bosecosystems have in food production.
Exactly, with this idea to publish all means provided by the forests, The government of La Rioja has one Digital social network campaign under the title #megustalamaderaThat wood wants to appreciate as a natural product, good for health, valuable for bio -economy and renewable if it is managed sustainably.
The campaign consists of a series of Small informative videos for social networks that show the constant presence of wood in our daily lives: In tables, floors, kitchen utensils, musical instruments or windows. Wood stands out as a natural, renewable and sustainable product and promotes sustainable forest management as an essential bridge between the Bosque And society.
‘Walk the Rioja’: a weekend in the woods
The celebration of the International Day of the Forest It is also an ideal time to offer citizens activities that bring them closer to forest environments. Since the program ‘Pasa La Rioja’ in that sense has been organized for next weekend two free informative walks in the Sierra de Cebollera Natural Park.
On Saturday, March 22, The Walk ‘How the Bosque ‘, Directed by Javier Sáenz de Cabezón, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences from the University of La Rioja. During this tour the participants are They will enter the heart of the park to discover the world hidden under the forest mass.
The walk will concentrate on reveal the habitat of most organisms on the planetwhere you work Network to feed forests Van UI, so that visitors can appreciate life that develops under our feet and discovers what the nature park hides, but looks down in a different way.
And on Sunday, March 23, the restaurant Cebollera ‘Cebollera’ was organized. During this guided travel schedule, attendees get the chance to know how small beings, in a constant collaboration, get They play a crucial role in eating and maintenance of the Serrano ecosystem. The activity emphasizes the idea Bosque Sierra de onion is fascinating thanks to the good health of his diet. The route, about 4 kilometers, will end with the sale of Piqueras.
Both activities are free, but the places are limited and REquie.