Turkey hosted a regional Model Forest Development workshop on 22-25 October 2008. More than 50 participants were in attendance, including representatives from Urbión Model Forest and Murcia (Spain), Corsica (France), Istria (Croatia) and the IMFN Secretariat. The program included: a keynote address by the Governor of the host province of Yalova; training sessions provided by the IMFN and the Mediterranean Network Secretariats; and, field trips in the Yalova and Bursa regions.