Forests

FSC and the Ecosystem Services Procedure: a leading global standard and impact verification tool for forest ecosystem services

  • 2022

At the FSC General Assembly, held last October in Bali, members voted a policy motion to position FSC as a leading, high-integrity international standard for the certification of forest ecosystem services in support of mitigation strategies. The motion was presented by Etifor and was approved with an overwhelming and broad support.

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In the middle of the ecological and climate crisis we are facing, responsible forest management and protection of forests will lay a crucial role. If protected and well-managed, forests provide important benefits (also known as “ecosystem services”) in terms of CO2 sequestration and storage, biodiversity conservation, improvement of water quality, and many more.

Etifor and the revision of the FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure

  • 2022

FSC has decided to revise its procedure for the identification, measurement and validation of ecosystem services. The first step of the process is the establishment of a technical working group. Etifor is honored to be part of this group and to bring its experience to the process.

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Etifor is part of the technical working group and will bring its experience to the revision process

Regional call for the creation of forests in the Veneto plain Webinar

  • 18.05.2022

Participate to this online event and learn all the details and opportunities of the new call for proposals of the Veneto Region for the creation of lowland forests.

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Participate to the webinar and learn more about the Veneto Region's call for proposals for the creation of forests in lowland areas. Our experts, together with the Veneto Region and the Associazione Forestale di Pianura (Lowland Forests Association), have organised a webinar to introduce the new opportunities offered by the “Bando

Luxottica and the restoration of the forests damaged by Vaia

  • 2020

In 2020 Luxottica decides to embark on a journey to reduce its emissions and improve its impacts, while restoring the forests around Agordo affected by the storm Vaia. With the goal of restoring an area of more than 30 hectares, this project is the largest forest restoration project funded by a private company in the areas affected by Vaia.

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The Agordo-based company embarks on a project to improve its impacts and contribute to the recovery of the territory after the storm

Foreste su Marte webinar

  • 11.05.2022

Register for the meeting to find out how to make the most of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRP) opportunities and promote green transition.

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Urban reforestation: Italian PNRR opportunities between criticality and innovation

Call for proposals “Biodiversity and Climate”: looking for companies to save 16 ecosystems and 22 species in Lombardy

  • 2022
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The initiative represents the largest public-private partnership in the EU for the conservation of biodiversity and the valorisation of ecosystem services Milan, 24 March 2022. Strengthening or restoring 16 Lombardy habitats, 5 of which are at risk of disappearing, by safeguarding the survival of 22 native animal and plant species. This

Different models of association in the Italian forest sector: between tradition, innovation and new challenges

  • 2022
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How can forestry associations counteract land fragmentation and reduce the abandonment of forest management? Forest ownership fragmentation and lack of horizontal integration among forest owners represent some of the main factors that traditionally affect the competitiveness of the Italian forest sector. Since 1923 (Royal Decree No. 3267), the Italian regulatory framework

Climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation in Europe | Webinar

  • 02.03.22

This webinar, taking place on the 2nd of March 2022, will explore synergies and trade-offs related to climate change adaptation, mitigation, and biodiversity conservation in European forests. This online event is part of the webinar series “SINCERE Talks”, organised in the context of the SINCERE project by partners IUCN and EFI.

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Are climate change adaptation, mitigation and biodiversity conservation in European forests two sides of the same coin?

The National Forestry Strategy The culmination of a long participatory process

  • 2022

The 9th of February 2022 marks an important turning point for the entire Italian forestry sector thank to the publication of the National Forestry Strategy (SFN). The strategy has been promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry in agreement with the Ministries of Ecological Transition, Culture, Economic Development and the State-Regions Conference.

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The 9th of  February 2022 is already a historic day for the Italian forestry sector thanks to the publication of the National Forest Strategy (NFS). Promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry in agreement with the Ministries of Ecological Transition, Culture, Economic Development and the State-Regions Conference, the NFS

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