Etifor is partner of the IUFRO Conference, the international event that will be held in Bozen from 6 to 9 October 2020. The conference, organised by Dept. TESAF of the University of Padua in collaboration with EURAC Reseach and IUFRO, will see leading experts address the social and ecological value added of small-scale forestry to the bio economy.
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This PhD research project, financed by Etifor, is focused on alternative uses of forests (non-productive uses) and especially the ones aimed at increasing level of health and wellbeing of people and communities.
Read MoreA study on forests' contribution to human health
The first “Report on the state of Italian forests” aims to provide a global, detailed and timely picture of the state of Italian forests and its supply chains. The article, written by the Etifor team in collaboration with Davide Pettenella, presents a successful case study: Bosco Limite.
Read MoreITALIAN REPORTIn recent decades Italian society has gradually lost sight of the importance of forests, a green lung that covers about 40% of the national territory.We have also forgotten how the national forest system, with its productive, environmental and socio-cultural chains, still represents a vital fulcrum of the country today. In this context, the first "Report
A number of Italian forests are the first forests in the world to have scientifically calculated and verified the benefits their trees provide to humankind according to the international certification procedures provided by the Forest Stewardship Council®
A number of Italian forests in the Veneto, Lombardia and Trentino-Alto Adige regions are the first forests in the world to have scientifically calculated and verified the benefits their trees provide to humankind according to the international certification procedures provided by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®). This world record is the result of the
The aim of this manual, published by FAO, is to enhance understanding of ecosystem services and their valuation. Most of the examples and case studies presented herein, therefore, are tailored to the Bangladesh context, but the general concepts, approaches and methods can be applied to a broad spectrum of situations.
Read MoreDOWNLOADThe aim of this manual is to enhance understanding of ecosystem services and their valuation. The specific target group comprises governmental officers in planning units and field-level officers and practitioners in key government departments in Bangladesh responsible for project development, including the Ministry of Environment and Forests and its agencies. Most of the examples
This document is written, by FSC International and Etifor experts, for forest managers who are looking for additional technical guidance for using the FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure (FSC-PRO-30-006) to improve their access to ecosystem services markets.
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Forest managers, auditors and project developers require a new range of skills: this book, co-editing by Etifor, outlines the market-based tools that are required by such professionals to ensure corporate social responsibility in the forestry sector.
Read MoreORDERIt is difficult to find products or services in the market that are not defined as sustainable. But what makes a product or a service really sustainable? A good reference standard and a serious and independent system of control (audit). Lucio Brotto (Etifor Srl) and Davide Pettenella (University of Padova) as editors, and the rest
Creation of a new forest for groundwater recharging. Etifor designed the payment schemes for the water-services, recreational services for local population, biodiversity and carbon reduction. Find out more on Boscolimite.it
Read MoreDiscover how the largest infiltration forest area in the Veneto region was created
The FSC certification scheme has been always sensible to the involvement of smallholders. The FSC Smallholders Fund aims to economically sustain smallholders to achieve the FSC certification. The Fund was promoted through two calls 2013 and 2015 that involved 41 beneficiaries. Etifor performed an impact assessment of this initiative, to understand its efficiency and effectiveness
Huong Son Nature is the first Vietnamese forest regeneration project that fight climate change, loss of biodiversity and poverty through activities of forest protection, trees planting and development of market for wild forest products. The project originated from the results of the UN GEF (Global Environmental Facility) funded ForCES project powered by the Forest Stewardship Council®.
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