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Water Resilience Lab – Arno Basin

  • 2 November 2026

On 2 November 2026, at Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, we launched the Water Resilience Lab – Arno Basin, initiated by Kering, Conservation International and Etifor. Institutions, businesses and the scientific community discussed how to tackle drought, floods and pollution in the Arno Basin together.

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On 2 November in Florence we launched, together with Kering and Conservation International, a collaborative platform for water resilience in the Arno Basin.

Etifor at COP17: our events agenda in Yerevan

  • 19-30 October 2026

From 21 to 29 October we will be at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, speaking in seven sessions. We will present the Arno Basin Water Resilience Lab and the Lombardy Water Resilience Initiative, focusing on water stewardship, collective action, public-private partnerships and biodiversity finance.

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Water stewardship, collective action and nature finance: seven sessions putting territories at the heart of biodiversity

We will be at Ecomondo 2026

From 3 to 6 November 2026, we will be at Ecomondo, held at the Rimini Expo Centre, the leading international trade fair dedicated to the circular economy. Every year, Ecomondo brings together key players from business, research and institutions to share knowledge, innovations and strategies for the ecological transition.

We at Etifor will be there with Mauro Masiero, Maria Giulia Pelosi and Giulia Cecchinato.

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From 3 to 6 November 2026, we will be at Ecomondo, held at the Rimini Expo Centre, the leading international trade fair dedicated to the circular economy. Every year, Ecomondo brings together key players from business, research and institutions to share knowledge, innovations and strategies for the ecological transition. We at Etifor will be

Sustainable Tourism Forum | Sixth Edition

  • Friday 25 September 2026

On Friday, September 25, 2026, from 9 am to 6 pm at the Dogana Veneta in Lazise, join us in shaping new opportunities for the national tourism system. The event will feature the participation of Stefano Ravelli, GSTC Board Member and President of the Italy Working Group.

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From Sustainability to Regenerative Tourism

Mapping and analysing wood flows across the Italian forest-based wood value chain: a material flows analysis

  • 2026

On June 4, 2026, the journal European Journal of Wood and Wood Products published the article “Mapping and analysing wood flows across the Italian forest-based wood value chain: a material flows analysis,” written by T.M. Khan, Mauro Masiero and Davide Pettenella (University of Padua, TESAF Department), with the collaboration of Nicola Andrighetto (Etifor) and Holger Weimar and Sebastian Glasenapp (Thünen Institute of Forestry).

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On June 4, 2026, the journal European Journal of Wood and Wood Products published the article "Mapping and analysing wood flows across the Italian forest-based wood value chain: a material flows analysis," written by T.M. Khan, Mauro Masiero and Davide Pettenella (University of Padua, TESAF Department), with the collaboration of Nicola Andrighetto (Etifor)

Finance, Business and Institutions: Nature Strategy and Sustainable Water Use

  • Mercoledì 1 luglio 2026

La gestione delle risorse idriche è entrata nell’agenda strategica di imprese, istituzioni finanziarie ed enti pubblici: definire water target, adottare pratiche di water stewardship e partecipare ad azioni collettive a scala di bacino sono oggi passi concreti che alcune organizzazioni hanno già intrapreso. L’edizione 2026 offre l’opportunità di confrontarsi direttamente con chi ha percorso questa strada, tra cui gli esponenti dell’Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) e numerose altre realtà nazionali e internazionali, che porteranno esperienze e casi studio. Durante la conferenza sarà inoltre lanciata la Water Resilience Coalition (WRC) della Lombardia. Un appuntamento unico per chi vuole approfondire strumenti e opportunità di collaborazione tra settore privato, finanza e pubblica amministrazione.

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Informations: Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 9 AM – 4 PM Entrance N4, Palazzo Lombardia, Piazza Città di Lombardia 1, Milan Attendance is free, but online registration is compulsory. Click here to view the full event's agenda (in Italian). Water resource management has entered the strategic agenda of businesses, financial institutions,

Deforestation made in Italy

  • 2026

According to the FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025, forests today cover approximately 4.14 billion hectares, equivalent to 32% of the world’s land area. Despite a slowdown in the annual rate of loss, between 1990 and 2025 nearly 0.49 billion hectares of forest were lost — an area equivalent to 16 times the surface of Italy. The main driver of this loss in tropical areas is permanent industrial agriculture, linked to the very products analysed in this report. The EU (and Italy with it) imports, consumes, and processes large quantities of these raw materials, bearing direct responsibility for the forests of other continents.

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  The role of Italian businesses and consumers in global deforestation.

Testing nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory: a research programme protocol

  • 2026

The journal Archives of Public Health has published the research article Testing nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory: a research programme protocol, authored by Mathew P. White and a large group of co-authors, including Giulia Amato and Ilaria Doimo from Etifor. The paper describes the scientific programme of the European project RESONATE (Building individual and community RESilience thrOugh NATurE-based therapies), funded by Horizon Europe and carried out by 14 partners across nine European countries over four years (2023–2027).

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The journal Archives of Public Health has published the research article Testing nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory: a research programme protocol, authored by Mathew P. White and a large group of co-authors, including Giulia Amato and Ilaria Doimo from Etifor. The paper describes the scientific programme of the European project RESONATE (Building individual and

Participatory mapping of the forest community stakeholders in Europe focusing on forest genetic resources, forest reproductive material, and protected forests

  • 2025

The journal Trees, Forests and People has published the study “Participatory mapping of the forest community stakeholders in Europe focusing on forest genetic resources, forest reproductive material, and protected forests”, coordinated by T. Rogelja and Mauro Masiero (University of Padua), alongside an extensive international team of experts.

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The journal Trees, Forests and People has published the study “Participatory mapping of the forest community stakeholders in Europe focusing on forest genetic resources, forest reproductive material, and protected forests”, coordinated by T. Rogelja and Mauro Masiero (University of Padua), alongside an extensive international team of experts. The paper was developed within the Horizon Europe OptFORESTS

From Flood to Drip Irrigation: A Review of Irrigation Modernization Trade-Offs

  • 2025

The journal Water has published the scientific review From Flood to Drip Irrigation: A Review of Irrigation Modernization Trade-Offs, authored by Alessandra Santini, Mauro Masiero and Davide Matteo Pettenella (University of Padua) and Giulia Amato (Etifor). The study analyzes the trade-offs associated with the transition from traditional flood irrigation to drip irrigation systems, often promoted as a universal solution to water scarcity.

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The journal Water has published the scientific review From Flood to Drip Irrigation: A Review of Irrigation Modernization Trade-Offs, authored by Alessandra Santini, Mauro Masiero and Davide Matteo Pettenella (University of Padua) and Giulia Amato (Etifor). The study analyzes the trade-offs associated with the transition from traditional flood irrigation to drip irrigation systems, often

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