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How to measure the value of natural goods

  • 2015

In 2015, the first issue of  Ecoscienza explored, in depth, the issue of correctly attributing economic value to the many services provided by ecosystems: soil, air, water, countless plant and animal species, forests and protected areas are the "natural capital" that make up these services.

Planted forests in emerging economies

  • 2015

A study that identifies, describes and analyzes the Sustainable and Responsible Investments (SRI) tools for forest plantations, recommending a framework for assessing investments in terms of environmental, social and governance impacts.

Gaining Depth: State of Watershed Investment 2014

  • 2014

Developed jointly with Forest Trends' Ecosystem Marketplace, this report analyses government and business investments in clean water initiatives on an international scale: $ 12.3 billion invested in 2013, bringing benefits to more than 7 million households and 365 million hectares of land.

Development of Forest Biomass Management Plans

  • 2014

The "Development of Forest Biomass Management Plans. Setting up of Integrated Strategies for the Development of Renewable Energies" report is part of  the WP4 (Axis I) of the European Project called Proforbiomed. These plans will be developed as technical guidelines with different approaches and solutions offered in order to make them transferable and applicable in the

Development of a System of Traceability of the Forest Biomass

  • 2014

"Development of a System of Traceability of the Forest Biomass. Setting up of Integrated Strategies for the Development of Renewable Energies" is a report of Proforbiomed Project - Pilot Action 1.5. The pubblication summarizes the development of protocol-setting principles and technical requirements for the traceability of forestry biomass along the entire supply chain, i.e. from the supply of

Cycling for Tourists – Veneto by Bicycle

  • 2014

Written within the CHARTS  project, this guide describes the strategies for implementing and transferring the Veneto Region best practices to other regions in Italy. It was selected as a case study for its policies on cyclotourism.

Behind Biomass

  • 2014

Written within the PRICE project, this guide informs civil society organizations and investment agencies about the environmental and social impacts that may arise from the production of biomass used for energy purposes.

Payments for Ecosystem Services: giving ecosystems their due value

  • 2014

What are ecosystem services, how do they work, what are the areas of intervention and the actors involved: this guide explains how to give value to ecosystems and proposes three different case studies in Italy and Angola.

State of the Italian Forest Carbon Market 2013

  • 2013

The report “State of the Italian Forest Carbon Market 2013” presents the analysis of the voluntary carbon credits generated by forest projects carried out in Italy or carried out by Italian organizations abroad. The survey, leaded by the “Nucleo Monitoraggio Carbonio” of Inea, involved 12 Italian organizations. DOWNLOAD

Buying Sustainable Timber

  • 2013

“Buying Sustainable Timber. A guide for public purchasers in Europe” is designed to provide European public authorities with assurance that the timber products they buy are being produced sustainably. This guide has been produced by the Sustainable Timber Action project.

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