Portfolio

BioClima: a public-private initiative to support investments in protected areas in Lombardy

  • 2022 24

Within the framework of the Lombardy Region’s ‘Biodiversity and Climate’ call for proposals, the Cariplo Foundation awarded Etifor a contract to provide technical assistance services for beneficiary organisations interested in participating in the call for proposals.

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Ecosystem services and funding It is well known that protected areas provide multiple benefits to society; however, funding to maintain ecosystem services is increasingly limited and irregular over time, preventing long-term planning. To this end, the contribution of private capital, in addition to public funds, which are often poorly targeted to the real needs

Certification and marketing of forestry products

  • 2020 2023
  • Certification and marketing of forestry products
  • Burkina Faso
  • AES-CCC

The villages communities have been actively involved in the project to reduce childhood malnutrition, diversify the families’ diet in rural areas and increase women’s access to monetary income. Through the platform wownature.eu, Etifor has supported women in raising funds to grow trees and get raw materials for oils and shea butter production. These products are now certified Cosmos Natural (2022) and WTFO (2023).

ResAlliance – Horizon project

  • 2022 2025
  • ResAlliance – Horizon project
  • Responsible management
  • CyprusGermanyGreeceItalyLebanonPortugalSpainTunisia
  • European Commission
    • EFI (SPAIN)
    • FUNDACIO D’ECOLOGIA DEL FOC I GESTIO D’INCENDIS PAU COSTA ALCUBIERRE (SPAIN)
    • CONSORCI CENTRE DE CIENCIA I TECNOLOGIA FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA (SPAIN)
    • INSTITUT DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES (SPAIN)
    • ELLINIKIS GEORGIKOS ORGANISMOS – DIMITRA (CYPRUS)
    • ETIFOR (ITALY)
    • D.R.E.AM. ITALIA (ITALIA)
    • AGENZIA FORESTALE PER LO SVILUPPO DEL TERRITORIO E DELL’AMBIENTE DELLA SARDEGNA (ITALY)
    • CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH (GERMANY)
    • INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA (PORTUGAL)
    • JOUZOUR LOUBNAN ASSOCIATION (LEBANON)
    • INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES EN GENIE RURAL, EUAX ET FORESTS (TUNISIA)
    • MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA (GREECE)
    • FEDERATION EUROPEENNE D’AGROFORESTERIE ASSOCIATION (FRANCE)
    • INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN)

     

In face of increasing extreme weather events brought by climate change, ResAlliance aims at facilitating knowledge and good practices exchange to increase farmers’ and foresters’ capacity on landscape resilience.

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Engaging with farmers and foresters to increase landscape resilience in the Mediterranean

LIFE ClimatePositive

  • 2022

The LIFE ClimatePositive project wants to promote SMART associations and innovative financing for responsible forest management and the enhancement of carbon sinks. The aim is to help small forest managers in finding financing for their activities.

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Promoting SMART partnerships and innovative financing for responsible forest management and the strengthening of carbon sinks

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

Multidisciplinary project development for new urban forests in the Metropolitan City of Venice

  • 2021
  • Multidisciplinary project development for new urban forests in the Metropolitan City of Venice
  • Sustainable investments
  • Municipalities of Venice, San Donà di Piave and Concordia Sagittaria, Metropolitan City of Venice

Coordination of a multidisciplinary team for the development of two new urban forests creation projects in different areas of the Metropolitan City of Venice. The projects were successfully presented to a call for funding of the Italian Ministry of Environment’s Climate Decree.

Uforest project

  • 2021 2023
  • Uforest project
  • Sustainable investments
  • ItalyRomaniaIrelandNetherlandsSwedenSpain
  • European Commission

  • Ersaf
    Polimi
    Etifor | Valuing Nature
    EFI
    UAB
    Creaf
    Agresta
    Unitbv
    Forest Design Srl
    Trinity College Dublin
    Nbsi
    Green City Watch

The project aims at promoting Europe’s innovation capacity among universities, cities and businesses to deliver a new approach to Urban Forestry.

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Promoting a new approach to Urban Forestry in Europe

Bosco Limite, outdoor nature

  • 2013 present

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

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Discover how the largest infiltration forest area in the Veneto region was created

FSC Smallholder forest certification

  • 2017
  • FSC Smallholder forest certification
  • Responsible management, Sustainable investments
  • Germany
  • FSC® International

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

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