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
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®.
Read MoreVietnam, land of opportunities
The ALTERFOR project, funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program, has the task of reviewing existing forest management models (FMMs) and the ways to optimize them. We are actively involved in the stakeholder engagement and in the identification of legally, technically and economically viable systems to implement alternative forest management models.
Read MoreThe ALTERFOR project has the task of reviewing existing forest management models and much more
