Wood is now used in various products, some of which are very innovative. This study aims to analyze the market and future scenarios of some innovative products with high development potential, such as bio-plastics and viscose used in the textile sector.
FSC® certification requires stakeholder engagement to comply with procedures. This project involves the production of a manual: an operational guide, enriched with real and concrete examples, on how to involve stakeholders in a positive and successful way.
CIFORT,
AIEL,
TESAF (UNIPD)
IT-FOR Operative Group aims to promote digitisation in forestry and timber processing enterprises. To this end,, IT-FOR team is working to develop an innovative digital system which will increase these companies’ competitiveness: a web platform that will help enterprises to manage forestry sites and the marketing and traceability of timber.
Read MoreAn integrated web platform for the development of forestry companies
Etifor is a partner of the LIFE “Legal Wood” project: with the support of the EU LIFE Programme, stakeholders in Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Netherlands will now get the opportunity to work together to further strengthen the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), due diligence and exchange of information related to the shared aim of stopping illegal timber in supply chains.
Phase II of the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment for Sudan’s REDD+ Programme. The project is funded by the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility.
Read MoreDeveloping the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment and associated deliverables for Sudan REDD+ Programme
Iris srl
Unione Montana dei Comuni del Monviso
Comune di Barge
Giusiano Legnami srl
Compolab srl
Walden srls
The project GreenChainSAW4LIFE aims at managing local forest in a innovative, sustainable and shared way, for fighting climatic and enviromental risk such as fire, hydrogeological instability, and loss biodiversity and using/use the wood obtained to producer green energy and biomaterials for benefit of the economy local and nature by implementing an integrated local plan for climate, energy and bioeconomy in the Po, Bronda, and Infernotto Valleys.
Read MoreRenewable energy and innovative forest management to face the new challenges of the climate crisis
Consulting and training on the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), the European Union legislation about timber trade and wooden products.
The European H2020 project INCREDIBLE, boost the promotion and innovation of NWFPs in the Mediterranean through the development and animation of a multi-actor network of networks in order to increase knowledge flows contribute to business discovery, social innovation and the co-design of locally adapted innovative value chains. Etifor works mainly in problem solving and scaling-up through cross-sector fertilization.
Read MoreInnovative markets and supply chains for NWFPs
FLEGT IMM is a multi-year project implemented by ITTO and financed by the European Union (EU) to support implementation of bilateral Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA) between the EU and timber supplying countries. Etifor is the italian partner, collaborating in studies and initiative related to international trade of tropical timber and supply chain analysis. One of the area of interest is investigating the effectiveness of the FLEGT licensing scheme, and collect the feedbacks from operators.
The Project CAREGA aims to optimize the local forest-wood supply chain, efficiently using all the parts that can be obtained from the trees.
For this reason, with the aim of enhancing wood products with zero value, such as residuals from forest operations, there is the intention to transform low value material into a high added value product, such as charcoal. Etifor is implementing innovative contracts between forest owners and primary and secondary processing companies.
