Responsible management

Water, Energy, Food and Climate: Addressing the challenge of resource security

  • 2021 2024

REXUS is an innovative and experimental project that, through a multitude of approaches, aims to improve the understanding of the Nexus interactions between Water, Energy, Food and Climate (WEFC) as a framework for resource security and sustainable development.

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REXUS addresses the challenges of resource scarcity and climate change through a participatory approach and the implementation of innovative solutions in 5 pilot cases.

Synergies between FSC Framework and REDD+ Cancun Safeguards

  • 2021
  • Synergies between FSC Framework and REDD+ Cancun Safeguards
  • Responsible management
  • ItalyGlobal
  • FSC International

To implement REDD + policies, is mandatory to comply with specific requirements and guidelines, known as Cancun safegards. This study aims to analyse how FSC® framework can contribute to the achievement of the mandatory requisites defined by the Cancun safeguards.

The wounds of the landscape

  • 2021
  • The wounds of the landscape
  • Responsible management
  • Italy
  • Fondazione Angelini

Natural and anthropogenic phenomena leave deep wounds in the landscape. This project aims to study and present the wounds that the 1st World War and the Vaia storm left in the territory of the province of Belluno (Italy), observing the territory with a multidisciplinary perspective, which intertwines history and nature.

Market analysis: innovative timber products

  • 2020
  • Market analysis: innovative timber products
  • Responsible management
  • United Kingdom
  • Zoological Society of London

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 Stakeholder engagement manual

  • 2020
  • FSC Stakeholder engagement manual
  • Responsible management
  • GlobalItaly
  • FSC International

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.

New economic criteria for national Group COC eligibility criteria

  • 2018
  • New economic criteria for national Group COC eligibility criteria
  • Responsible management
  • GlobalItaly
  • FSC Internazional

To access an FSC® Group certification, specific parameters must be respected, identified by international standards or modified in some important national standards. The study aims to propose new economic parameters and indicators and to evaluate their effect on the FSC system.

Forests and springs

  • 2019 2020

The state forests of Lombardy are home to over 100 springs, each of which provides water for different, fundamental uses. What are they, where are they, how much are they worth? This study commissioned by Ersaf tries to answer these questions.

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Water sources and ecosystems services in the Lombardy forests

IT-FOR: technology in service of the forest

  • 2019 2022

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.

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An integrated web platform for the development of forestry companies

Policy analysis for ecosystem services in Gran Chaco biome

  • 2020
  • Policy analysis for ecosystem services in Gran Chaco biome
  • Responsible management
  • ParaguayBoliviaArgentina
  • COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale

Policy and legislation analysis in relation to the management and economic evaluation of ecosystem services in Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina.

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