Testing of FSC procedures on certification of ecosystem services (water, recreational/tourist services, carbon capture, biodiversity and landscape) with both recreation and protection forests. in Italy.
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
Support to Caisse de Depot and Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) on the development of the forest carbon market in France.
Reporting on the furniture market
Organization of the Non-Wood Forest Network meeting: a transnational initiative for the promotion of entrepreneurial skills and attitudes in the non-wood forest sector.
Development of the project proposal LIFE – Nature and Biodiversity 2017 on water ecosystem services scheme for Brenta River.
Consultancy to reinforce and strengthen the implementation of rockfall risk prevention policy and mitigation strategy.
Assessment of recreative and other ecosystem services provided by the regional forests managed by ERSAF, support in stakeholders consultation and identification of potential PES mechanisms.
Production of the Project Design Document for forest management in Apuan Alps Park in Tuscany.
Focus groups management for ecosystem services of mountain products in the context of “Top-value project: added value of the mountain product”.
