Updates

What does drought have to do with floods? A Will Media documentary

  • 2023

What is going on? Do we or do we not have water? In the documentary “Senza Acqua. Troppa Acqua (Without Water. Too Much Water)” by Will Media, Lucio Brotto talks about how can forests and natural areas help us cope with drought.

Read More

How can there be drought if it has rained so much? The widespread and intense rainfalls of the last few months have surely helped reduce, at least partially, the drought emergency that has affected northern Italy and other European countries for more than one year. The Po river, for example, has recovered

Towards Regenerative Approaches in Successful Tourism & Forestry practices

  • 2023

On the 4th of May we participate to the webinar “Towards Regenerative Approaches in Successful Tourism & Forestry Practices” organised by the Connecting Nature Enterprise Platform. An opportunity to discuss and exchange knowledge about regenerative approaches and their application. Here are the key learnings and takeaways from the webinar. 

 

Read More

Key learnings and takeaways from the webinar

Carbon Farming: the new regulation proposal of the European Commission

  • 2022

On the 30th of November 2022, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a regulation to create an EU framework for the voluntary certification of carbon removals.

Read More

On the 30th of November 2022, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a regulation to create an EU framework for the voluntary certification of carbon removals. The objectives of the proposal The proposal, which was eagerly awaited by operators in the sector, is part of the "voluntary market" for carbon,

Payments for Ecosystem Services: how to value ecosystems fairly

  • 2022

Ecosystem Services have great value for both the environment and human beings. However, very often this value is not reflected economically, making it difficult to implement incentives and funding schemes for the promotion of Ecosystem Services.

Read More

Ecosystem Services (ES) are the benefits offered by nature to humans. In economic terms, many of them are presented as externalities, i.e. as effects of an activity that have a positive or negative impact on subjects who have not had a decision-making role with respect to it. While they have a recognised value,

FSC and the Ecosystem Services Procedure: a leading global standard and impact verification tool for forest ecosystem services

  • 2022

At the FSC General Assembly, held last October in Bali, members voted a policy motion to position FSC as a leading, high-integrity international standard for the certification of forest ecosystem services in support of mitigation strategies. The motion was presented by Etifor and was approved with an overwhelming and broad support.

Read More

In the middle of the ecological and climate crisis we are facing, responsible forest management and protection of forests will lay a crucial role. If protected and well-managed, forests provide important benefits (also known as “ecosystem services”) in terms of CO2 sequestration and storage, biodiversity conservation, improvement of water quality, and many more.

Etifor and the revision of the FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure

  • 2022

FSC has decided to revise its procedure for the identification, measurement and validation of ecosystem services. The first step of the process is the establishment of a technical working group. Etifor is honored to be part of this group and to bring its experience to the process.

Read More

Etifor is part of the technical working group and will bring its experience to the revision process

Call for proposals “Biodiversity and Climate”: looking for companies to save 16 ecosystems and 22 species in Lombardy

  • 2022
Read More

The initiative represents the largest public-private partnership in the EU for the conservation of biodiversity and the valorisation of ecosystem services Milan, 24 March 2022. Strengthening or restoring 16 Lombardy habitats, 5 of which are at risk of disappearing, by safeguarding the survival of 22 native animal and plant species. This

Different models of association in the Italian forest sector: between tradition, innovation and new challenges

  • 2022
Read More

How can forestry associations counteract land fragmentation and reduce the abandonment of forest management? Forest ownership fragmentation and lack of horizontal integration among forest owners represent some of the main factors that traditionally affect the competitiveness of the Italian forest sector. Since 1923 (Royal Decree No. 3267), the Italian regulatory framework

The National Forestry Strategy The culmination of a long participatory process

  • 2022

The 9th of February 2022 marks an important turning point for the entire Italian forestry sector thank to the publication of the National Forestry Strategy (SFN). The strategy has been promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry in agreement with the Ministries of Ecological Transition, Culture, Economic Development and the State-Regions Conference.

Read More

The 9th of  February 2022 is already a historic day for the Italian forestry sector thanks to the publication of the National Forest Strategy (NFS). Promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry in agreement with the Ministries of Ecological Transition, Culture, Economic Development and the State-Regions Conference, the NFS

Go to Top