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Cocoa cultivation is devouring forests

  • 2022

In recent decades, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have lost about a third of their forested areas to cocoa cultivation. How has cocoa production developed over the years and how did we arrive at such critical figures? Read the article and find out more!

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In Europe, we are responsible for 16% of global deforestation. How? Every day we buy and consume food whose production may have contributed to forest loss and degradation in other parts of the world. This deforestation outside EU’s borders is therefore indirectly linked (embodied in) to the production of some raw materials, especially

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

  • 2022

How can forest associations counter land fragmentation and reduce the abandonment of forest management? We trace the evolution of forest associations in the Italian national and regional regulatory framework.

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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.

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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

Reflections and results of the project INCREDIBLE project

  • 05.21

INCREDIBLE finale to a great project. Find out more!

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THE FINAL CONFERENCE On 15-16 April, the INCREDIBLE project held its Final Conference: Building partnerships for innovation in Mediterranean non-wood forest products (NWFPs) value-chains, to explore and celebrate during 3 sessions the outcomes of the project with a special emphasis on the flagship initiatives and important achievements of each Interregional Innovation Networks (iNets).

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