Reducing emissions from flour production

Reduce the environmental impact of wine production

Fin dal 2017, attraverso le certificazioni SQNPI e VIVA, l’Azienda Agricola Cecchetto si impegna a comprendere e ridurre l’impatto ambientale della propria attività legata alla produzione vitivinicola, adottando comportamenti più etici e sostenibili e garantendo soluzioni rispettose dell’ambiente per le generazioni future.

Powering the Future, Preserving the Planet

NextEnergy Group – in collaboration with Etifor – is developing a robust and holistic strategy to assess, manage, and disclose its nature-related risks and opportunities related to solar energy investment, development, and asset management.

Veneto’s cycle tourism routes

As part of the promotion of the Veneto Region’s cycling tourism offer, in particular seven excursions, Etifor was in charge of editorial coordination, contributing to the creation of information material, including ‘tear-off maps’ and brochures useful for cyclists to orient themselves and learn about the various services available among itineraries and excursions.

Certification and marketing of forestry products

The villages communities have been actively involved in the project to reduce childhood malnutrition, diversify the families’ diet in rural areas and increase women’s access to monetary income. Through the platform wownature.eu, Etifor has supported women in raising funds to grow trees and get raw materials for oils and shea butter production. These products are now certified Cosmos Natural (2022) and WTFO (2023).

Synergies between FSC Framework and REDD+ Cancun Safeguards

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

Natural and anthropogenic phenomena leave deep wounds in the landscape. This project aims to study and present the wounds that the 1^st 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

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

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

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.

Policy analysis for ecosystem services in Gran Chaco biome

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

Impacts and adaptation strategies for Consorzio di Bonifica Piave

Technical advice to promote good governance, assess ecosystem services arising from the Water Board activity and pursue a new project proposal for the implementation of the environmental flow directives in Piave river.

LIFE Legal Wood Closing the Gaps on Illegal Timber Trade

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.

Montagna Viva

The project “The Living Mountain: from the Vaia storm to new sustainable development opportunities in the Dolomites” aims – through communication, training and stakeholder engagement actions – to outline new sustainable development opportunities in the Dolomites area (Province of Belluno) after the Vaia storm disaster of October 2018.

Support to the realization of forest investments

Strategic consultancy and technical support to the realization of forest investments in Italy, through areas scouting, due diligence, ESG impact assessment and support to management and investment performances monitoring.

WOWNATURE

WOWnature is the result of Etifor’s commitment to research and development of sustainable projects capable of restoring the balance between man and natural systems. Through the portal you can choose which species to plant and where, contributing not only to the earth, but to the entire process of growth of the plant.

Padova O2

The City of Padua has undertaken, in collaboration with Etifor, a path to bring back the green in the city: 10,000 new trees to restore biodiversity. The Padova O2 project is developed in 3 phases and it allows citizens and businesses to choose their own trees and areas of the city in which they intend to support the creation of new forests though wownature.eu platform.

Sartirani & timber supply chain

Coordination of local stakeholders in the mountain area of Milan and Bergamo to increase the value of the timber supply chain.

Environmental education, together with COPADE

Fundación COPADE – Comercio Para el Desarrollo is a non-governmental organization that deals with development cooperation and education, as well as fair trade in FSC® certified timber from forest communities in South America. For this project we provide technical advice for the design of forestry projects and for environmental education initiatives.

Development and promotion of the wood-energy supply chain

The Biomass Trade Center 2 project, co-financed by the EU’s Intelligent Energy Europe Programme, supports the development of the wood-energy supply chain, in particular by improving its logistical, material quality and communication aspects to the general public. Together with the Italian Agroforestry Energy Association (AIEL), we produce the “Guidelines for the assessment of the sustainability of the wood-energy supply chain” and publish a report on the state of the art of certification schemes and commercial labels for biofuels in Italy.

Platforms for environmental services

In collaboration with the Civil Volunteering Group (Gruppo di Volontariato Civile – GVC) we define the calculation and payment methods for the Climate Smart Agriculture platform and create “sTreeT”: a new tool to enhance the environmental services generated by international cooperation projects in more than 10 countries such as Vietnam, Mozambique, Cuba.

G20 Beaches

The first summit of Italian seaside tourism! ETIFOR team will lead the debate on 16 tourism issues through participatory methodologies.

MoSVit

MoSVit’s objective is the enhancement of potential and the management of conflicts of wine sector and tourism through governance activities.

Trademark ALTO SILE

Call for proposals for the tourist organisation of the Alto Sile area, which includes the municipalities of Piombino Dese, Vederlago, Istrana, Morgano and Quinto di Treviso.

Treviso Airport

Consulting for the conversion of industrial areas into green areas to create positive impacts on the environment.

Adrion IMPRECO

The main objective of the IMPRECO project is to improve the effectiveness of the ecosystem services offered by the areas. Strengthening the potential of the protected areas themselves in the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems through the implementation of a transnational network. IMPRECO – common strategies and best practices to improve the transnational protection of ecosystem integrity and services – takes place within the framework of the European transnational programme INTERREG V-B ADRION

EUTR Training

Consulting and training on the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), the European Union legislation about timber trade and wooden products.

Nucleo Carbonio Report 2018

Data elaboration, interpretation and description for the report “State of the Italian Forest Carbon Market 2018”.

CreditAgricole OglioSud

Environmental improvement project through the planting of 2000 new trees within the area of the Regional Park Oglio Sud

SMART FSE

SMART project aims to create  instruments and methods for innovation in Agriculture and Territory sectors. The project was possible thanks to European Social Fund (ESF).

Purchasing power: the value of the choice

Agriculture and forestry sectors: analysis of European “green” jobs and illegalities in the employment.

Summer school in Russia

Summer school Russian Forest Governance

Ecotourism

Consultancy on cycle tourism development.

Summer School InVEST

Organization of International Summer School InVest Models: Mapping and Valuating Ecosystem Services for better decision making.

The Forest Management Auditor of Tomorrow

How to integrate the FSC Certification and The Gold Standard Carbon Offsets. The course was realized in collaboration with the certifying bodies TUV SUD and NEPCon.

Forest products in Spain

Purchase Public Responsible for forest products

Analysis of ESG Impacts

Due diligence of large scale private timber impact investments in planted forests with analysis of Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Impacts. The study includes risk management and mitigation, internal rate of return and payback period of forest plantations.

Winter school in Romania

International Winter School CSR tools and public policies for responsible forestry with University of Padua and University of Suceava

Impact investment for EON and Q8

Impact investment for EON and Q8 in collaboration with AzzeroCO2 for the creation of two new forests and the protection and improvement of two additional forests in the Venice area for green branding, green marketing, reputational strategy, green labelling and circular economy. A total of 10.000 trees have been planted together with truffle enrichment. The forests are FSC certified.

IPA Saccisica

Strategic support in the starting phase of the touristic organization of the Saccisica territory. Development of tourist brand.

Integrated Management of PES, Environmental Offsets and the EU Agricultural Policy

Research on the use of software “Integrated Valuation of Environmental Services and Tradeoffs – InVEST” to evaluate and map ecosystem services provided by different habitats and soil use in the Veneto Region.

Local development through participatory processes and good governance

Research on a new methodology to improve effectiveness and efficiency in rural tourism development projects through participatory methods and processes with stakeholder involvement in rural development plans and local development plans.

Monitoring of FLEGT licensing scheme

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.

Certified charcoal from italian mountain forests

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.

UNECE Water & Forests

Research for the United Nations Economic Commission of Europe and FAO office Geneve based on “Forests and Water: Valuation and Payments for Forest Ecosystem Services.

Veneto Bike

Marketing and communication plan and activities for VenetoBike bicycle touring in the Veneto Region.

REFORESTACTION

Design and implementation of Impact Investment on the restoration of native forests around Venice with the planting of 1.500 trees in Caorle and the Metropolitan City of Venice for green branding, green marketing, reputational strategy, green labelling and circular economy.

Biomass trade centres

Definition of best practices and standards for the development of local energy biomass supply chains.

OGD Terme e Colli

Strategic support for the starting phase of the activities of management of the responsible thermal bath tourist destination “Terme e Colli Euganei” as a club of tourism products.

Amanda & the Wild Forest Products

Truffle technical and financial guided tours in Alba and Emilia Romagna.

Risorgive del Bacchiglione natural area

Development of the new communication and community engagement strategy for the Spring Forest in Palladium’s Vicenza Area, Venice

Veneto Strade & cycling

Design and maintenance of cycling tourist routes signals and positioning of bicycle counters.

Sustainable cycle tourism: CHARTS project

Technical, training and communication assistance to CHARTS bicycle sustainable tourism project.

DMO “Riviera del Brenta e Terra dei Tiepolo”

Support to the organizational strategy and the start up for the Destination Management Organization “Riviera del Brenta e Terra dei Tiepolo”.

Misura 16: Cooperation for the environment

Cooperation groups for collective environmental projects.

Labs for rural development

Bike labs for local and rural development under LEADER 2020.

Photo database for agricultural supply chains

EXPO 2015 photo shooting and photo database for agricultural supply chains in the Veneto Region.

SCORE PROJECT

Territorial involvement for Sustainable & competitive Resorts.

VeGAL Interbike II

Development of sustainable cycle tourism along Venice coastal area with Local Action Groups.

Horse-related ecotourism

Development of horse tourist routes in Italy.

Sustainability: markets in Veneto Region

Research on responsible and transparent development of the timber-energy sector in Veneto Region.

Legal timber for Uganda

Design of supporting scheme for use and import of legal timber from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda.

Acqualagna tartufo

Support of Truffle management company strategies to reduce picking and processing costs.

STTC guidelines translation

Spanish and Italian translation of “Timber Public Procurement” guidelines of Sustainable Timber Action in Europe Project realized for the Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC).

VERDERAME

Impact investment reforestation in the Municipality of Concordia Sagittaria and assistance in the design of forestry management plan for poplar mixed species plantation.

SIVTRO-Participation

Participatory process and stakeholder consultation for veterinary sectors.

SIVtro

Accounting and administrative management services for Veterinary without Borders association.

Tourism & Bassano del Grappa

Touristic development of the Pedemontana del Brenta by involving local companies and operators and aiming to obtain the Area Brand.

Save The Truffle

Consultancy for truffle management and market development in Alba, a city famous for its white truffle.

Sartirani & timber supply chain

Coordination of local stakeholders in Milan and Bergamo mountain areas to provide value to timber supply chain.

Consultancy on truffles in Chieti area

Support of Truffle management company strategies to reduce picking and processing costs.

Ruralia NWFPs

Wild Forest Products guided tours including mushrooms, truffles, medicinal and culinary herbs, honey, cork, kernels and resins.

Cycle tourism in Veneto region

Business plan for advertising bike touring for tour operators in Veneto Region.

MED BIKE PARK

Development of a Mediterranean Bike Park model for coastal areas.

SMART INN

Innovation consultancy for the forestry sector.

Agricultural and forestry price list

Agricultural and forestry price list update (prices used in the context of the Rural Development Program and Local Development Plan).

Social and care farming

Assistance to city, social and care farming activities in the frame of the 2007-2013 Rural Development Program of Veneto Region.

ESF projects for the environment

Carbon Footprint Veneto

Carbon footprint and CO2 reduction plan for Venice based Forestry administration.

Reforestation Congo

Scouting, design and implementation of Kitshanga Reforestation project. The creation of 20 hectares of new forest with native species along the Virunga National Park for protection of mountain gorilla, coupled with small-scale intensive family eucalyptus plantations. This is a CO2 compensations project.

CARBOMICRO

Development of CARBOMICRO guidelines for micro reforestation projects in developing countries.

LIFE GESTIRE 2020

Technical assistance for the definition/management of relations, governance, regulations, monitoring protocols, disclosure and training in the context of the Project LIFE2014 – GESTIRE 2020

FMP Emilia Romagna

Technical and scientific support for the arrangement of the forest management plan (FMP) of the Emilia-Romagna Region.

Adaptation of Mediterranean woodland to climate change

Economic assessment of forest-fires damages in Valnerina area (Umbria) and analysis of the links between media activities and forest fires with the aim of improving the adaptation of Mediterranean natural areas to climate change-related risks (in particular, erosion, fires, diseases).

RDM Prjects For Climadapt

Programme MED – Project FORCLIMADAPT. Evaluation of economic benefits from a fire-fighting plan in the context of forest fires in the regional context.

Due diligence

Due diligence of timberland investments in Italy with analysis of regulations and standards; forest inventory and market analysis.

PARCO FIUME BRENTA

Development of tourist route & bikeway along Brenta river in collaboration with tourist operators such as Girolibero. Use of crowdfunding instruments.

Oroverde Invest

Due diligence of timber Industry Impact Investments in the Peruvian Amazon (connected to REDD+ investments to fight deforestation). Funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) and the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).

Equilibri supply chain

Improvement of wood supply chains in Bergamo (Milan) area.

NEPCON CNRA Italy

Consultancy work to complete Categories 1, 4 and 5 of the Centralized National Risk Assessment (CNRA) for Italy using NEPCon’s Forest Legality Assessment Framework (FLAF) template and FLAF Centralized National Risk Assessment Guidelines.

Italian voluntary carbon market analysis

Italian Voluntary Forest Carbon Market analysis in collaboration with Ecosystem Marketplace. Realized for the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MiPAAF)

LIFE NETPRONET

Consultancy for the analysis of the socio-economic impacts evaluation of the LIFE PRO NET project.

MO Assessment

Assessment of EU Timber regulation monitoring organizations.

Microperla project

Sustainability assessment and physical-chemical characterization of biomasses in the context of the project Microperla.

GVC Vietnam

Development of Forest Carbon and Water Projects in Hue Province.

Responsabile Forest Management (FM)

Support in management of FSC consultants database and standards translation.

Guide on FSC controlled wood requirements

Guide on Controlled Wood requirements according to FSC standards. In co-operation with FSC-Italy and B&C Group (advisors).

FSC Ecosystem Services TEST

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.

FSC Smallholder forest certification

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

FSC Ecosystem Services France

Support to Caisse de Depot and Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) on the development of the forest carbon market in France.

Impact Invest Study

Impact investments study on responsible forestry and agriculture investments for retail and institutional investors (pension fund, insurances and family offices). The study includes: ESG environment social governance analysis, Responsible investments, Sustainable investments, SRI sustainable and responsible investments, Green Bonds, Risk management, Risk mitigation, Internal rate of return and Payback period.

PhD-ITalents

Innovative research on industry 4.0 for agriculture and forestry sectors.

Federlegno Consultancy

Reporting on the furniture market

FCRE biomass investments

Development of guidelines for responsible biomass investments (ENG, IT, ESP).

FCRE forest investments

Development of guidelines for responsible forest investments (ENG, IT, ESP) for retail and institutional investors (pension fund, insurances and family offices)

NWF NETWORK

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.

private timber impact investments

Due diligence of large-scale private timber impact investments in planted forests with analysis of Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Impacts. The study includes risk management and mitigation, internal rate of return and payback period of forest plantations.

CARMIGNANO LIFE BRENTA

Development of the project proposal LIFE – Nature and Biodiversity 2017 on water ecosystem services scheme for Brenta River.

ROCK THE ALPS

Consultancy to reinforce and strengthen the implementation of rockfall risk prevention policy and mitigation strategy.

Making public goods provision the core business of Natura 2000

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.

ECUBE CARBONIO

Production of the Project Design Document for forest management in Apuan Alps Park in Tuscany.

State of European Water Investments

Support to the scientific publication State of European Water Investments.

Tour: beaches by bicycle

Development of the cycle tourism plan for the Venice area including Caorle

DAFNAE TopValue

Focus groups management for ecosystem services of mountain products in the context of “Top-value project: added value of the mountain product”.

CTS Green jobs

Analysis of the green jobs related to the Natura 2000 Network and support for the management and valorisation of the Natura 2000 Network.

CSQA carbon

Development CO2Resa Standard for ecological corridors and forest management

COSPE ANGOLA

Production of Project Design Document (PDD) for the “Canjombe Community Ecosystem Service”, verified Plan Vivo standard to fight forest degradation and deforestation.

ITACO COLOMBIA

REDD+ feasibility study in Unguia, Caribe and Oriente Antioqueno with protection and restoration of forests for water ecosystem services.

COPADE Fair Trade Timber

Implementation of the standard “Madera Justa” for Fair Trade timber certification.

Fair Trade standards

Development of a Fair-Trade Standard for Timber and paper supply chain

CONSORZIO DOLOMITI PREALPI

Consultancy, training, information and communication in the context of the project of touristic valorisation of the Feltre’s mountain area, tourism brand and tourist operators business network

InBioWood LIFE

Economic and financial evaluation of management costs, profits and environmental services of productive poplar mixed species plantations in the North of Italy. The project resulted in 45 km of new tree planting and 30 hectares of new tested productive forests.

The use of wood as building material A successful choice for a responsible future

Etifor conducted a dissemination campaign, coordinated by Confartigianto Vicenza, aimed to promote the use of wood in the building industry. Furthermore, through a series of events organized, affiliates to Confartigianato Vicenza were involved in workshops where strengths and weaknesses of the timber sector in the Vicenza Province were analysed.

SOCIAL FORESTS WITH AFP

Organization of the first “Live The Forest” event on recreational, cultural and social and health use of forests

CASALSERUGO

Participatory design for tourism business network operators with the use of Social Network Analysis

BRENDOLA

Update of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and Sustainable Energy Action Plan

CAMUCAP Agroforestry

Elaboration of the study and quantification of the carbon uptake carried on by the masica trees, elaboration of the marketing and selling of the CO2 emission quotas in the voluntary market for the cooperative La Paz

Planted forests in emerging economies

Research an publication of the study “Planted forests in emerging economies – Best practices for sustainable and responsible investments”. The research focuses on planted forests (forest plantations) and ESG environment social governance analysis, Responsible investments, Sustainable investments, SRI sustainable and responsible investments, Green Bonds, Risk management, Risk mitigation, Internal rate of return and Payback period.

AZZEROCO2 Conservation of Nature

Implementation of a reforestation project in Comune of Eraclea to support the IKEA Christmas campaign “Well Composted”

Cycle Path Management Plan “Treviso Ostiglia”

Development of the strategic plan for cycle touristic activities in the area Treviso-Ostiglia (seminars, research, reporting, realization of artworks)

ALI green campaign

Support for the campaign 10.000 trees under the Nature Credit programme of Alì Supermarket, a 115 stores food wholesalers company. Etifor is responsible for the impact investment portfolio, planting trees, communication and education activities. New forests have been created in San Donà di Piave, Carmignano di Brenta and Limena for green branding, green marketing, reputational strategy, green labelling and circular economy.

AIEL & ETIFOR

Analysis of pellet-boilers and stoves regulations and commercialization requirements at state level.

EUROCONSULTING

Carbon Footprint standards benchmark analysis and collection of best practices in Europe.

Tractus Consulting

Truffle production and management consultancy

Portal Flora

Design of Portal Flora ecosystem services compensation scheme for Mato Grosso (Brazil).

PMM Haiti

Wood-energy supply chain analysis and reforestation forest management plan to improve access to modern energy services.

Bioenergy in Italy

Editing of a report on bioenergy market in Region of Veneto for 2014-2015

Caorle Destination Tourism Plans (DTPs)

Editing of Destination Plan Dolomites with inclusion of Caorle

PROFORBIOMED

Development of a protocol for forest biomass traceability and support for the development of forest management plans aiming to produce biomass for energy production purposes in Europe and project PROFORBIOMED

Consultancy for the project PRICE

Consultancy and research on sustainable timber and bioenergy investments in the context of the project “PRICE – Promoting Responsible Investments and Commerce in Europe”

Levico Carbon

Development of green marketing strategies through the reduction of environmental impacts using LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), environmental product declaration and implementation of environmental and social impacts investments in Italy – such as the protection of forests, reforestation and the creation of bikeways.

Cost Action PESFORW

Participation in the COST Action CA15206, Payment for Ecosystem Services (Forests for Water)

Development and protection of lowland forest resources

Since 2011, we assist AFP (Association of Lowland Forests) in the management of 320 hectares of recreational forests in the Venice area (3 million tourist per year). The forests are both publicly and privately owned and are FSC certified. We deal with fundraising activities (€ 1.7 million in 5 years), project assistance to members, dissemination and promotion activities for the forests.

Fighting malnutrition through wild forest products

The Risorsa Terra project aims at ensuring nutrition security through empowerment of women. Homemade food production is encouraged by developing female entrepreneurship linked to wild forest products: shea butter, baobab leaves, moringa leaves and seeds, neré seeds. For this initiative, we are planting 100.000 trees and the creation of business plans and product marketing.

National risk analysis for FSC-controlled wood

To avoid purchasing wood from controversial sources, FSC^® certified companies may use Controlled Wood, verifying it through the Centralized National Risk Assessment. We have been working on developing this fundamental document for categories 1 (illegally harvested wood), 4 (from forests being converted to plantations or non-forest use) and 5 (from forests in which genetically modified trees are planted) using the NEPCon template for evaluation of the legal framework of the forestry sector and its guidelines.

Responsible purchase in Spain

Consulting required by the “Área de Medio Ambiente” – which aims to disseminate, manage, protect and improve the environmental potential and natural resources of the province of Lugo in Spain- about the responsible public purchase.

Promoting responsible and legal timber trade worldwide

Conlegno is one of the Monitoring Organizations operating under the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) legal framework, recognized by the European Commission. Etifor contributes to keep updated the Due Diligence Systems (DDS), through the service LegnOK, of several extra-EU countries, monitoring the international timber trade and checking the quantity of illegal logging worldwide.

Contrasting the vulnerability of protected ecosystems

Making Good Nature is a LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance project that identifies and quantifies the main ecosystem services provided by Natura 2000 Network sites in six Italian regions. As technical consultants, we deal with the analysis of the bibliography on ecosystem services in the forests of Lombardy; we carry out a field survey for the valuation of the touristic-recreational services in four pilot-areas; we organize and manage stakeholder consultation tables.

Green procurement for public administration

Within the Sustainable Timber Action in Europe project, we work together with COPADE and the Madrid Municipality to organize training seminars on the theme of Green Public Procurement.
Through an overview of the environmental and social impacts that unsustainable use can cause, we provide participants with instruments to create a market and responsible policies in the forestry sector.

Greenhouse gas compensation in Brazil

For the Gruppo di Volontariato Civile we are carrying out a feasibility study to establish the priority intervention areas for the implementation of forestry gas compensation projects in Ibià, Minas Gerais (Brazil). The study will be part of the pilot project for the ‘Provincia ad Emissioni Zero” inside the Provincia Autonoma di Trento (Italy) call of bids.

Development and promotion of the wood-energy supply chain

The Biomass Trade Center 2 project, co-funded by the EU’s Intelligent Energy Europe Program, supports the development of the wood-energy supply chain, enhancing logistics, quality of materials and communication to the general public. Together with the Italian Agroforestry Energy Association (AIEL), we implement the “Guidelines for assessing the sustainability of the wood-energy supply chain” and publish a report on the state of certification schemes and trademarks for biofuels in Italy.