The Transylvania University of Brasov, one of Romania’s largest universities, hosted the second official meeting of the ECOSTAR initiative. 18 participants from the 9 partners involved in the project met from 20th to 21st October in Brasov. After a welcoming address from the University of Brasov, the project coordinator – Alessandro Leonardi (University of Padova) [...]
The third EU B@B Annual Conference will take place on November 23rd in The Hague, under the theme “Taking Stock, Looking Forward”. This year the Annual Conference will be organised back to back with the international conference Natural Capital | Let's talk business! (23 November 2016 to 25 November 2016). The ECOSTAR initiative will be presented [...]
The Natural Capital Summit, held from 5th to 6thOctober in Madrid, will bring a wide range of environmental sector national and international actors together and will address everything that the different initiatives are currently working on worldwide on this matter. The aim is to introduce the natural capital concept and the opportunities associated with its integration into [...]
The EFIMED Week 2016 Smart Mediterranean Forestry, bioeconomy and social integration will be held from 7th to 9th November in Calabria, southern Italy. Exploring how Mediterranean forests could better contribute to the creation of livelihoods, jobs and social opportunities for rural inhabitants and migrants, while also helping address other key challenges, such as energy, water and [...]
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The initiative is structured as follow: WP1 Coordination and management (UNIPD) WP2 Quality and monitoring plan (Ricardo) WP3 Research and assessment of needs (ETIFOR) WP4 Developing of training materials (UNIPD) WP5 Training and business plan award (UPM) WP6 EU research-enterprise alliance and fundraising (NEPCon) WP7 Communication and dissemination (ETIFOR) WP8 Quality and management evaluation (UM)
ECOSTAR’s 9 core network partners include university departments and small and medium-sized enterprises from 4 different countries in the EU, plus one from the US. ECOSTAR is promoted by: The TESAF Department (Land Environment Agricultural and Forestry Department), is a modern research and teaching department in the University of Padova, one of the oldest universities [...]
The world’s population depends on ecosystem services, but in economic terms, these services are typically “free” and consequently, increasingly overexploited. A whole range of policy and market mechanism responses are required to solve the largely “public goods problems” underlying biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. Market Based Instruments (MBIs) can then generate financing for sustainable management [...]
Choosing natural areas for holidays is one of the most popular reasons for holidaying in Europe. Consequently, an increase also occurs in associated innovative business ideas; green/slow recreational/tourism activities such as: adventure holidays, nature retreats, wild food tasting and many more. Ecotourism, generally speaking, entails; low-impact behaviour and support towards biodiversity and local cultures. Not [...]
Responsible forest management can provide multiple benefits, including contribution to mitigating climate change effects. Independent forest certification systems, such as forest and carbon certification, and other corporate social responsibility tools are innovative and show that forest operations can meet associated standards and requirements, while ensuring increased visibility, market access and reputation to forest managers and [...]