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Activities
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)
Partners
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 [...]
Thematic Focus
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 [...]