Incentives for providing forest ecosystem services in Europe – focus on Catalonia
A new article on incentives for the provision of forest ecosystem services in Europe draws on the Catalan Innovation Action Case Study to consider the current situation and prospects for the future.
Medvednica Nature Park team repeats outdoor event success!
After last year's success, Medvednica Naure Park team organised another outdoor events day to raise visitors' awareness of the importance of forest ecosystem services.
Payments for environmental services: what is good practice?
A new policy briefing from the SINCERE project draws on global PES experiences to provide insights for policymakers on the best practices and pre-conditions for successful PES implementation in Europe.
Further steps to success for new offers of cultural ecosystem services: fourth MAG meeting in Switzerland
The fourth and the last Multi-Actor-Group meeting (MAG) of the Swiss case study on funeral forests took place on 22 April 2021. As for the previous MAG meetings, stakeholders from […]
What’s on the policy horizon for forest ecosystem services?
After a tumultuous year of restriction and restraint, can renewed policies in the European Union’s policy framework for forests offer some hope? The new EU Green Deal and the Biodiversity Strategy to 2030 will be complemented in 2021 by the eagerly anticipated EU Forest Strategy. A fitting moment, then, to bring policy makers and practitioners together in the second of the SINCERE Talks series to discuss what this might mean for Europe’s forests and for forest ecosystem services in particular.
Towards an EU policy framework for forest ecosystem services – reflecting on 2020, exploring 2021!
The SINCERE Talks webinar series continues with an insightful debate on the changing policy framework at EU level for forest ecosystem services, organised jointly with the European Network Integrate.
Monday 7 December 2020, 10:00 – 12:00 CET
SINCERE Talks series kicks off with a focus on forests and water
Forests and water are intricately linked. But the relationships between them are complex and are changing with the changing climate. The first SINCERE Talks webinar, held on 25 September 2020, gave participants a fascinating insight into the topic. Renowned experts Meine van Noordwijk (ICRAF) and Sven Wunder (EFI) discussed firstly how forest management affects hydrological services and secondly how payment for environmental services schemes can support such management.
Danish reverse auctioning scheme on the road to success
The Danish case study on a reverse auctioning scheme for the ecosystem service of biodiversity production and protection passed a major milestone this spring when the auction was finally launched on the website of Danish Forest Association. Forest owners from the test region were invited to place their bids using a special online platform created for the purpose.
We received in total 25 bids for biodiversity actions in private forests during the auctioning period, which lasted for about 2 months. There were a large and varying number of high quality and creative projects among the pool of bids, showing the effectiveness of the process and platform in attracting interest.
Forest fun and games at Medvednica Nature Park
To raise visitors' awareness of the importance of forest ecosystem services, the team at Medvednica Naure Park organised a small event as a part of the SINCERE project activities.
Adaptive solutions required to fit forests for cultural and recreational use
Cultural ecosystem services are gaining importance in European forests, but their promotion requires flexible and combined strategies.
Innovation lies embedded in the case study process
Stakeholder discussions on paying for ecosystem services were at the heart of the third Kuusamo stakeholder meeting as the case study begins to implement its pilot PES scheme.
Preserving landscapes and biodiversity in Kuusamo
An inspiring new video shows the value of Finland’s beautiful Ruka-Kuusamo region where wood is no longer seen as the only source of income from the forests there.
New Biodiversity Strategy to 2030 launched
The European Commission has just released the new EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030. Humans and human society are dependent on nature for our physical and mental wellbeing, our economy and our ability to cope with climate change, pandemics and other threats and disasters.
Take stock of the situation and plan a better future in the poplar sector
We are dealing with poplar farmers and FSC certification: the two farmers that have been involved in our management scheme and certified last year are experiencing some troubles meeting the requirements of FSC standard.
Stakeholder meeting kicks Danish reverse auctioning scheme into the launch phase
An inside perspective on the third Danish MAG meeting by Christian Jürgensen
In January 2020, the third MAG meeting was held for the Danish case study on reverse auctions for biodiversity […]
Concept for a new Russian Forest Code discussed and agreed by Scientific Council
On 28th of November, 2019, SINCERE partner CEPF RAS hosted an Extended Session of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Science (RAS) concerning the concept for a new […]
Third MAG meeting in Croatia: progress and challenges
Public Institution Nature Park Medvednica
Lively discussion took place at Institute for Development and International Relations where we held our second MAG meeting.This time we've invited more stakeholders and we had also representatives from the city [...]
What is the forest worth?
Consorzio Comunalie Parmensi (Borgo TV)
Stakeholders met in the Tuscan-Emilian community of Borgo Val di Taro to consider the production of their local mushrooms, from supply-oriented to demand-oriented approach [...]
Swiss stakeholders discuss spiritual ecosystem services at second meeting
Pan Bern AG
Andreas Bernasconi reports on the second stakeholder meeting for the Swiss case study which is working to strengthen the connection between people and the forest [...]
Reversed auctions for enhancing biodiversity in Denmark
Suzanne Elizabeth Vedel
Danish Forest Association (DFA), Denmark
The second MAG meeting took place at the University of Copenhagen and gathered forest owners, policy makers and a broad variety of other stakeholders [...]