Incentives for forest ecosystem services in Europe: connecting science, practice and policy
SINCERE Final Conference: an international forum to explore what moves and motivates supply and demand for forest ecosystem services in Europe.
28 – 29 September 2021, Online | Registrations
How can we pay for ecosystem services in practice? A good practices workshop
The Catalan Innovation Action case study on forests and water featured as a good practice example of “Innovative financial and marketing mechanisms for payment for ecosystem services”.
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 practice, research, NGOs as well as from regional and national government were present. In total 17 participants attended the [...]
Making the business of forest ecosystem services work
Thursday 25 March 2020, 10:30 – 17:00 CET
A virtual learning lab on business and financing for forest ecosystem services brought together SINCERE practice partners, researchers and external stakeholders in a lively online workshop.
Business and Marketing strategy support for SINCERE’s Innovation Actions
An innovative and sustainable business modelling tool featured in a series of online clinics supporting SINCERE’s Innovation Action case study partners to review and refine their business model. The Sustainable Start CANVAS Methodology tool offers a holistic approach to business and marketing strategies, integrating social, human and ecological [...]
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.