14:30 – 14:45
Welcome Remarks
LUCIA BARACCHINI, President of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park
14:45 – 15:00
ROBERTO DIOLAITI, Head of the Forests and Mountain Area Development Department, Emilia-Romagna Region
Presentation on the status and revival of regional forest nursery production
15:00 – 15:15
ANDREA PIOTTI, Researcher at the Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, CNR
The importance of genetic research in tackling climate change
15:15 – 15:30
ALBERTO MALTONI, Associate Professor, DAGRI – University of Florence
The importance of silvicultural quality in forest nursery production
15:30 – 16:00
Presentations by Representatives of FSC® and PEFC
Sustainable and Responsible Forest Management Certification
16:00 – 16:30
CHIARA ZANASI and ENRICO FORTIN, Chartered Foresters, Tuscan-Emilian Apennine Group
Certification of Sustainable and Responsible Forest Management and Ecosystem Services as a tool to fight climate change. Forest nurseries in schools: the experience of the National Park
16:30 – 17:30
GIUSEPPE VIGNALI, Director of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park
PRESENTATION OF THE 2026 CERTIFICATES to the members of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine Group for Sustainable and Responsible Forest Management and Ecosystem Services
Moderator
FEDERICA FRATTINI, Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park
