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Caring for tomorrow’s forests: public nurseries, sustainability, and ecosystem services

9 October, 2026
14:30 - 17:30

Sala Quercia – PAD.8

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM – Welcome Remarks Lucia Baracchini, President of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park*

2:45 PM – 3:05 PM Roberto Diolaiti, Head of the Forestry and Mountain Area Development Department of the Emilia-Romagna Region Presentation on the state of regional forest nurseries and their revitalization

3:05 PM – 3:25 PM Alberto Maltoni* and/or Andrea Piotti* The importance of genetic research in tackling climate change

3:25 PM – 3:45 PM Forest nurseries in schools: the National Park’s experience

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Willy Reggioni, Head of the Conservation Service of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park* The certification of Sustainable and Responsible Forest Management and Ecosystem Services as a tool to combat climate change (Note: Corrected the obvious typo in the Italian text “trastare il cambi come strumento” for the translation)

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Giuseppe Vignali, Director of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park* Awarding of the Sustainable and Responsible Forest Management and Ecosystem Services certificates to the members of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine Group