1. Welcome to: 2nd year MEDfOR Master course In Padova Galileo Galilei 1592-1610

2. Social and Environmental responsibility in Mediterranean forestry

3. How do we understand these problems? “... forestry is not about trees... it is about people...... it is about trees only insofar as trees can serve the needs of people” Jack Westoby 1967 “forest policy has to balance, in one way or the other, the relation of society with the forest resource…” Adriaan van Maaren 1984 “the sustainable forest is controversial for good reason: any one definition represents particular values at others’ expense” Jeff Romm 1993 Jeff Romm 1993 Forest degradation, corruption, trade of illegal wood Descriptive or analytical exercises (research)

4. Forest degradation, corruption, trade of illegal wood What to do? Private sector (voluntary initiatives) Corporate social responsibility Public sector Conventions, Agreements, Incentives, Command and control instruments Partnership Normative policy

5. Courses of 2 nd year in Padova Courses of 2 nd year in Padova 1. Valuation and assessment of Mediterranean forest environmental goods and service 2.Social responsability by public and private organizations 3.Applied statistics in forest research 4.Societal marketing: forest certification and other tools 4.Societal marketing: forest certification and other tools 5.Forest policy and governance: managing conflicts

6. Societal marketing (8) (Laura Secco) Social Responsibilit y(6) (Davide Pettenella) Valuation and assessment (6) (Paola Gatto) Applied statistics (8) (Mattia Cai) Forest policies & conflicts management (4) (Gerard Buttoud)

7. 1. Valuation and assessment of Mediterranean forest environmental goods and services Evaluation in a Total Economic Value framework Decision-making in a Total Economic Value framework Shaping policies to promote sustainable mediterranean forest management

8. 2. Social responsability by public and private organizations 2. Social responsability by public and private organizations  concepts and theory related to ethics in forestry  role and responsibilities in institutional setting of environmental and forest institutions at international and European level  main problems and instruments related to unsustainable uses of forests resources  Principles, Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management and the governmental and non- governmental processes for their development

9. 3. Applied statistics in forest research 3. Applied statistics in forest research class in applied statistical methods for data analysis.class in applied statistical methods for data analysis. based on examples and focused on applicationsbased on examples and focused on applications stress in posed on understanding the basic ideas, concepts and limitations of the methods and emphasis is placed on interpreting and reporting the resultsstress in posed on understanding the basic ideas, concepts and limitations of the methods and emphasis is placed on interpreting and reporting the results

10. 4. Societal marketing: forest certification and other tools 4. Societal marketing: forest certification and other tools key issues, concepts instruments and methodologies of societal marketingkey issues, concepts instruments and methodologies of societal marketing most important environmental and social responsibility’s instrumentsmost important environmental and social responsibility’s instruments Based on case-studies, linked to global forest policy principles and initiatives to promote environmental and social values protection

11. 5. Forest policy and governance: managing conflicts key-links between forest policy and conflicts management optionskey-links between forest policy and conflicts management options basic concepts and theoretical approaches on theory of changes, forest policy reforms, negotiation and conflict managementbasic concepts and theoretical approaches on theory of changes, forest policy reforms, negotiation and conflict management Evaluation of power relationships and recognition of the latent dimension of a conflictEvaluation of power relationships and recognition of the latent dimension of a conflict ability to move from the conflict resolution to the conflict transformation approach and to manage policy creation and implementation in conflictive setting.ability to move from the conflict resolution to the conflict transformation approach and to manage policy creation and implementation in conflictive setting.

12. Some of our principles for effective teaching and learning  Establish clear goals and learning outcomes  Generate interest & provide explanation  Active engagement of students (lecturers learning from students)  Help you learn to learn  Concern & respect for students & your learning  Provide appropriate assessment & feedback

13. Thesis preparation and defense 30 ECTS 1 supervisor (among the teaching staff) + 1 or even more co-supervisors Thesis defense: from July to October When to start: October (thinking), February-March (field work)

14. Some ideas for Thesis /1 TEV evaluation of forest resources PES (water, Carbon, biodiversity protection, …) Effects of illegal practices on forest resources, local community, companies, public authorities, consumers Impacts of policies to stop IL and corruption. Different government policies and international institutional frameworks that may hinder or promote the international transfer of regulations, innovations and good practices

15. Some ideas for Thesis / 2 NWFPs economics (value chain, marketing, income generation and distribution, …) from different viewpoints: How do local conditions and opportunities affect NTFP use and management? Do particular kinds of cases have particular kinds of livelihood outcomes? How do NTFP production systems evolve under commercial conditions? (supply chain analysis, domestication, vertical and horizontal integration, market power concentration, …)

16. Some ideas for Thesis/3 Your ideas and suggestions are welcome !!!!

17. Synergies and contacts for thesis FAO (Rome – Italy) EFI FLEGT and REDD Units at EFIMED (Bcl) USSE - USSE - USSE.Unión de silvicultores del Sur de Europa Biodiversity International (former IPGRI - Rome) Forest Stewardship Council Int. (Bonn) and FSC- Italy (Padova) UN-ECE Timber Committee (Geneva) WWF Mediterranean Program (Rome) Forest consultant companies (Indufor, Etifor, …) and NGOs

18. Teaching material Moodle platform Web site of the teachers How to find us? www.agraria.unipd.it www.agraria.unipd.it davide.pettenella@unipd.it laura.secco@unipd.it paola.gatto@unipd.it

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23. Final wish to you all coming to Padova “REDIBO PLENIOR” “I shall come back richer, more mature” motto by G.V. Pinelli, second half of XVI Century