Ripristino degli ecosistemi forestali degradati e valorizzazione economica delle utilità ecosistemiche: Impatti socio-economici degli interventi di ripristino forestale
Pubblicato 2026-06-08
Parole chiave
- azioni di ripristino,
- benefici ecosistemici,
- strumenti di mercato,
- schemi di Pagamento per i Servizi Ecosistemici (PES)
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Copyright (c) 2026 Enrico Marone, Alessandro Paletto, Severino Romano, Sandro Sacchelli

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Abstract
Il Regolamento UE 2024/1991 pone le basi per gli interventi di ripristino degli ecosistemi naturali da declinare e attuare attraverso i Piani di Ripristino Nazionali. Gli ecosistemi forestali possono trarre un notevole impulso a favore di interventi gestionali che vadano a rafforzare la funzionalità ecologica e i positivi effetti socio-economici dal livello locale a quello nazionale. In tale contesto il contributo si pone l’obiettivo di realizzare una prima disamina di quelle che possono essere le forme di contribuzione diretta, i finanziamenti di enti pubblici, gli investimenti pubblico-privati o le forme di sostegno economico alternativo (come i Pagamenti per i Servizi Ecosistemici Forestali) per la messa in atto degli interventi di ripristino, così come indicato dall’art. 15 della Nature Restoration Regulation.
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