11 Agosto 2026
#Project #Submission #ProjectArchive In April 2025, SETIN prepared the Appropriate Assessment (VINCA) for the conservation and adaptive reuse of the historic Acqua Marcia Reservoir building within Villa Borghese, in the municipality of Rome. The assessment was prepared in accordance with D.P.R. 357/1997, as amended, which implements the EU Habitats Directive in Italy. The work, carried out entirely by Alessandro Piazzi, assessed the project’s compatibility with the conservation objectives of the Natura 2000 network. It considered the characteristics of the proposed works and
4 Agosto 2026
#Project – new assignment Six Pacific Island countries are taking an important step towards strengthening the financing of their biodiversity priorities. SETIN has begun supporting the development of national Biodiversity Finance Plans in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Palau. The assignment is being implemented under UNDP’s Pacific BIOFIN Umbrella Programme and follows the BIOFIN methodology. Its purpose is to support each country in identifying practical ways to mobilize and manage the financial
28 Luglio 2026
#Project #Submission Between March and April 2026, SETIN completed and submitted the documentation required to obtain Landscape Authorisation for the upgrade of two waste collection centres managed by AMA S.p.a., in the Municipality of Rome: Acilia and Cinecittà. For both sites, SETIN prepared the technical, administrative and graphical documentation required under the applicable landscape protection legislation. This included Landscape Reports, an analysis of the existing conditions, an assessment of potential visual and landscape impacts, and drawings presenting the territorial context, the proposed
21 Luglio 2026
#Project#Submission In early June 2026, SETIN submitted Cabo Verde’s complete Seventh National Report, which is currently awaiting comments. Seventh National Reports provide an assessment of national progress in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Collectively, these reports will support the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat in preparing a global assessment of progress, which will inform the global review of the Framework’s implementation. The SETIN team involved in the assignment was composed of Ana Catarina Mota and Alessandro Piazzi. Ana Catarina Mota carried out the
14 Luglio 2026
#Project SETIN has started its participation in the Target Gender Equality programme, promoted by the United Nations Global Compact, reinforcing its commitment to fostering a more inclusive, equitable and responsible organisation. Through this initiative, our colleagues Lorena Picinini and Catarina Mota are taking part in a structured process focused on assessing gender equality within SETIN. The programme provides an opportunity to examine existing roles and organisational practices, strengthen internal understanding and identify concrete areas where further progress can be achieved. As part of
7 Luglio 2026
#ProjectUpdate SETIN carried out the Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF-funded project “Catalysing Ecosystem Restoration for Climate Resilient Natural Capital and Rural Livelihoods in Degraded Forests and Rangelands of Nepal”, implemented from May 2018 to June 2025. Implemented in Nepal’s mid-hill and high-mountain areas, the project aimed to strengthen the capacity of national and local government institutions to respond to climate change through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures in degraded forests and rangelands. Its activities combined ecosystem restoration with sustainable forest, rangeland and pasture