#New As the GEF-8 cycle advances, the GEF-8 Corporate Scorecard (December 2025 edition) provides an updated, portfolio-wide view of progress across the Global Environment Facility’s priorities, tracking performance against GEF-8 targets, how resources are being utilized, and the implementation of key policies across projects approved to date. Overall, the Scorecard highlights strong results, effective resource mobilization, and broad country engagement. It reports that GEF-8 is surpassing most environmental targets, with record progress in protected areas, ecosystem restoration, climate mitigation, and chemicals and
We are pleased to announce that SETIN has signed a contract with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and has officially started a nine-month assignment to support the preparation of a GEF-funded project in the Central Highlands Landscape of Sri Lanka (CHLSL), a UNESCO World Heritage area: “Inclusive management of the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka for conservation of globally significant biodiversity and ecological integrity”. The project aims to strengthen community and ecosystem resilience through Nature-Based Solutions (NbS), underpinned by
On December 17, the Final Conference of the LIFE SEA.NET project took place in the distinguished setting of Palazzo Falletti in Rome, marking the conclusion of a four-year initiative dedicated to strengthening the governance and management of Italy’s marine Natura 2000 sites. Co funded by the EU LIFE Programme and coordinated by Legambiente, the project brought together a broad partnership involving the Italian Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security, ISPRA, the Marine Protected Areas of the Egadi Islands, Punta Campanella
The kick-off meeting, held on 18th November 2025, marked the start of a new assignment for SETIN, focused on the development of the Sustainable Land Management (SLM) National Action Plan (NAP) and four State Action Plans (SAPs) for Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), supported by GIS-based mapping in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The assignment will be delivered in close collaboration with the Project Management Unit, UNDP, and the National and State counterparts, ensuring strong ownership and alignment with the
Between 20 November and 4 December 2025, Dario Cesarini, Gianluca Serra and Jordan Emmanuel Bulo, on behalf of SETIN Srl, carried out the first field mission under the project “Revision and Update of Papua New Guinea’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2025–2030, in alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), and the development of the 7th National Report (7NR)”. This first mission marked a key milestone in the project, as it formally initiated a fully participatory process for
RTP África recently broadcast an episode of a documentary mini-series dedicated to the BIOTUR – Biodiversity and Tourism Project in Cape Verde, an initiative that has played a key role in integrating biodiversity conservation into tourism planning and development. The series, composed of several thematic episodes, revisits the work carried out under the project and highlights its contribution to a more sustainable and differentiated tourism model in the country. The episode includes an intervention by Giacomo Cozzolino, SETIN associate consultant, within
On 1st December 2025, the kick-off meeting of the BIOFIN project “Conduct Feasibility Assessment for the Ecotourism Development Strategy of Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary and Royal Manas National Park” was held, formally initiating the Inception Phase of the project. The project is coordinated by UNDP Bhutan, in collaboration with His Majesty’s Secretariat and Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC). THR is acting as Team Leader, with SETIN participating as a project partner. The overall objective of the project is to develop Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary and
A dedicated Inception Report debriefing workshop was recently held as part of the Terminal Evaluation of the SEA BEYOND 2023–2025 programme, a global ocean literacy initiative implemented by IOC/UNESCO in partnership with the Prada Group and currently being evaluated by SETIN through an independent external assessment. The session served to ensure full alignment across the evaluation governance structure, validate methodological decisions and address the main operational challenges before moving into the intensive data collection phase. The meeting brought together the core
SETIN is contributing to the External Final Evaluation of the Ianda Guiné! Programme in Guinea-Bissau under a subcontract with DT Global, within a consortium led by PROMAN and headed by Giacomo Cozzolino (Lead Senior Evaluator). Between 20 October and 07 November, the evaluation team carried out an intensive field mission in Guinea-Bissau to build a solid body of evidence on the performance of the Ianda Guiné! Programme — funded by the European Union to enhance socio-economic resilience across the country through
The initiative in Central Italy stems from the need to re-protect and reorganize parking spaces, to ensure an adequate level of parking supply in line with demand. SETIN, with Alessandro Piazzi as Team Leader and Riccardo Leone as Landscape Expert, was responsible for drafting and submitting the Landscape Report as part of the authorization process. The project foresees the construction of approximately 440 new parking spaces for operators, including civil, plant and data facilities, the internal road system, pedestrian walkways and directional










