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16 Dicembre 2025

Kick-off Meeting of the Feasibility Assessment for the Ecotourism Development Strategy of Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary and Royal Manas National Park

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

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9 Dicembre 2025

Terminal Evaluation of the Ocean Literacy SEA BEYOND 2023–2025: key takeaways from the Inception Report Debriefing Workshop 

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

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27 Novembre 2025

SETIN delivers the EU Debriefing – End of Mission for the External Final Evaluation of the Ianda Guiné! Programme 

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

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18 Novembre 2025

Submission of the Landscape Report for the new operators’ parking area within an airport zone in Central Italy

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

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11 Novembre 2025

Empowering Communities for Global Impact: Video Presented at the IUCN World Conservation Congress Pre-Launch Event “Scaling Up CSO-Led Environmental Solutions – Launch of the GEF Small Grants Programme CSO Challenge” (12 October 2025)

SETIN has completed the preparation of the GEF CEO Endorsement Request and the Project Document for the GEF Small Grants Programme – CSO Challenge Program (Project Preparation Grant), which will be implemented in the coming months. This marks an important step in advancing locally driven environmental innovation and sustainable development. The initiative was designed to establish a competitive funding mechanism that identifies, rewards, and supports innovative, high-impact environmental solutions led by civil society organizations (CSOs) around the world. With a special

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5 Novembre 2025

Project completion of GCF “Country Programming Support and Sustainable Tourism Planning for Cape Verde” 

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Country Programmes are key strategic instruments that enable nations to define and implement their long-term climate ambitions. In Cape Verde, a small island developing state highly vulnerable to climate change and heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels, strengthening climate resilience has become both an environmental and economic priority.  The Government of Cape Verde has demonstrated strong commitment to a low-carbon and climate-resilient development pathway through its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and national frameworks such as the

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30 Ottobre 2025

Final Evaluation of the Ianda Guiné! Programme

SETIN is proud to be contributing to the External Final Evaluation of the Ianda Guiné! Programme in Guinea-Bissau, under a subcontract with DT Global. The evaluation is led by Giacomo Cozzolino, serving as Lead Senior Evaluator. The Ianda Guiné! Programme is a multi-sectoral development initiative promoted by the European Union (EU) and implemented between 2019 and 2025, with a total investment of approximately 44 million euros. The programme comprises eight distinct Actions, implemented by different partners, all contributing to shared objectives

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23 Ottobre 2025

SETIN Leads the Kick-off Meeting for the Papua New Guinea NBSAP 2025–2030 Revision Project

On October 16th 2025, SETIN Srl led the kick-off meeting of the project “Revision and Update of Papua New Guinea’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2025–2030 in Alignment with the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)”. The meeting marked the formal launch of the collaboration between SETIN, who is responsible for this assignment, the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Papua New Guinea, under the GEF Umbrella Programme to Support the  NBSAP

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15 Luglio 2025

Bijagós Archipelago officially inscribed as UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site

On July 13th, 2025, during the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris, the “Marine and Coastal Ecosystem of the Bijagós Archipelago” was officially inscribed on the World Heritage List. This historic milestone marks Guinea-Bissau’s first site to achieve this prestigious international recognition. The decision acknowledges the Archipelago’s exceptional universal value, its ecological integrity, and the long-standing role of the Bijagó people in the sustainable stewardship of their territory. SETIN is proud to have supported this journey by contributing

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27 Giugno 2025

Adaptation at Bonn UNCCC meeting: progress made, challenges ahead for COP30 and negotations remain open

Adaptation to climate change was one of the key issues during the June 2025 UNFCCC intersessional negotiations in Bonn. The Brazilian COP30 Presidency had identified the meeting as a decisive step for advancing the adaptation agenda. However, despite intense and politically significant discussions, no substantial progress was achieved. The main issue on the table was the Global Goal on Adaptation, the Paris Agreement objective aimed at enhancing global resilience and adaptive capacity. At COP28 in Dubai, Parties adopted the United Arab

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