On Friday 24 September we are guests at the international conference on potential innovation in the timber supply chain and its sustainable development, taking place at the Villa Di Toppo Florio in Buttrio, and at the TreeArt Festival 2021 (from 23 to 26 September 2021)
International speakers and renowned experts will give talks and discuss potential innovations regarding the use of timber, sustainable short supply chains, and new species of tree to use.
Programme
The event is part of the Buttrio TREEART Festival 2021
8:30 am Registration of attendees
Coordinated by Andrea Maroè – Scientific Director of Giant Trees Foundation and Technical Manager for Monumental Trees for the Friuli Venezia Giulia regional authority
9:00 am Welcome from officials:
Mayor of Buttrio – Eliano Bassi
Rector’s Delegate for International Relations, UNIUD – Prof. Giorgio Alberti
Director of Central Management for Infrastructure and Territory RAFVG – Marco Padrini
President of the Order of Agronomists and Foresters FVG – Monica Cairoli
Delegate for the National Association of Public Gardens – Emiliano Facchinetti
9:30 am – Alessandro Cerofolini – Director of DIFOR IV Ecosystem services and promotion of biodiversity MIPAAF
Italian forestry policies and sustainability
9:50 am Simonetta Bonomi – Superintendent MIC FVG
Observations on timber construction in antiquity
10:10 am Georg Schurian – CEO Co.in.ra srl
From tree to luxury table
10:30 – Amleto Venturi – Venturi Micropropagation Laboratory representing Paulownia Italy
Paulownia: l’albero del Futuro
10:50 am coffee break
11:10 am Giorgio Alberti – Professor in Forestry
Forests and forestry uses today
11:30 am Susana Dominguez Lerena – Chair of Bosques Sin Fronteras, Spain
Responsible forest management. Comparing Mediterranean and tropical forests
11:50 am Gianluca Barnabà – Forestry technician GTF
The forest after… Vaia: new work opportunities for young people
12:10 pm Pier Augusto Berardi GMA and Andrea Berardi Open University UK
Building the Great Green Wall in Africa and the sustainable reconstruction of the Amazon rainforest
12:30 pm Federico Basso – General Manager 3B Sawmill
A new technology for reusing wood to save the forests: “Aurea” wood
12:50 pm “Dima’s Tree” premiere of the film on searching for Ukraine’s tallest tree, produced by Mollusk
Link to stream the conference: (available from 8:30 am, Friday 24)
For more information, please visit the website of the organisers, the Giant Trees Foundation
By pre-registration only: email info@gianttrees.org