Model Forest is a voluntary association of people living together in the same territory and participating to the implementation of the sustainability of the territory itself. It can be seen as a link between the global objectives and the local actions to support social, cultural and economic development of a sustainably managed landscape in which forests are an important feature. In 2012, the first Model Forest in Italy was recognized by the International Model Forest Network as a result of a 4-year-long process: Montagne Fiorentine Model Forest (FMMF), located in Tuscany, close to the city of Florence. Up to now the association has 86 members, joining the activities and participating to the establishing of priorities and elaborating concrete tools to achieve the FMMF's objectives. As an example, some projects focused on increasing the use of local wood for building construction. To the aim, the strength grading of the main species growing in the FMMF territory was developed to make more efficient and convenient the production of structural products. A specific machine was implemented, that it was cheap, so suitable to the small sizes of the interested manufacturers; and, mainly, that it was portable and therefore sharable from sawmills involved in the project. At the same time, other projects dealt with marketing the products of the local forest-wood-chain. The matching of supply and demand of products was facilitated both virtually (through a website) and physically (a real showroom); places where producers could exhibit their products and consumers could look for according to their needs. Moreover, it was defined and adopted a label to identify timber and derived products coming from the FMMF. Beyond the provenance, the label guarantees the legality (compliance of national and international laws), the environment and the forest worker safety. Specifically, new standards of forestry work have been developed through a process shared with the local companies.
The approach of Model Forest in the territory of Montagne Fiorentine, Italy
Berti S;Brunetti M;Nocetti M;
2015
Abstract
Model Forest is a voluntary association of people living together in the same territory and participating to the implementation of the sustainability of the territory itself. It can be seen as a link between the global objectives and the local actions to support social, cultural and economic development of a sustainably managed landscape in which forests are an important feature. In 2012, the first Model Forest in Italy was recognized by the International Model Forest Network as a result of a 4-year-long process: Montagne Fiorentine Model Forest (FMMF), located in Tuscany, close to the city of Florence. Up to now the association has 86 members, joining the activities and participating to the establishing of priorities and elaborating concrete tools to achieve the FMMF's objectives. As an example, some projects focused on increasing the use of local wood for building construction. To the aim, the strength grading of the main species growing in the FMMF territory was developed to make more efficient and convenient the production of structural products. A specific machine was implemented, that it was cheap, so suitable to the small sizes of the interested manufacturers; and, mainly, that it was portable and therefore sharable from sawmills involved in the project. At the same time, other projects dealt with marketing the products of the local forest-wood-chain. The matching of supply and demand of products was facilitated both virtually (through a website) and physically (a real showroom); places where producers could exhibit their products and consumers could look for according to their needs. Moreover, it was defined and adopted a label to identify timber and derived products coming from the FMMF. Beyond the provenance, the label guarantees the legality (compliance of national and international laws), the environment and the forest worker safety. Specifically, new standards of forestry work have been developed through a process shared with the local companies.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
