Presentation by ERSAF at the event "Urban forests between challenges and opportunities" held on the 15.02.2023 at the Politecnico di Milano and online.

1. WHAT IS ?

2. ERSAF – Regional Agency for Services to
Agriculture and Forestry is an entity of the Lombardy
Region It works in partnership with universities,
research institutes and public authorities at European,
national and local level, with farmers and
environmental associations, SMEs and the private
sector.

3. Partner and leader in many European projects

4. ERSAF is an Organization of excellence
for Italian forestry

5. … ERSAF is involved in many urban forestry works
especially in the Metropolitan area of Milan which is
one of the most urbanized areas in Italy.

6. Since its birth ERSAF has been foresting
more than 220 hectares and planted more
than 450.000 trees.

7. In Urban Forestry field, ERSAF is involved, with its
own staff and people, in planning and management …

8. … tree-planting …

9. … maintenance …

10. … creation of parks and parks services…

11. … and takes care of many other forestry works …

12. … such as wetlands …

13. …and educational activities.

14. Plants are produced by ERSAF in its
nursery located in Curno (Bergamo), where native
forest plants are grown only by certified seeds.

15. The birth of a forest: The
administrative procedure

16. Stakeholders
Promoters
Municipalities, Provinces, Region
Park Authorities
Associations
Local administrators
Region
Parks
Superintendence
Institutions
Makers
Citizens

17. Art.63 c.3 LR 31/2008
"ERSAF....performs technical and administrative activities in favour of the sectors....agroforestry...“
Art. 6 commi 1 e 2 Statuto (Art. 6 paragraphs 1 and 2 Statute)
"ERSAF by means of appropriate agreements may establish forms of collaboration... with local and
functional autonomies and with other public and private entities operating in the field of research,
experimentation and management..."
Art.15 legge 241/90 (Art.15 Law 241/90)
Art.15 Law 241/90"....public administrations may always conclude ... agreements for the
collaborative performance of activities of common interest".
Regulatory requirements for ERSAF (laws)

18. 1.Promoter's proposal
2.Drafting and sharing of the agreement/protocol of understanding
3. Approval: ERSAF Board of Directors resolution or similar act of the promoting entity (usually
resolution)
4. Implementation through intervention programmes and projects approved by the competent
managers
The administrative process

19. General Purposes
e.g.: ...forestation interventions, renaturalisation of areas, implementation of
arboriculture techniques for sustainable management of urban and peri-urban areas;
...experimentation of environmental rehabilitation techniques also with an
educational and demonstrative function; implementation of environmental
monitoring of flora and fauna;
Specific purposes (if any)
e.g.: ...creation of a new wooded area and recovery of a fountain for a total amount
of €..............
The CONVENTION: contents

20. ─ Maximum duration (normally 3/5 years)
─ Who does what and with what timeframe (design levels,
realisation of works, maintenance)
─ How expenses are reimbursed
─ Faculty and modalities of withdrawal (agronomic season)
─ Privacy
─ Traceability
─ Competent court
The CONVENTION: other (contractual) contents