Yesterday (10th December 2018) we received the visit of Eco.ser srl team, a Company active in in the reuse of agroindustrial muds; we use this occasion to...
Archive for year: 2018
Interest from Chile in LIFE The Green Link
Today we had the pleasure of showing Mr. Juan Gutierrez of Aliwen Chile around our El Bruc plantation. In Chile they have serious issues with...
Celebrating National Tree Day in Italy
Celebrating National Tree Day in Italy On 21 and 22 November 2018, Catanzaro hosted the celebrations for the “ National Tree Day” organized by the...
Successful replication project celebrated in Matamorisca
Successful replication project celebrated in Matamorisca Initially started as a replication activity, the Matamorisca planting was supported by Leaseplan, and future projects will be fully...
What is the project about? video
During the visit to the demonstration area of Jijona, Alicante, the participating partner VOLTERRA explains what the project is about and invites us to learn...
Celebration of the 6th Steering Committee Meeting in Valencia in the field
Today in Jijona (Alicante), a true “frontier” of #climatechange checking our demonstration site reforested with Cocoons @LIFEprogramme #thegreenlink pic.twitter.com/ofO3aABhJQ — Volterra Ecosystems (@Volterra_ecosys) November 8,...
Invitation to the 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society & XIV AEET Meeting next Feb 2019
1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society & XIV AEET Meeting “Ecology: an integrative science in the Anthropocene” 4th-7th February 2019, Barcelona Spain Coinciding with...
Today in Valencia celebrating the 6th Steering Committee Meeting
New partner meeting in Valencia of Life project #thegreenlink to discuss progress, new version of Cocoons and high interest of replication partners. pic.twitter.com/fXQrx0CNQ6 — Volterra...
Green Link Conference in Rome
On October 23rd, the LIFE Green Link team held a conference in Italy titled “Facing desertification in the Mediterranean with the Cocoon”. It took place...
Invitation to the opening ceremony – replication activities
Invitation to the opening ceremony Monday, November 19th – 2018 – Reforestation Plan “LeasePlan forest In the company of press, the local community and representatives...
Monitoring and control of green covers in Almería
Monitoring and control of green covers in Almería The team of the University of Almería, CAESCG & VOLTERRA follow the green covers. Root measurements and...
Tree planting together with Leaseplan and Land Life Company
Proud to present our Life project #thegreenlink to CEO’s of important multinationals interested to mitigate their companies’ emissions. Even prouder to have our kids join...
Replantación de olivos y experimento con biochar en El Bruc
Replantación de olivos y experimento con biochar en El Bruc 22/10/2018, por Volterra Hoy, el equipo de Volterra con el apoyo de Javier Fernández de...
Replanting of olives and biochar experiment in El Bruc
Replanting of olives and biochar experiment in El Bruc 22/10/2018, by Volterra Today the team of Volterra with the support of Javier Fernández of Carbón...
Networking and Dissemination in Ciudad Real
Networking and dissemination in Ciudad Real Successful participation in the Joint International Conference of SECF + AEER working groups IV Reunión del Grupo de Trabajo...
Mr. Franco Fazio´s interview in a RAI Uno program
In the following video there is the report made by the RAI Uno program “Linea Verde”, aired Saturday 29th September 2018, about the Cocoon method...
Conference “Facing desertification in the Mediterranean with the Cocoon”
Tuesday, October 23th, at the Botanical Garden of Rome the LIFE Project The Green Link (LIFE15 CCA / ES / 000125) organizes its conference “Facing...
Replication Green Link in Catalonia
The Emys Foundation plants several trees using the Cocoon system in Girona (Spain). .
Scheduling of the replication activities-Meeting with Stakeholders
During September, CERTH team organized meetings with stakeholders in order to arrange the details about the replication activities of cocoon plantations. More specific CERTH visited...
SAVE THE DATE!
Tuesday 23th of October, at the Botanical Garden of Rome, our partners Van Leijen Srl and Biopoplar Srl organise the Conference “facing desertification in the...
The Cocoon system in the television program “Linea Verde”
Mr. Franco Fazio, technician of the company Biopoplar srl, who manages the Italian experimental area of the The Green Link project, was interviewed by the...
First replication in Italy
Biopoplar srl, Italian manager of LIFE – The Green Links, have signed a cooperation agreement aimed to the creation of the first replication in Italy in...
Presentation of the Cocoon to the thermal and liquids department of the Carlos III Polytechnic University in Leganes (Madrid)
Janire Sonneveld has drawn the attention of her mechanical engineering professors towards the Cocoon. Janire is hoping to do a technical improvement to the Cocoon,...
Technical meeting between Volterra and LLC in Amsterdam
Today technical meeting with our LLC colleagues in hot A’dam to discuss replication and other project activities for @LIFEprogramme #thegreenlink pic.twitter.com/iWyTh6Oj2K — Volterra Ecosystems (@Volterra_ecosys)...
Monitoring in Padilla de Abajo
Last July 18th, members of Volterra and Iris visited Padilla de Abajo, where a plantation was carried out with the Fundación Oxígeno as a replication...
Article on The Green Link in the Italian magazine Sherwood
Magazine Sherwood – Foreste ed Alberi Oggi (Sherwood – Forests and Trees Today), main Italian magazine for the forestry sector, has published in its last...
Checking the health of our trees and Cocoons in replication project
Today checking the health of our trees and Cocoons in Life #thegreenlink replication project. Thanks to the recent rain everything is looking splendid! @landlifecompany Una...
Visit to Jijona plantation of Wageningen University students (master’s degree International Land and Water Management).
It was a very constructive visit in which the Green Link Life project was presented to the students, who were very interested about the results....
Visit of the people in charge of the Emys Foundation
On June 22nd, CREAF members met with forest owners and members of the Emys Foundation. They visited the planted areas, the green covers have grown after...
Volterra presents the Cocoon in the Municipality of Aguilar de Campoo
Egbert Sonneveld from Volterra visited the Municipality of Aguilar de Campoo on June 21st to present the Cocoon and the tree plantations that are done...
Plantation with Cocoon by neighboring volunteers of Matamorisca (Palencia)
The neighbors of Matamorisca, municipality of Aguilar de Campoo, animated by the President of the neighborhood council, Santiago Guerrero Martínez, have planted on June 16...
Networking with the association Sempre Verde Pro Natura Latina
The Green Link will be presented to volunteers and institutional stakeholders collaborating with the association Sempre Verde Pro Natura Latina during the 1° #Reforest Workshop Day. The...
Visit of Allasia Plant Magna Grecia to Life Green Link replication site in Palencia Spain
Francesco Fazio and his son Giuseppe visited the site of Matamorisca in Palencia to see a state-of-the-art plantation with Cocoons and traditional side by side....
LandLifeCompany applies tags to identify trees for monitoring
Gautham Ramachandra and Ton Janmaat, respectively ecologist and data analysis specialist from LLC visited on June 4th the planting site in Aguilar in Spain to...
Information workshop on LIFE project results related to the agricultural sector in Athens/ Titania Hotel
On Friday 1st June 2018, Mr. Kourkoumpas participated in the information workshop organized by Ministry of Environment and Energy and Green Fund in the framework...
Visit of students of Mixed Training and Employment Programs to Matamorriscas
Students of Mixed Programs of Formation and Employment “La Bárcena III: Parks and Gardens” and “Tablares: forest exploitation V” visited the replication area located in...
Replication in Matamorisca.
During the months of May and April, the Volterra team has frequently traveled to Matamorisca, in northern Palencia, to supervise the reforestation work that has...
The forestry departments of the Junta of Castilla y Leon in Valladolid and in Palencia visit the plantation in Matamorisca (Palencia)
On May 23th the heads of the forestry departments visited the site. From Valladolid JJavier Ezquerra, Juan Manuel Calvo and from Palencia María Dolores Ruiz...
Meeting for the study of an innovative method in the reforestation of areas with desertification risk
On the Sunday edition of the Calabrian local newspaper Il Reventino was published the below article about the meeting of Life The Green Link commitee....
Meeting in Soveria Mannelli (Italy)
Today the team of The Green Link project is meeting in Soveria Mannelli (Italy) at the Allasia Plant Magna Grecia nursery to share the experiences...
New Visit of UAB students to the restored area in El Bruc
Lat May 11, we visited the Bruc area again with students of the double degree of Environmental Sciences and Geology of the Autonomous University of...
Technical seminar into the framework of the project LIFE Green Link
On Wednesday 7th March 2018, the 1st technical seminar for the LIFE Green Link project organized by Centre of Research and Technology Hellas/ Chemical Process...
Visit to El Ejedillo Nursery
On May 7, the Volterra team returned to Segovia to check the status of the plant that will provide El Ejedillo nurseries for the repopulation...
The Green Link was present at the LIFE Infoday on the 4th of May in Brussels
The Green Link was present at the LIFE Infoday on the 4th of May where its leaflets raised a high interest amongst participants.
Interest for Cocoon in International Quarry conference
Today Vicenç Carabassa of Creaf presented The Green Link with a poster at the international conference Quarry Alive in Évora, Portugal. Many participants showed interest...
Start with ambitious replication in Matamorisca (Palencia)
Landlifecompany and Volterra have started to plant trees as a carbon compensation project for the car leasing company Leaseplan. On 20 hectares about 15.000 trees...
Visit of UAB students to the restored area in El Bruc
Last Friday we visited the restored area in El Bruc with students of the double degree of Environmental Sciences and Geology of the Autonomous University...
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) visits The Green Link
Today a group of 5 representatives of United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) visited the Almeria planting site as part of their yearly field visits...
Cover crops sown in Calabria
Today, the cover crops were prepared by Biopoplar’s team (yesterday the water-glue blend was already mixed) in the field. And after field preparation, the seeds...
Visit to the experimental field in Calabria: soil erosion due to excessive rainfall
Tuesday 17th of April Valerio Crescenzo, Biopoplar’s technical manager, visited the experimental field in San Marco Argentano (Calabria, Italy) to verify its condition and assist...
Replication trial taking shape with private sector support
Recently we were in Matamorrisca to develop a new replication project. Thanks to the cooperation with Landlife Company we obtained interest from a Dutch company...
Plant monitoring for replication
On April 2, the Volterra team visited the facilities of Viveros Integrales El Egidillo, to monitor the plant that will be used in the replication...
Baseline Study in Matamorisca
On March 27th, Harrie Lovenstein, technical manager of project LIFE The Green Link, together with Gautham Ramachanda and James Liu, specialists respectively in ecosystems and...
Popular reforestation in Padilla de Abajo
On Saturday, March 17, the Volterra team participated with dozens of volunteers and members of the municipality of Padilla de Abajo, UBUVerde and Fundación Oxygen...
Stakeout of the land in Padilla de Abajo
On Thursday, March 15, the Volterra team met with members of the municipality of Padilla de Abajo, UBUVerde, and Fundación Oxigeno in Padilla de Abajo...
Volterra attends a Conference on Tourism, Development and Sustainable Cooperation in Burgos
On March 12, the Volterra team attended the days of Tourism, Development and Sustainable Cooperation organized by the “Fundación Oxigeno” and the University of Burgos....
Possible Replication in Fresno de Rodilla
On March 9, the Volterra team traveled to the town of Fresno de Rodilla (Burgos), near Atapuerca, to assess on the ground the possible replication...
Replication in Matamorisca
On February 25, Volterra team visited Matamorisca, near Aguilar de Campoo (Palencia), to study the possibility of replicating Green Link in the area. Soil samples...
Presentation of Green Link in Riocerezo (Burgos)
On February 25th, Volterra team participated in an environmental education event organized by Fundación Oxígeno in Burgos. During the event, a plantation of native species...
Delivery of 100 cocoons to the president of the Heredad de Aguas de Arucas y Firgas
The LIFE The Green Link project, through the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and GESPLAN, has supplied 100 cocoons to the president of the Heredad de...
Replication with Fundación Santa María La Real in Aguilar de Campoo
On February 16th, Volterra’s team visited Aguilar de Campoo to meet with the staff of Fundación Santa María La Real and introduce them to the...
Visit of Land Life Company and Volterra to Campanarios de Azaba of Fundacion Naturaleza y Hombre
Following the visit of Egbert Sonneveld from Volterra to a tree planting plot of FNyH in Campanarios de Azaba (Salamanca), R&D Director Harry Lövenstein of...
Poster presented at TerraEnvision International Conference
The team of CREAF recently presented a poster at the congress TerraEnvision (https://terraenvision2018.eu/), that was held in Barcelona. The project and the results of the...
Replication with Fundación Oxígeno in Padilla de Abajo
Last February 9th, Volterra team visited Padilla de Abajo to assist the municipality staff in preparing the terrain to be replanted with the help of...
Plantation with Cocoons in Campo Maior (Portugal)
Today we dedicated to planting trees in Campo Maior Portugal, figs in this case, with Cocoon as part of the replication activities of the proyect...
Participation in the international conference Agrotica 2018 in Thessaloniki
On 2nd February, Mr Kourkoumpas participated in a conference organized by CERTH and CRES. Within his presentation about the restoration of abandoned land areas, he...
Meeting with Fiplan XXI
On January 31, Egbert Sonneveld from Volterra met with David Sevillano and Oscar Arregui from Fiplan XXI, a company dedicated to agricultural and silvopastoral activities....
Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre plants in Campanarios de Azaba (Salamanca) with Coocons
On January 30th Egbert Sonneveld from Volterra travelled to the famous property of FNyH supported by Life ‘Club de Fincas’ to plant with the renewed...
New monitoring visit to El Bruc by Volterra & CREAF
Today, Volterra founders Sven Kallen and Egbert Sonneveld and CREAF’s project manager Vicenç Carabassa visited the trial fields in El Bruc, Catalonia. It was a...
Delivery of 100 Cocoons to the rural tourism company TAMADABA S.L.
The Green Link project, through the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and GESPLAN, had delivered 100 cocoons to the rural tourism company, TAMADABA S.L., which manages...
Visit at the offices of PHC
Pieter van Soest, subcontracted by Volterra, and Egbert Sonneveld visited the offices of PHC on monday 22 of january. They have spoken about the application...
Visit to ITACyL
On January 15th, Volterra members met with José Antonio Rubio from the ITACyL’s Woody Crops and Vegetables Unit, at their facilities in Valladolid to continue...
Meeting with Vidar Soluciones Ambientales
On January 12th, Volterra members met with Gonzalo Vidal from Vidar Soluciones Ambientales, in Logroño to present him the project LIFE The Green Link. Gonzalo...