Last Friday Vincenç Carabasa Closa, representative of CREAF, presented the results of the LIFE The Green Link project in a conference held at the Department...
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Scientific paper with the results of the project published
A scientific paper entitled “Water-saving techniques for restoring desertified lands: Some lessons from the field” was published gathering the results of the experience obtained in...
The Green Link in Cataluyna Ràdio
Last Saturday Vicenç Carabassa, de CREAF, spoke in a Catalunya Ràdio program on drought and desertification, explaning what is Life Green Link project about, among...
Evolution of the Cocoons in the Quarry Dos Maries de Mont-ral of Alcover
Yesterday CREAF members were with LIFE TECMINE partners visiting the area restored with Cocoon in the quarry Dos Maries de Mont-ral (Alcover, province of Tarragona)....
Networking with Life Regenerate
On the 8th and 9th of April 2021, cork oak planting was carried out in two replication farms of the Life Regenerate project, located in...
Clever cocoons transform dylands
Catalonia (Barcelona) No irrigation? No problem. These clever tree-planting cocoons can bring soil back to life and restore dry, dusty land back to its former,...
9th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, convening virtually June 21-24, 2021.
CREAF will represent the project consorition at the 9th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, convening virtually June 21-24, 2021. CREAF will be presenting “RESTORING DEGRADED...
After LIFE and networking event with NewLife4Drylands
As part of the after life activities, CREAF has participated in a technical seminar organized by the recently inaugurated LIFE NewLife4Drylands project
New plantings with Cocoons despite COVID delays
LIFE @The Green Link offered cocoons to sustain the Dune Keepers project of Parco Nazionale del Circeo. Last week they were planted to help restore...
Networking with LIFE GoProFor
The good practices of The Green Link project have been published on the LIFE GoProFor database. LIFE GoProFOr project aims at “distilling” the good practices...
Networking between LIFE MycoRestore and The Green Link
As part of networking activities, our LIFE project offered 20 Cocoons to LIFE MycoRestore to help their project restoring a Dehesa in Salamanca (La Alamedilla)...
After LIFE activity in Montmeló (Barcelona)
After Life Activity in Montmeló SOCIAL FOREST carried out a plantation with 25 Cocoons at the Montmeló Circuit (Barcelona) as part of its activities to...
Technical Seminar (online) about the Cocoon Ecotechnology
On the 12th of June, project partners organised a technical seminar dedicated to “The Cocoon: an innovative methodology for ecological restoration and rainfed agriculture“. The...
More than 60 participants in online LIFE The Green Link seminar
We’re currently online in the Ecosystem restoration and Cocoon session. Vicenç Carabassa del CREAF is explaining the details of the LIFE project The Green Link....
Replication in Gran Canaria with culture and ecology association IMIDAUEN
Last Saturday, March the 9th, a planting day took place in Aula en la Naturaleza de Las Tirajanas. Only native species were planted in collaboration...
El Bruc Video – About our project
Learn about our LIFE The Green Link project “restore desertified areas with an innovative tree growing method across the Mediterranean border to increase resilience” from...
Final Conference Video
We are glad to present “Cocoon” ecotechnology, as well as the main results of our LIFE project and the other experiences in the use of...
Cocoon’s use increases by 100% reforestation success
New video in Youtube, interview by Canarias7! (SPA) Cabildo tests the efficacy of a biodegradable bucket that provides water to the plant in Artenara. The...
Layman’s report – Italian version
The report indicates which have been the project’s objectives, the actions taken, the results and conclusions The Italian version of the Layman’s report is now...
Layman’s report – Greek version
The report indicates which have been the project’s objectives, the actions taken, the results and conclusions The Greek version of the Layman’s report is now...
Layman’s report – Spanish version
The report indicates which have been the project’s objectives, the actions taken, the results and conclusions The Spanish version of the Layman’s report is now...
Monitoring visit to El Bruc
Today, March 13th 2020, we visited our demo site El Bruc, Catalunya, as a part of monitoring action. Below some picture that show how the...
New tv reports about Cocoons
LIFE The Green Link was presented during two Spanish TV programs last week thanks to our colleagues of CIDE in Valencia. The potential of the...
Invitation to a tech seminar about Ecologic Restoration in Riudarenes (Catalunya)
Next Friday, April 17th, 2020, a tech seminar about Ecologic Restoration will take place in Riudarenes (Catalunya). The COCOON will be presented as an effective...
Green Link participates in the III Symposium on Plant-soil interactions – PlanSoil (AEET) work group
On the19th and 20th of March the Plant-Soil interactions group (AEET) symposium will take place in Barcelona. It’s aim is to be a meeting where...
Awareness event to interest groups in La Aldea
Last 4th of March, during a workshop day of the course 2019/2020 Environmental and Sustainability Commission, a presentation about the objectives and results of LIFE...
Layman’s report The Green Link – English version’s launch
The report indicates which have been the project’s objectives, the actions taken, the results and conclusions During the final conference we had the chance to...
Project Officer and Neemo monitor visit
Institut d’Estudis Catalans, Barcelona 18/02/2020 After the final conference, we follow today with a monitoring meeting with all the partners to continue evaluating the results...
Networking with LIFE Desert-Adapt
Special guest at our final conference in Barcelona, Rafael da Silveira Bueno from LIFE Desert-Adapt, presented the project about the adaptation approaches to land management...
Networking with LIFE Mix For Change
Special guest at our final conference in Barcelona, Míriam Píques from LIFE Mix For Change, presented their project about sustainable forest managment in Catalunya. https://twitter.com/mixforchange/status/1229398089859059713
Successful final conference celebration in Barcelona
The conference promoted the debate on demonstrating the feasibility of land restoration through the Cocoon technology. 85 people attended the event, including project partners, interested...
Welcome to the final confercence of LIFE The Green Link project!
Institut d’Estudis Catalans, Barcelona Yesterday February the 17th, 2020 we celebratet the final conference of our project LIFE The Green Link. Thank you for joining...
Last replication activities completed in Greece
CERTH/CREPI completed the replication activities on February 2020. One of the two replication sites was the reclaimed area after lignite mine closure in the Municipality...
Final conference LIFE The Green Link in Barcelona
LIFE THE GREEN LINK FINAL CONFERENCE “FACING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT By: Creaf On the 17th February 2020...
The Green Link prοject at the Conference for Sustainable Agriculture “Skills Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture – SAGRI”, Thessaloniki
In the framework of AGROTICA 2020 international fair for agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies in Thessaloniki, Mrs. Zioga from CERTH presented the Green Link project...
Cocoon Test at the Fortuna Mine – Networking with LIFE Tecmine
By: CREAF The installation of the Cocoon system in the Fortuna mine (Ademuz) within the framework of the LIFE TECMINE project arises after establishing contact...
Networking between The Green Link and Goprofor
By: CREAF The new LIFE Goprofor project designs manuals with good practices for the promotion of biodiversity. The idea is to include Cocoon and other...
25ha of new agroforestry with Montado Freixo do Meio
25ha of new agroforestry in Portugal, thanks to the Montado Freio do Meio cooperative! Visualizza questo post su Instagram What a great day! BIG...
Wrapping up The Green Link Monitoring Results and Conclusions
Wrapping up #TheGreenLink monitoring results and conclusions of our 25.000 trees reforestation project in 4 Mediterranean countries. Join us in February for our final conference...
Great planting day in Portugal!
Visualizza questo post su Instagram Great planting day in Portugal. Thanks team @freixodomeio for your interest in Cocoons #TheGreenLink Un post condiviso da...
Organizing next Replication Activity in Portugal
Volterra travels to Freixo do Meio study the land and organize the replication activities that are going to be carried out on the farm. Two...
Another visit to the Government of Aragon to promote future replication
by: Volterra Today, Sven Kallen de Volterra, had the opportunity to speak with the newly elected advisor Joaquin Olona (Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment...
Networking presentation at LIFE Forest CO2 conference
by: Land Life Company On December 18, Willemijn Stoffels participated as a speaker at the conference “The Struggle Against Climate Change from the Forest Sector”,...
Successful participation in Climate and Energy fair
The Energy Island Council of Cabildo de Gran Canaria celebrated last December 17th the Climate and Energy fair in the municipal stadium of Maspalomas, as...
Next planting days on April 17 and September 18, 2020
Climate change decreases the availability of water in Catalonia and affects the agricultural sector, which progressively finds it more difficult to make viable rainfed plantations....
LIFE project The Green Link organized the successful #COP25 official planting event
On December 8, within the framework of the United Nations conference on climate change 2019 #COP25, the event’s official planting was carried out in #LazRozas-Madrid...
¡New record: 5 Life networking events in 5 days!
New record: 5 Life networking events #biochar in 5 days in Spain & Portugal. #Biochar #Cocoon New record: 5 Life networking events #biochar in 5...
Monitoring Meeting in Valencia
LIFE Project The Green Link team met in #Valencia to present the monitoring results to the @LIFEprogramme project adviser. #thegreenlink team met in #Valencia to...
VIII Experimental Sciences Investigation Symposium
VIII Experimental Sciences Investigation Symposium During the 14-15 of November, the VIII Experimental Sciences Investigation Symposium was celebrated in Almería. Itaims to be a forum...
Replication with Almendra de Gran Canaria association
Last November the 20th, 2019, 20 Cocoons were delivered to Almendra de Gran Canaria association, provided by Cabildo de Gran Canaria Environmental Counselor, Dª Inés...
Field monitoring in Padilla de Abajo plantation
During Autumn 2019, the Padilla de Abajo council team and Fundación Oxígeno organized the monitoring visit to the replication site. The information collected registered, in...
Birding Natura conducts trial with Cocoon
On 8th of November, Jaume Balsells, representative of Birding Natura, visited VOLTERRA’s office in order to know more about the Cocoon and its benefits. Birding...
Riverside forests threatened and essential to avoid the effects of downpours – video
A video of TV3alacarta on the riverside forests, threatened and essential to avoid the effects of downpours. Partner Volterra Ecosystems of LIFE The Green Link...
LIFE Green Link in a video of TV3alacarta in «Els matins»
The video of TV3alacarta on the riverside forests, threatened and essential to avoid the effects of downpours. Partner Volterra Ecosystems of LIFE The Green Link...
Upcoming event: The Cocoon system – application in dry agricultural plantations
CREAF – Center for Ecological Research and Forest Applications – is preparing another day of presentation of the Cocoon. In this case the day will...
Volterra Ecosystems monitoring reforestation trials with Cocoons
Today Volterra Ecosystems monitored its reforestation trials with Cocoons and scouted for new land to replicate. Ver esta publicación en Instagram Today monitoring...
Presentation of The Green Link project to the Technical Committee of Gremi d’Àrids de Catalunya
Today a meeting of the Technical Committee of the Gremi d’Àrids of Catalonia was held at Creaf. El Gremi is an association that brings together...
II Young Agro science Researcher Congress
On October 17th, 2019 the II Young Agro science Researcher Congress was celebrate in the University of Almería. The Green Link project participated in the...
Another great appointment to plant trees in Sicily
On October 14th the second appointment with Eng. Pirrera was held to plant trees on the route of the ancient Trasversale Sicula. This time, specimens...
Coccon – Alternative to reforest
“Cocoon”, an innovative method of growing trees. This biodegradable cardboard casing is used to reforest dryland fields or damaged lands, for example, by the effects...
Dwarf palms planted during the opening event of the Antica Trasversale Sicula
On 3rd of October 2019, during the opening event of the Antica Trasversale Sicula at the Marsala Museum (Director Anna Maria Parrinello) 10 specimens of...
Networking with Horizon 2020 project BIOFIT
Today, CERTH team visited the tested plots of LIFE The Green Link project in Ptolemais with the partners of the Horizon 2020 project BIOFIT. During...
Visit of Master students to the Almería demonstration area
On September 24, Master students from the Universities of Göttingen and Kassel (Germany) visited the Almería demonstration area in Chirivel.
Forest fire burns down our trees in Arucas, Gran Canaria
Source: www.eldirario.es A cable linked to a huge canary pine caused the beginning of the forest fire that burned down 10.000 ha last month, in...
LIFE Project The Green Link – “Steam Restoration and Bioengineering”
Mr. Gianluca Pirrera presented the LIFE The Green Link project in the course “Steam Restoration and Bioengineering”. He spoke about Coocon´s use in the replications...
The project is paying off recovering the forests of Gran Canaria
After much effort in planting work (October-December 2018), and hard maintenance work (irrigation in the months of July and August 2019); Today we have been...
LIFE the Green Link “Ready, steady, Green! ”
The most recent edition of the magazine “Ready, steady, green!” published a list of the projects that were co-financed by the European Union through the...
LIFE The Green Link in conference TERRAenVISION 2019
Vicenc Carabassa of CREAF presenting the LIFE project The Green Link at TERRAenVISION 2019 conference on sustainable development goals in Barcelona. Strong interest from the...
The CCMA describes the Coocon
The Catalan Audiovisual Media Corporation, published on August 25 an article describing the composition of the Coocon and its usefulness in the reforestation of the...
Reforestation of El Bruc – Barcelona
It is a real pleasure to participate in the reforestation of beautiful areas like El Bruc (Barcelona), where we have planted around 4,000 trees since...
Project technician’s test repellent product to avoid feral goats
This week and due to the damage that goats still cause in reforestation in the Tifaracás area within the LIFE The Green Link project, project...
Cocoon technique for reforestation
In the interview for TV3 channel, Vicenç Carabassa, coordinator for LIFE The Green Link project, and Ander Achotegui, responsible for agricultural and forest management at EMYS...
Valérie Deweirder explains what she learned in the LIFE project The Green Link.
We continue adding professionals who know the characteristics of the LIFE The Green Link Project in Gran Canaria. In this case, we publish this interview...
One step forward thanks to Consejero Olona
Gracias al Consejero Olona por atendernos y su interés en saber más sobre el Cocoon y nuestra ambición de ampliar proyectos de reforestación en Aragón...
Successful demonstration day in Can Moragues farm
Last Friday, 5th of July, we organized a successful demonstration day in Can Moragues farm, Riudarenes. The ecotechnology of the Cocoon and its role in...
The cocoon, a tool designed to improve the efficiency of reforestation
? El mètode vol ajudar a les plantes a sobreviure proporcionant aigua constant en terres de secà o en zones deteriorades, com ara per un...
Thanks to the Cocoon 15 new trees in Valdepeñas.
On June 25 in Valdepeñas – Ciudad Real, 15 Cornicabra trees (Pistacia terebinthus) were planted with Cocoon technology from LIFE The Green Link and the...
Soil, water, plants and the Cocoons
On Thursday 26/06/2019, 26 students from Wageningen University (master’s degree International Land and Water Management) visited Jijona’s plantation with their teachers Teun Vogel and Luuk...
Technical day in Can Moragues
Div 5 de juliol ?, amb @CREAF_ecologia farem una jornada tècnica a Can Moragues per presentar el projecte demostratiu sobre la metodologia Cocoon ? experiències...
Dr Francisco González Artiles, Cocoon technology – “New and very simple”
Dr Francisco González Artiles, Technical Officer of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, explains how the reforestation process is carried out in desertified environments with Cocoon...
Volterra participated in the III Iberian Congress on River Restoration
Recently Nacho Martin of Volterra Ecosystems participated in the III Iberian Congress on River Restoration. This forum brought together experts from the restauration and management...
The “Cocoon” system: the service of ecological restoration and agriculture.
CREAF and the Emys Foundation in collaboration with the LIFE The Green Link project invite the technical conference that will take place on July 5...
Cocoon tree growing counters desertification in the Mediterranean
As the Mediterranean is experiencing greater water ? stress & more frequent changes in rainfall and drought, #LIFEproject #TheGreenLink ??is using a cocoon system for...
Penultimate visit to the Tifaracás area
Last week we had the last visit to the LIFE The Green Link project in the Tifaracás area. On this occasion we were accompanied by...
Replication of LIFE-The Green Link in Turin
On June 4, 2019, the replication field of Life-The Green Link, done in Turin as part of the Urban Forestry project, promoted by the City...
#thegreenlink Life Project mentioned on DK TV
(Danish) #thegreenlink Life Project mentioned on DK TV (00:27) in a discussion on how much, if any, restrictions the #EU should place on member country...
CIDE participated in the celebration of the Fascination of Plants Day
A new dissemination activity within The Green Link project was carried out last Saturday, May 18. This day, The Desertification Research Centre (CIDE) participated in...
Replication activities in the Lignite Centre of Western Macedonia
A number of 350 trees with cocoon have already been established in the Lignite Centre of Western Macedonia. The species are the following: Cupressus sempervirens...
Networking between #thegreenlink and #LifeRegenerate
Ver esta publicación en Instagram Yes we are a bit crazy planting trees at the end of May. But with Cocoons we give...
The journalist Ask Rostrup, take two Danes on a trip to the borders of Spain #Cocoon
The world is heating and experts have calculated that the maximum temperature the planet can rise to is one and a half degrees if you...
How to engage young people in climate change mitigation?
Students of Highschool “Cardarelli” in Tarquinia have planted trees with the Cocoon in order to reforest a dry area owned by the highschool. On the...
LIFE The Green Link ‘s southest replication initiative in Italy
LIFE The Green Link ‘s southest replication initiative in Italy took place in these days in Lampedusa in the framework of a huge comparative trial...
Such a proud moment today to revisit our planting of last year
Ver esta publicación en Instagram Such a proud moment today to revisit our planting of last year and see excellent survival rates and...
Monitoring and technical control in Gran Canaria
Monitoring and technical control in Gran Canaria The technician of LIFE The Green Link project traveled last week to Tifaracás in Gran Canaria for the...
EU LIFE Regional Information & Networking Day on the LIFE program
The past Tuesday 07/05/2019 was the event the EU LIFE Regional Information & Networking Day on the LIFE program and the new 2019 call. The...
Celebrating replication activities in Amsterdam
Ver esta publicación en Instagram Today in Amsterdam to celebrate excellent development of replication activities #thegreenlink and discuss even more ambitious reforestation projects for the...
¡We continue with the visits to the demonstration area in Gran Canaria!
¡We continue with the visits to the demonstration area in Gran Canaria! (07/05/2019)
Volterra, Land Life Company and CREAF monitor the last plantation with biochar
This week the partners Volterra Ecosystems, Land Life Company and CREAF undertook monitoring activities around the last plantation with the Cornicabra olives and biochar in...
Celebrating the Earth Day in Gran Canaria
In the week where we celebrate the Earth Day – May 22nd – we show you an anecdote: we took advantage of the development...
Promoting innovative adaptation strategies by networking with other LIFE projects
Volterra actively participated in a networking seminar between LIFE projects in Madrid, organized by the Fundación Biodiversidad On April 25th, a meeting of LIFE Climate...
Actions against climate change involve the Cocoon
The temperature has risen up to 2 degrees in some areas of Spain. The effects of climate change are already felt in the countryside: smaller...
Visit of the students of the Biology Degree of the Autonomous University of Madrid
Visit of the students of the Biology Degree of the Autonomous University of Madrid on April 23, 2019
Workshop within the framework of the project LIFE16 CCM/GR/000044 BIOMASS C+: Possibilities and prospects of biomass utilization in Amynteo
An overall presentation of the Green Link project was made in the workshop organized by Centre for Research and Technological Hellas/ Institute of Chemical Processes...
New replication site almost ready in Palencia
Over the past weeks a new replication project in Fontecha (municipality of Guardo, province of Palencia), was finished. About 50,000 trees were planted as a...
Biopoplar srl, partner for Italy of LIFE The Green Link
Today 18th April Biopoplar srl, partner for Italy of LIFE The Green Link, participated to the communication meeting of Urban Forestry project, hosted in the...
Facing the Mediterranean desertification with the Cocoon
A new dissemination activity within The Green Link project was carried out Wednesday 10/04/2019. In this case, I visited the Institute of Secondary Education “El...
Replication activities in a school of Agia Paraskeui, Greece
Apple, peach and cherry trees have already established with the Cocoon Technology in the framework of replication activities in Greece. CERTH/CPERI team visited a school...
Radio SER Canarias interviews Paco González
Radio SER Canarias interviews Paco González, who talks about the technical benefits of using the cocoon for reforestation in arid soils. interview in spanish
First public visit to the demonstration area in Gran Canarias
During the departure a video of the day was made.This is the first outing with interested people who have freely registered to learn about the...
Measures for soil stability and conservation #Cocoon
On Friday 05/04/2019, Eugenia Gimeno was invited to give a key lecture in the 4th edition of the Seasonal University of Valencia. This is a...
7º Steering committee meeting in Almería
Kickoff of new project partners meeting @LIFEprogramme #thegreenlink in Almería, kindly inaugurated by Vice Rector D. Diego Luís Valera of @ualmeria pic.twitter.com/RSqraUp2VO — Volterra Ecosystems...
Monitoring and control in Almería
Excelent visit in our almond demo site in Almería for #thegreenlink, supporting the project @AlVelAl_4R #agriculturaregenerativa. Thank you also to Santi and his team for...
Replication of another 100.000 trees in Spain!
Super proud of our planting team coordinating another 100.000? this Spring in northern Spain in cooperation with dear partner landlifecompany in lifeprogramme #thegreenlink replication… https://t.co/IYxyGK3rHy...
External replicators in Gran Canaria
External replicators in Gran Canaria La Fundación Foresta is a private, no-profit entity with the aim to Recover, Mantain and Conserve the Canary islands’ Forest....
Replication activities in Italy – Apulia
Update: another replication site established in Italy within The Green Link Project: Apulia on March 25th 2019 agricultural company Guaceto completed the planting of 50...
Next steps for replication activities in Greece with PPC
Next steps for replication activities in Greece with PPC Preparation activities for the next establishment of cocoon in the Public Power Corporation PPC facilities. 300 trees...
First replication activities completed in Greece
First replication activities completed in Greece In the framework of replication activities, CERTH/CREPI has already started the cocoon establishment during February 2019. The replication actions...
60 new cork trees in Cecina!
Last week, on a plot of about one hectare in the municipality of Cecina, specimens of Quercus suber were planted with the use of 60...
#FridaysForFuture, The Green Link is present!
On March 15th, in occasion of the global climate day, the IIS “V. Cardarelli ”of Tarquinia, through the Eng. Federico Boccalaro invited us to participate...
Networking with the WWF project for improving forests in the Regional South-East Park
Networking with the WWF project for improving forests in the Regional South-East Park We joined with 10 Cocoons the WWF project with the aim of...
Local awareness events are being taken in Italy – Caldarelli Highschool
Local awareness events are being taken in Italy At the highschool “Cardarelli” of Tarquinia a series of events dedicated to LIFE The Green Link have...
Special interest group visit in TIFARACÁS
Special interest group visit in TIFARACÁS ON the 13th of March 2019, the directory team of ICIA (Canary Institute for Agrarian Researches) visited the execution...
Field visit of CERTH team in Ptolemais
Monitoring visit of CERTH team in Ptolemais On Wednesday 6th March 2019, CERTH team visited the pilot area in order to evaluate and monitor tree...
Replication activities with the Regional Government of Castilla y León
6/3/2019, by Volterra On March 6, Nacho Martín from Volterra visited an experimental plantation in Nava de la Asunción (Segovia), to train technicians from the...
Replication in Italy with Urban Forestry
Replication in Italy with Urban Forestry On 6th March 2019 Biopoplar srl was present to the planting of the first of 50 seedlings with Cocoon...
Launch of the first activities of replication in Italy
Launch of the first activities of replication in Italy As part of the replication actions envisaged by the project, contacts have been made with those...
Visit of students to CIDE-CSIC facilities
Visit of students to CIDE-CSIC facilities Continuing with the dissemination activities of The Green Link project, past Tuesday 19/02/2019 CIDE-CSIC received the visit of a...
Interview in a national radio show «Ημερολόγιο» of 102-fm radio of ΕΡΤ3
On February 14th, 2019, Mr. Dimitrios Kourkoumpas from CERTH gave a radio interview about the LIFE The Green Link project. He presented the objectives, the...
Students visit the project
Past Tuesday 12th of February, CIDE-CSIC received the visit of a group of students of the Institute of Secondary Education “Laurona” (from Lliria, Valencia), and...
Meeting in Amsterdam to discuss replication activities
Saying goodbye again to Amsterdam. Thanks to all colleagues of @LandLifeCompany for intense brainstorm on future replication and commercial rollout of Cocoon plantings @LIFEprogramme #thegreenlink...
Replication programming in Almería
Replication programming in Almería Last Tuesday 29th of January, while visiting the Chirivel plantations in Almería, the CAESCG team had the chance to start organizing...
Another replication activity in Burgos, Spain
The Castrillo de Murcia bike race group will organize an replication activity and plant one tree per each subscription they had on their race last...
New video published about the replication results so far
In the video, we show what evironmental impacts the project LIFE The GreeLink are trying to tackle and what are its results until now. The...
Monitoring and controlling the green covers in Andalusia
Monitoring and controlling the green covers in Andalusia A year has already passed since we planted in Almería nd everything seems to have adapted to...
Replication activities with Cocoons in Canary Islands
Great visit to Gran Canaria, meeting colleagues of Cabildo and new friends involved in replication activities with Cocoons like the Mogan Bonito iniciative. Gracias por...
Visit of Eco.ser
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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