1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Napoli
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
BIO.FOR.POLIS. Tutela Ed Incremento Della Biodiversità E Dei Servizi Eco-Sistemici E Sociali Delle Foreste Nell’area Metropolitana Napoli-Caserta
Short description of the intervention
BIO.FOR.POLIS is a project for the cities of Caserta and Napoli, aiming at improving the biodiversity of the two forests under study. Their projects deal with the construction of streams within the Castelvolturno forest to connect the different parts of it. The two forest areas localized within an urban environment aim to improve the conditions of the ecosystems in a condition of human pressure. This is explicitly considered as a climate mitigation strategy. (Ref.1.)
Address

Via Bachelet, 16
80046 San Giorgio a Cremano
Italy

Location
The NBS is a city-wide initiative, the GIS point marks the centre of the city
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Protected Area
Natural Heritage Area/Untouched nature
Public Greenspace Area
Website of the intervention
http://www.esperienzeconilsud.it/bioforpolis/2016/08/21/bio-for-polis-un-po-piu…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2016
End date of the intervention
ongoing
Present stage of the intervention
Ongoing
Goals of the intervention
The goal is to protect and promote biodiversity within the two forests (In Napoli and Caserta), being the two green areas located in urban areas the challenge is to improve the conditions of the two ecosystems, despite the negative pressure of the urban environment. This is expected to produce environmental benefits and to mitigate the impact of human activity (Ref.1.)
Quantitative targets
Unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
Unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
Climate change mitigation
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Habitat and biodiversity conservation
Green space creation and/or management
Environmental quality
Air quality improvement
Please specify other climate change mitigation goal
Reduce impact of human activity (1)
Climate change mitigation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Sequester and store carbon
Climate change mitigation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Implement sustainable forest management measures to increase carbon sinks/ improve carbon storage
Raise public awareness of behaviours, lifestyle and cultural changes with mitigation potential
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Ecosystem-focused
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Protect and enhance urban habitats
Preserve and strengthen existing habitats and ecosystems
Protect species
Undertake specific measures to protect species
Means for conservation governance
Raise public awareness
Create and use scientific knowledge for conservation
Implementation activities
- Construction of green streams to connect different sectors of the forests
- Artificial nests for birds
- Improve the condition of the different parts of the forest
- Guided tours into the forests (Ref.1.)
Type of NBS project
Ecological restoration of ecosystems
Protection of natural ecosystems
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Parks and urban forests
Large urban parks or forests
Vegetation Type
Other
Amenities offered by the NBS
Educational or biodiversity trails
Viewing and outlook points
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Cultural services
Recreation
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Scale
Spatial scale
Meso-scale: Regional, metropolitan and urban level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Researchers/University
Citizens or community groups
Young people and children
Governance
Governance arrangements
Led by non-government actors
Non-government actors
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / Civil society / Churches
Private sector/Corporate/Business
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Fondazione con il Sud: is a non-profit private company where operate both representatives of the public sector and bank associates, they promote and fund the initiative
BIO.FOR.POLIS: is a program financed by the former organisation (1)
Key actors - initiating organization
Non-government organisation/civil society
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Regional government
Non-government organisation/civil society
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Unknown
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Yes
Please specify the "Regional Directive/Strategy"
EU directive 92/43 Habitat, which sets the rules and norms in order to protect animal species in forests, especially birds (Ref. Interview1)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the national regulations/strategy/plan
The EU directive 92/43 was implemented in Italy through the "legge sulla caccia" (law on hunting) n.157/92 (Ref. Interview1.)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Unknown
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Mandatory (based on policy)
Intervention is mandatory
Environmental regulation
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The "legge sulla caccia" (law on hunting) n.157/92 (Ref. Interview1.)
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Biodiversity strategy or plan
Please specify other vegetation type
Vegetation was not included in this project, in the sense that wasn't planted (1)
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
A partnership between the NGOs promoting the project and the banks which provide financial contribution is at the basis of the project (Ref.4.)
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Co-finance for NBS
Yes
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
€100,000 - €500,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
285.000 € (1)
Source(s) of funding
Funds provided by non-governmental organization (NGO)
Type of fund(s) used
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Risk reduction model
Urban offsetting model (biodiversity or water)
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Private for-profit actor (e.g. firm, insurer)
Private non-for-profit actor (e.g. NGO, foundation)
Type of innovation
Social
Governance innovation
Please specify social innovation
The project is a social innovation because it entails active participation of population, in particular the weak social classes. Associations representing those people have helped to regenerate the area with their active intervention, by building hoses for birds to preserve the condition of the animals (Ref. Interview 1.)
Novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Climate change
Enhanced carbon sequestration
Environmental quality
Improved air quality
Green space and habitat
Reduced biodiversity loss
Increased number of species present
Description of environmental benefits
The project is still ongoing and has published 2 studies on biodiversity but not final reports that can express the impacts of the NBS. Even so, the intervention is expected to produce positive effects in terms of mitigating the effects of urban air pollution and carbon sequestration in a polluted area. At the same time, the park is home of several species of animals and plants which will benefit from the initiative by reducing biodiversity loss (1). In addition, the project enhances the participation of disadvantaged parts of the population (Ref. Interview 1.)
The project produced 2 studies about the biodiversity of the area. 268,14 hectares were studied and many plants and species were observed with conclusions such as the re-emergence of species that left Italy 42 years ago. (5)
Economic impacts
Unknown
Please specify other socio-cultural impact
In addition, the project enhances the participation of disadvantaged parts of population (Ref. Interview 1.)
Description of economic benefits
Unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Education
Increased support for education and scientific research
Other
Description of social and cultural benefits
The project produced 2 studies about the biodiversity of the area. 268,14 hectares were studied and many plants and species were observed with conclusions such as the re-emergence of species that left Italy 42 years ago. One study was published in 2019 and another in 2020, though available online is only the study from 2019. (5)
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown as of September 2020.
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Unknown
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
The funding company provides documents of evaluation, which are filled to provide an evaluation of the project (2 completed by now) (Ref. Interview 1.)
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No evidence in public records
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
Ref.1. BIO.FOR.POLIS – Tutela Ed Incremento Della Biodiversità E Dei Servizi Ec…
Ref.2. Fondazione con il sud
Ref.3. BIO.FOR.POLIS scheda progetto
Documents relevant to the intervention
Attachment Size
Ref.4. Project information (1.22 MB) 1.22 MB
List of references
Ref.1. Esperienze con il Sud (2016). BIO.FOR.POLIS – Tutela Ed Incremento Della Biodiversità E Dei Servizi Eco-Sistemici E Sociali Delle Foreste Nell’area Metropolitana Napoli-Caserta. Available at http://www.esperienzeconilsud.it/bioforpolis/2016/08/21/bio-for-polis-un-po-piu-in-dettaglio/ (Accessed 30-9-2020)
Ref.2. Fondazione con il sud (2016). Fondazione con il sud. Available at http://www.fondazioneconilsud.it/presentazione/ (Accessed 30-9-2020) (Website not available in 2020)
Ref.3. EsperienzeconilSud (2016) BIO.FOR.POLIS scheda progetto. Available at http://www.esperienzeconilsud.it/bioforpolis/scheda-del-progetto/ (Accessed 30-9-2020)
Ref.4. BIO.FOR.POLIS. (2016) Pineta di Castelvolturno (Caserta) e Tirone Alto Vesuvio (Napoli). Napoli: PP. 1-6 (Attached)
Ref.5 BIO.FOR.POLIS (2019), La fauna della Riserva Naturale di Castel Volturno, Available at http://www.asoim.org/bioforpolis/mobile/index.html#p=1, (Accessed 30-9-2020)

Interview
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Comments and notes
Comments
Sections no.5&6/Question: as for the previous interventions, the main problem concerns the absence of evaluation and monitoring tools and the missing reference to any NBS plan or strategy at the city level
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Photo from the intervention
https://www.esperienzeconilsud.it/bioforpolis/2019/12/01/monitoraggio-ornitico-passo-autunnale-sostenuto-e-pieno-di-sorprese/
Photo 2
https://www.esperienzeconilsud.it/bioforpolis/2019/12/01/monitoraggio-ornitico-passo-autunnale-sostenuto-e-pieno-di-sorprese/
Photo 3
https://www.esperienzeconilsud.it/bioforpolis/2019/12/01/monitoraggio-ornitico-passo-autunnale-sostenuto-e-pieno-di-sorprese/