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Biodiversity and ecosystem services for sustainable project development

How to achieve ‘No Net Loss’ and ‘Net Positive biodiversity’ according to international guidelines and IFI standards

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  • Understand, reduce, and manage biodiversity-related risks and ecosystem services dependencies and impacts associated with projects through the early screening of biodiversity and ecosystem services and development of technical guidelines in compliance with best practices and national and international standards (e.g., IFC Performance Standard 6, EBRD Performance Requirement 6). 

  • improve the relationship with stakeholders by supporting the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services into the sustainability reporting and by integrating the nature-related frameworks and requirements into business practices (CSRD, TNDF).

  • development of biodiversity and ecosystem services action plans, in line with the mitigation hierarchy (from avoidance and mitigation during project design to restoration and offsetting after project development) and prioritizing Nature Based Solutions, to achieve goals of No Net Loss and Net Gain and with the ultimate objective of reaching the global goal of Nature Positive by 2030.  

  • development and implementation of technical capacity building and training on biodiversity issues for governments and institutions as well as production of material for the dissemination of knowledge and environmental education on biodiversity and ecosystem services to all educational levels and sectors.   

  • support for compliance, audit, due diligence, and authorization processes of projects in conformity with best practices and national and international standards (e.g., IFC Performance Standard 6, EBRD Performance Requirement 6, Natura 2000) by conducting marine and terrestrial surveys and by developing biodiversity baselines and assessments.
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Sara Sanetti

Why RINA? 

We have developed and expanded a specialized multi-disciplinary biodiversity and ecosystems team composed by professionals with experience in ecology, biology, environmental, and natural sciences who are up to date with the latest policies and national and international requirements as well as the latest scientific developments for marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. We apply internationally recognized tools and methodologies throughout all phases of project development to ensure that the impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services are avoided, minimized, restored and offset. 

We can count on an extensive network of specialists and experienced professionals all over the world that allow us to conduct projects and provide support to clients across the globe, and we have partnered with some of the most relevant financial institutions and  international energy companies. 

 

Our people

Sara Sanetti RINA

Sara Sanetti

Head of Biodiversity and Ecosystems

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Sara has over 20 years of experience in biodiversity monitoring and management, environmental quality and impact assessment in Italy and abroad. She supported for 2 years an international Energy Company as Biodiversity Specialist external consultant.

Francesca Diana RINA

Francesca Diana

Senior Biodiversity & Ecosystems Expert

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Francesca is a natural scientist with 15 years experience in biodiversity monitoring, impact assessment, mitigation plans, due diligence (IFC, EBRD). At RINA since 2013, she advised an international energy firm as Biodiversity Consultant for 6 years.

 

Fulvio Fossa RINA

Fulvio Fossa

Senior Biodiversity & Marine Environmental Consultant

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Fulvio is a PhD-level marine expert, specialized in marine mammals, underwater noise, and acoustic communication. Since 2018 at RINA, he focuses on marine biodiversity impacts, underwater noise, and has led environmental studies and ROV campaigns.

 

Lidia Urbini RINA

Lidia Urbini

Marine Biodiversity and Environmental Expert

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Lidia is a marine environmental expert. She has worked in the research field for 7 years focusing on environmental samplings and laboratory analyses. She joined RINA in March 2022 focusing on impacts on marine biodiversity and field surveys.

Arianna Oggioni RINA

Arianna Oggioni

Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services Expert

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Arianna is a BES expert with a master in Environment and Resource Management - Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity. Her thesis focused on the spatial analysis and quantification of ES provided by ungulates in Europe. She joined RINA in October 2022.

 

Alice Cavalli RINA

Alice Cavalli

Biodiversity, Landscape & GIS Expert

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Alice is a biodiversity specialist and a landscape architect with a PhD in Forest Ecology and experience in geospatial data analysis. She has worked in land use and land cover monitoring research for six years and joined RINA in September 2023.

Enrico Baudizzone RINA

Enrico Baudizzone

Junior Marine Environment Expert

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Enrico is a marine biologist who specializes in marine biodiversity and water/sediment sampling for physio-chemical analyses. He joined RINA in January 2025 and has since focused on technical/commercial offers for nearshore and offshore surveys.

Pietro Scanziani RINA

Pietro Scanziani

Junior Marine Environment Expert

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Pietro is a marine environmental specialist. He joined RINA in December 2023 focusing on nearshore and offshore field surveys and the drafting of Desktop Studies regarding habitat, biocoenoses and species.

Valentina De Santis RINA

Valentina De Santis

Junior Marine Biodiversity & GIS Expert

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Valentina is an environmental biologist with experience on marine mammals monitoring and conservation, and a Master in GIScience and Remotely Piloted Systems for the Integrated Management of Land and Natural Resources. She joined RINA in January 2025.