Sara Sanetti
Head of Biodiversity and Ecosystems
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.