Riparia is a non-profit cooperative and social enterprise of environmental scientists, restoration practitioners and sustainability strategists, united by a shared mission: transforming ecosystem restoration from a cost into a strategic investment that generates measurable environmental, social, and economic returns.
Founded in 2025 through the support of Italy's National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), we combine rigorous scientific methodologies with deep territorial engagement to create Nature-Based Solutions that work — ecologically, socially, and economically.
Through our Hub & Spokes model, we connect scientific research and authorities objectives with territorial expertise and experience, focusing on Italy and Europe.
Our Team
Pablo Denti
Scientific Coordination, Ecosystem restoration & Ecosystem Services
Lucia Giunti
Ecosystem restoration & Citizen science
Virginia Vona
Geomorphology, Ecosystems & Spatial Analysis
Independent scientific advisors
Every ecosystem restoration project we develop is shaped in collaboration with independent scientific advisors who bring diverse and complementary expertise.
Their role is to contribute additional perspective and insights, strengthening project design, implementation, monitoring and adaptive management across scientific, technical and social dimensions.
Together, our current independent scientific advisors bring expertise and experience across three areas.
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Understanding how rivers, wetlands and other freshwater ecosystems function, respond to pressures and recover through restoration.
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Designing nature-based interventions that use vegetation, soils and natural materials to stabilise land, manage water and restore ecological functions.
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Assessing environmental impacts across the life cycle of activities and measuring the benefits that ecosystems provide to people and the economy.
Active Collaborations
Contact us
Interested in working together? Feel free to contact us via email (see above) or fill out some info in this form. We can’t wait to hear from you!