Implementation Action Plan (2020-2025) for the Italian Bioeconomy Strategy Bit II.

The Implementation Action Plan (IAP) for the Italian Bieconomy Strategy is a national cross sectoral plan of Italy, prepared by the National Bioeconomy Coordination Board (NBCB) of the Presidency of Council of Ministers for the period 2020-2025. Its main objective is to translate emerging BIT II priorities into well identified actions and related monitoring system, in order to ensure an operational roll-out of the Italian Bioeconomy potential across Italy in the referred 5 years. The NBCB is called to facilitate the implementation of the IAP actions and yearly monitor the IAP adoption processes.
To facilitate the implementation of priorities identified in BIT II (adoption of a clear, stable regulatory framework; development of investments at local level; implementation of circular and regenerative approaches aimed at protecting and restoring damaged ecosystems and biodiversity loss; promotion of the integration between sectors both vertically (supply chain) and horizontally (territory), of the active involvement of primary producers and citizens, of the improvement of skills, education, training and entrepreneurship), operational actions under four broad headings have been identified. They are: 1) Promoting the development/adoption of policies, standards, labels and emerging market-based actions and incentives; 2) Launching pilot actions at the local level to support the national circular Bioeconomy in the domains of agrifood, bio-based, forestry, and marine and maritime sectors, in rural, coastal and urban areas; 3) Enhancing the knowledge, protection and restoration of national biodiversity and ecosystems, and ecosystem services on their resilience/adaptation to climate changes; 4) Promoting awareness, skill upgrading, education, attitude, training, and entrepreneurships across the Bioeconomy.
Moreover, the IAP proposes a number of ready and concrete national projects, called flagship investments emerged through the consultation of the core stakeholders of the National Technology Clusters on agrifood, bio-based industry and blue growth: Flagship 1 – creation of new regional value chains interconnecting rural or marginal lands with multi-inputs and multi-products biorefineries; Flagship 2 – urban biowaste and wastewater/sludges integrated valorisation with the production of compost, biochar, biomethane, chemical substances and materials for the benefit of the territory; Flagship 3 – reconversion of former oil refineries and industrial sites in crisis through the Bioeconomy; Flagship 4 – restoration of the marine ecosystem and improvement of sustainability of the fishery value chain in the Adriatic-Ionian macro region; Flagship 5 – circularity in the Italian meat and wine agri-food chains.