THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE MANGROVE PROJECT IS TO INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS AT EUROPEAN LEVEL AND THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE PMI IN LOMBARDY PLANET SAS THANKS TO THE CREATION OF THE MANGROVE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM (MTP). MTP IS A SYSTEMIC SOLUTION FOR REGENERATIVE REFORESTATION AND AGROFORESTRY PROJECTS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE. THANKS TO THE PLATFORM IT IS POSSIBLE TO CARRY OUT RESTORATION AND REFORESTATION PROJECTS ON DEGRADED AND ARID SOILS, EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF SOIL FOR PLANTING TREES ON A LARGE SCALE. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ACHIEVING THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN EMISSIONS AND CARBON ABSORPTION, THE SO-CALLED CARBON NEUTRALITY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION. THE PROJECT, IN LINE WITH THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS, HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED A ‘CERTAIN DEGREE OF MATURITY’ AND THANKS TO THIS PROJECT IT IS PLANNED TO