Innovative Eco-centric Consulting

Expert consultants providing strategic advice for regenerative development and eco-friendly practices.

Veriterra, based in Cyprus, started as a passion project in 2016 by Mr. Roberto Sciffo.

Today, we are all about finding solutions that offer personalised consulting services with a focus on regenerative sustainability, by integrating a team of various experts who also share the same basic principles and approach.

We invite you to explore our proficiency in environmental strategy, sustainability assessments, resource efficiency, and eco-innovation.

As a side note, Roberto loves nature and open water, is an avid sailor who has skippered yachts and delivered yachts mostly in the Mediterranean Sea, east coast US, and trans Pacific. He also enjoys freediving.

Currently, he is also a PhD student in Design for Sustainability at Ubiquity University.

About Roberto

Roberto has a varied background. His studies in mechanical engineering (BSc.) concluded with his major project which was an investigation into developing a high technology industry in Cyprus; a thesis that was welcomed by the government of Cyprus. He further applied his degree into the fields of scientific instrumentation and high precision optics for scientific/military use.

However, his interest in wellbeing (interpersonal, intrapersonal, and planetary) led him toward an integrative learning path in alternative health; establishing a Chiropractic health centre in north London (UK), working in the field of team dynamics (in Switzerland and the US), and finally into biological medicine (based on the theory of ionisation) that included the manufacturing of an array of natural heavy metal detox products, in Switzerland.

Most recently, for over a decade, he has focused work and research into understanding on how we can coexist with the planet. These include business in the eco-friendly space, providing trainings, consultation, while still continuing of his education in the field.

Roberto is an alumni of the Capra Course (Dr. Fritjof Capra – Systems View of Life), and a Blue Economy Expert (University of Pécs), holds a PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate), Ecosystem Restoration Design & Gaia Education Design for Sustainability (GEDS) from Gaia Education, and numerous online courses, to build a systems understanding of the challenges, and solutions.

A summary of some of his educational background is listed below:

BSc. Mechanical Engineering – Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA, USA)

Master’s Level courses from Blekinge Institute of Technology (Sweden) – distance learning:

Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD) – in development for over 30 years, and tested with companies such as IKEA, Volvo, with Municipalities, and even the island of Aland, the FSSD is an effective tool to use in determining a system’s sustainability; both planetary and social aspects.

Sustainable Energy Systems – A Transition Roadmap to a Fossil Free and Sustainable Energy System for Cyprus – Using the FSSD, this was an investigation in the present state of the energy Sources, supply, demand and users on the island of Cyprus. From this foundation, a case is built that is then strategized as to how Cyprus can journey toward a fossil free economy.

Sustainable Transportation Systems – ABCD Analysis of Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) bus system. Using the procedure within the FSSD, the ABCD procedure, is a tool that allows stakeholders to take a journey into how to create a sustainable outcome for their particular case.

Capra Course – (online education) – An interactive intensive 12-week educational course based on ‘The Systems View Of Life’ by Fritjof Capra. Here we are learning about a unified view that integrates life’s biological, cognitive, social and ecological dimensions.

Introduction to Regenerative Economics – (The Capital Institute online education) – Cohort 4 of John Fullerton’s course in a deep dive into economics and the challenges and hearing from various expert about possible solutions, based around his framework for regenerative economics.

Permaculture Design Course – (Skouriotissa, Cyprus) – Agro-ecology training on various focal points including soil, water management, plants and trees, with real life challenge of rebuilding a village and surrounding area for the local church.

Blue Economy Summer School – (Pecs, Hungary) – An intensive training with professors, experts and professionals from around Europe including Prof. Gunter Pauli (founder of the Blue Economy). This included systemic design, integrated thinking, practical examples, site visits, a real case study on Mushroom Farming, and examinations.

Ecosystem Restoration Design Course – (Gaia Education online education / Riverland Bio Farm Cyprus in person) – over 20 weeks of intensive deep dive into ecosystem restoration in various biomes, concluding with a final real case project.

Principles and Practices of Deep Transformation – (Jeremy Lent / Gaia Education (online) – Laying the groundwork for an ecological civilisation. Understanding worldviews, and the deep interconnectedness based on the integration of systems thinking, evolutionary biology, and cognitive neuroscience with insights from Buddhism, Taoism, and Indigenous knowledge.

Leading From The Emerging Future – (Presencing Institute / MITx u.Lab (MA, USA) – Edx online education) – An interactive intensive 8 week educational course that focuses on the human factor in teams to create the most efficient change. Interaction directly with MIT and people from around the world. I created and managed a large Hub – 27 people worldwide.

Transforming Capitalism Lab – (Presencing Institute / MITx u.Lab (MA, USA) – Edx online education) -Creating economies that generate wellbeing for all.

ERRS ETH Zürich CAS#1 – (ETH Zürich / Edx online education): Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems (DRRS) online course developed by ETH Zürich and Daniel Christian Wahl.

COOPSx: Economic Democracy: The Cooperative Alternative (University of Edinburgh / Edx online education) – An interactive course that investigates whether a cooperative, market economy, in which firms are owned and controlled by their workers, can be an alternative to cooperate capitalism.

Planetary Boundaries and Human Opportunities – (SDG Academy (online) / Stockholm Resilience Centre) – Understanding the 9 planetary boundaries that have been identified, that are key to keeping in check, with the risk of triggering a tipping point that would could lean to a new steady state.

Transforming Development: The Science and Practice of Resilience Thinking – (SDG Academy / Edx online education) – Rethinking development through resilience thinking. understanding people, planet and place.

Water: Addressing the Global Crisis – (SDG Academy / Stockholm International Water Institute / Edx online education) – understanding the global water crisis through linkages between water, environment, and societal development, focusing on how to tackle issues such as growing water uncertainty and deteriorating water quality.

Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective – (SDG Academy (online) / Stockholm Resilience Centre) – understanding challenges and opportunities of the agricultural sector in the Mediterranean basin, summarising global-to-local challenges related to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Designing for Environmental Sustainability and Social Impact – (+Acumen online education) – includes systems thinking, behavioural science, circular economy and natural capital.

Introduction to Algae – (USC San Diego / Coursera online education) – introduction to the various types of algae, their origins, where they are found, farming methods and uses.