October

The sustainable development of SMEs and public administrations: the opportunities of the Next Gen Eu and smart digitalization

Oct 14, 2021 from 05:00 PM to 06:00 PM — Online event,

The appointment is part of the agenda of the Sustainable Development Festival initiatives (28 September - 14 October), the largest Italian civil society event on sustainability issues, promoted by ASVIS - Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development.

UNITUS-ISPRA conference: "The development of tourism companies in the perspective of sustainability. The state of the art, perspectives and new tools of the circular economy"

Oct 14, 2021 from 09:00 AM to 02:00 PM — Civitavecchia, Teatro Polo Università per Civitavecchia -Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, 1,

The circular economy and sustainability assume, today, a fundamental role through the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan). The achievement of the environmental objectives must also concern the tourism sector, together with the issues of environmental sustainability, climate change and the protection of biodiversity as indicated in the G20 Tourism.

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics to Giorgio Parisi

Giorgio Parisi, INFN researcher, professor at Sapienza University of Rome and vice-president of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his research on complex systems. Giorgio Parisi splits the Nobel Prize in Physics in half with Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann. The two researchers were recognized for their research on climate models and global warming. ISPRA President, Stefano Laporta said: "On behalf of the whole Institute, congratulations to the physicist Giorgio Parisi, Nobel Prize in Physics, the confirmation of the absolute value of Italian science and research in the world".

Earth Tecnology Expo

Oct 13, 2021 to Oct 16, 2021 — Firenze, Fortezza da Basso,

With this event, Italy aims to showcase its extraordinary ability to create, innovate and use technologies to improve the quality of life of people, the environment and cities, for surveillance from space of the territory, for knowledge and the control of the subsoil, soil, sea, water, wooded areas and urban environments. The whole range of high-tech products manufactured and used, presentation of surprising researches and inventions destined for widespread application, intelligent solutions in the production and management of energy, in the management of public services and services to citizens, for the quality of living, environmental protection, mitigation of weather-climatic events and the effects of global warming, smart cities, telemedicine, quality of work, circular economy, agricultural production, data management. 13 Ottobre - Servizi operativi ambientali 13 Ottobre - Conferenza per la giornata internazionale per la riduzione del rischio dei disastri 2021: moderne tecnologie per la riduzione dei rischi 14 Ottobre - Copernicus Relay e Sistema Nazionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente 14 Ottobre - Ambiente, energia e territorio: Amministrazioni più forti per politiche più efficaci 14 Ottobre - Tecnologie per il controllo e l'adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici per la prevenzione dei rischi naturali 14 Ottobre - L’osservazione geo-spaziale della Terra. Satelliti, strumenti scientifici e tecnologie made in Italy in orbita per il controllo del territorio e la riduzione dei rischi naturali 14 - 15 Ottobre - Corso di alta formazione "Il monitoraggio dei versanti" 15 Ottobre - Tecnologie per la gestione, salvaguardia e sicurezza dei beni culturali Further information

The science of Rome. Past, present and future of a city

Oct 12, 2021 to Feb 27, 2022 — Rome,

At the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, on Tuesday 12 October the exhibition “La Scienza di Roma. Past, present and future of a city ”, scheduled until February 27, 2022. The aim of the exhibition is to tell the story of scientific ideas and their impact on society and on the great scientists who worked in Rome and on their discoveries.

Communicating health

Oct 15, 2021 from 03:30 PM to 06:30 PM — Bari,

The third "Friday of environmental communication" will be dedicated to "Communicating health." The initiative is organized by the Order of Journalists of Puglia in collaboration with the Arpa Puglia and the Journalism Master of the University of Bari

The breath of the world: Plants in the city between thought and care

Nov 12, 2021 from 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM — Online event,

The relationship between man and plants has changed over the centuries and today, in the light of the modern human condition, the need for a reform of thought and vocabulary that allows for its correct expression is increasingly evident. The meeting on 12 November, organized by ENEA, University of Padua, University of Tuscia and LIPU, offers a space for reflection on humanity's gaze on the plant world, to be covered with different approaches, skills and experiences

Environment, energy and territory: administrations stronger for policies more efficacious

Oct 14, 2021 from 10:30 AM to 01:30 PM — Florence, Fortezza da Basso,

The event, that is included in the Earth Technology Expo, this year will focus on the topics of ecological transition, climate technology, environment and territory

Webinar CTI: Natech and Seveso plants: the new UNI / TS 11816-1 - The management of natural hazards and disasters in plants at risk of major accidents

Oct 26, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM — Online event,

The publication of the new UNI / TS 11816-1: 2021 on the management of natural hazards and disasters in establishments at risk of major accidents is an opportunity to bring together the operators of the Seveso Directive world around the theme of Natech, a term with which they identify. events in which natural hazards or disasters give rise to technological accidents such as fires, explosions and toxic releases within industrial complexes or along distribution networks.

Meeting between the President of ISPRA / SNPA and the Commander of the Carabinieri for Environmental Protection

The meeting between the ISPRA / SNPA president, Stefano Laporta, and the Commander of the Carabinieri for environmental protection, Valerio Giardina, took place this morning. The implementation of the collaboration in view of the decisive challenges of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan was the main theme addressed during the Captain's visit.

ISPRA and the Financial Police signed a memorandum of understanding

Collaboration, adoption of shared strategies and implementation of the necessary actions, within the respective competences, in the field of environmental protection, prevention and repression of illegal activities in the environmental field, in particular through the use of aviation vehicles and technologies. This is the object of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the General Commander General of the Financial Police Giuseppe Zafarana and the President of ISPRA Stefano Laporta.

Fixed Line Transect Mediterranean monitoring Network - FLT Med Net. The long-term international agreement for the monitoring of marine macrofauna and the main threats deriving from maritime traffic and marine litter has been renewed

ISPRA and fourteen Research Institutions of the Mediterranean Area just signed the new triennial Agreement for continuous standard monitoring of cetaceans, sea turtle, other macro fauna and main threats (FLT Med Net, 2021 – 2024). The Agreement renew a long-term free of charge collaboration which started in 2007, when ISPRA (ex APAT) set off a sustainable approach for gathering long term data on marine macro fauna and two of their main threats (influence of maritime traffic, exposure risk by Floating marine macro litter) using ferries as platform of research. Since then, the approach was developed and shared within a growing international network of Universities and Research Institutions from five Mediterranean countries.

General States of the Green Economy

Oct 26, 2021 to Oct 27, 2021 — Quartiere Fieristico di Rimini,

The 10 years of the Italian green economy: the results achieved and the strategic role for 2030 As part of the Ecomondo 2021 event, the States General of the Green Economy will be held on 26 and 27 October. This tenth edition aims to retrace the goals achieved in 10 years and analyze the strategic role that the sector assumes between now and 2030 for the ecological transition and for the broader challenge of climate neutrality, sharing proposals and perspectives with the institutions.

Circular economy. Unirima 2021 Report

Oct 19, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM — Rome,

The production of end of waste raw material from the collection of paper and cardboard The presentation of the 2021 Report of the National Union of Recovery and Recycling Companies Maceri will be held in Rome on 19 October. An ISPRA researcher participates in the meeting.

the ISPRA contribution to the project promoted by the MISE on how to consume

The interdisciplinary project "Knowing how to consume" was presented on 11 October, which aims to strengthen digital citizenship and guide the new generations towards a circular consumption model in a more innovative society. and sustainable. It is a project of "Education in the use of digital for conscious and sustainable consumption" promoted and funded by the Ministry of Economic Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

New video of the Soil4Life project

On the occasion of ISPRA's participation in Earth Technology Expo, the Soil4Life Project launches the ninth video on soil consumption monitoring in Italy. Do you know how the monitoring of the territory takes place? How is land take data obtained?

Successful release of 5 Egyptian vultures

On 20 August 2021 five young Egyptian vultures were released in the Murgia Materana Regional Park as part of the LIFE Egyptian vulture project to support the small Italian population of this small migratory vulture, which has come to the brink of extinction.

CleanAir@School at Bimbimbici 2021

Bimbimbici is the event promoted by FIAB - Italian Federation of the Environment and Bicycle to encourage sustainable mobility and spread the use of two wheels among young and very young people.

XXX Sea review

Oct 21, 2021 to Oct 24, 2021 — Gallipoli,

The priority objective of the XXX Review of the Sea is to address issues related to: sea, fishing, aquaculture, ecosystem services, offshor marine renewable energy, blue economy, maritime spatial planning, climate change, saline intrusion, tourism and ports, sustainable development of marine-coastal areas, integrated maritime policy, European green deal, etc.

Soilhub project: network for the soil

Oct 28, 2021 from 09:00 AM to 01:30 PM — Online event,

The SoilHUB project aims to favor the establishment of a network of Italian excellence, contributing to overcoming the fragmentation of actors and knowledge on the soil. Soil is essential for the mitigation and adaptation to climate change of agricultural systems, but also for all services provided to agriculture, the environment and society.