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The decline of bees and pollinators. The answers to the most frequently asked questions

Almost 90% of the wild flowering plants and over 75% of the main agricultural crops require animal pollination for production, yield and quality of the ...

Memoirs of the "Fungi Special Project"

This collection “Memories of the Fungi Special Project” is part of the ISPRA Notebooks dedicated to Nature and Biodiversity. It contains five volumes whose ...

Bees and sustainable agriculture

Animal pollinators, in particular bees, are of great importance in supporting structure, composition and functioning of natural and semi-natural habitats, ...

International Day of Forests 2024

International Day of Forests is celebrated every 21 March and represents a fundamental moment to reflect on the importance of forests for our planet. ...

Which beaches Caretta Caretta choose for nesting? ISPRA sampling campaigns are in progress

In the frame of   EU LIFETURTLENEST Project   ISPRA beach sediment sampling campaigns on some breeding sites of the past seasons are in progress. The ...

Quaterly bulletin on a research funding

Directive against greenwashing. Parliament has given its final green light to a directive that will improve product labelling and ban the use of misleading ...

Evolution of policies for the protection of biodiversity and innovation in business strategies

In recent years, research has highlighted the role of biodiversity and the protection of natural capital in generating fundamental functions for the well-being ...

Biodiversa. The Italy of Parks tells its story

Biodiversa is a national event to celebrate the richness of Italian protected areas. From 21 to 23 June the Gravina in Puglia neighborhood will host a program ...

Strategy for the marine environment. Public consultation 2024

On 14 June 2024, in implementation of the art. 16 of Legislative Decree 190/2010, the public consultation has been opened for the update of the Environmental ...