December
Open ecological transition. Where is the Italian environment going?
Dec 13, 2021 from 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM
— Roma, Sala della Regina Camera dei Deputati/diretta streaming sul portale ISPRA,
A country covered almost 40% by forests, more than Germany and Switzerland, and which has seen protected areas of land and sea grow up to 20% of the national territory. Greenhouse gas emissions, which have decreased by 19% in the last 30 years, are reduced, as are the main sources of air pollution. However, ozone, the situation of large urban centers and the Po Valley are worrying. Progress also for the circular economy: the economy uses less and less natural resources, separate waste collection continues to increase and landfill is increasingly reduced. On the other hand, the situation for land consumption is worsening: 60 square kilometers still lost every year or 15 hectares a day. ISPRA presented the Open Ecological Transition report on 13 December which allows us to interpret the changes that have occurred in recent years in the aspects of the Italian environment. It is a clear synthesis of the many dynamics that determine the Italian ecological transition, which immediately brings the most important aspects of each problem or phenomenon to the attention of society, highlighting the critical issues but also the results already achieved or achievable.The document is divided into three parts: The Italian environment at a glance, Natural systems, Human systems, for a total of 12 chapters and 66 items. Press release (ita) Open ecological transition Video Photo gallery
First Day of Geology and History: Ghost cities: ghost towns between history and geology
Dec 16, 2021 from 09:00 AM to 03:30 PM
— Roma, Società Geografica Italiana/Online,
ISPRA, the Italian Geographic Society and SIGEA offer six days of educational and scientific seminars, which will constitute a training course on natural hazards, historical research and the evolution of the landscape. The goal is to focus attention on the importance of the analysis of historical and cartographic sources for the study of natural phenomena.The study days will also be an opportunity to share with the national scientific world and analyze the importance of the multidisciplinarity of studies and the short border that separates geology from historical-archaeological research for a careful reading of the territory. The theme of the first day will concern the Ghost Cities or the abandoned villages of Italy
Presentation Municipal Waste Report - edition 2021
Dec 21, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
— Online event,
The Edition 2021 of the Municipal Waste Report provides data (reference year 2020) concerning municipal waste generation, separate collection and management at national, regional and provincial level as well as data on import/export of municipal waste. Furthermore, data on packaging waste management, costs of the municipal waste management service and tariff scheme implementation in 2020 are reported. Program Report Municipal Waste - edition 2021 Press release (ita) Waste National Registry
Second Day of Geology and History. Geoantropology and Geomithology: legends, popular traditions and myth
Feb 24, 2022
— Roma, Società Geografica Italiana/Online,
The Department for the Geological Service of Italy - ISPRA, the Italian Geographic Society and SIGEA propose the study day "Geoantropology and Geomitology: legends, popular traditions and myth." This day is the second of the second cycle " Study Days of Geology and History ”, appointments organized to analyze t the current state of knowledge regarding the importance of historical and cartographic sources for the study of geological phenomena and natural catastrophic events. The topics addressed in this study day will be geo-humanistic studies, the correlations between mythology, anthropology, customs, folk customs and traditions and geology and natural hazards.