July
Down to the river - The Italian monitoring of floating macro litter at the mouth of rivers, in the context of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Sep 28, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
— Rome, sede ISPRA, sala Conferenze, Via V. Brancati, 48,
Preliminary investigation on the inputs of marine litter from rivers to the sea As part of the agreement between the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) and ISPRA, an investigation on riverine floating macro litter (>2.5 cm) in stations close to the sea was carried out. The project undertook the monitoring of 12 rivers flowing in the three sub-regions (Western Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea and Central Mediterranean), defined by the Marine Strategy. Systematics visual surveys and GPS trackers were used to assess inputs from rivers to sea. Results and information based on one-year preliminary survey, will be presented in Rome on 28 September 2023 as part of the Communication activities of the mentioned agreement.
Environmental research and neuroscience together: ISPRA laboratories at the Santa Lucia IRCCS Foundation
Jul 11, 2023
— Roma, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS,
2200 square meters of laboratories for about 70 ISPRA researchers who work alongside the over 200 researchers of the Santa Lucia IRCCS Foundation. The research in the field of One Health begins. ISPRA, a public body dedicated to research aimed at protecting the environment supervised by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, today inaugurates 2200 square meters of research spaces at the site that houses the basic research laboratories of the Santa Lucia IRCCS Foundation, hospital neurorehabilitation and neuroscience research institute. The Minister Prof. Gilberto Pichetto Fratin was also present at the event. Press release (ita)
The CARG Geological Sheet Messina - Reggio Calabria. Geological knowledge to support infrastructure development
Jul 12, 2023 from 09:30 AM to 01:30 PM
— Palermo, Sede regionale, via Generale Magliocco, 46,
ISPRA and CARG project On 12 July, ISPRA, on the occasion of the conference 'Geological knowledge to support the development of infrastructures', will present the Geological Sheet at a scale of 1:50,000 n. 601 Messina-Reggio Calabria, created as part of the CARG Project and just published. An opportunity for discussion to make citizens and administrators aware of the importance of the CARG Project, as a source of knowledge of the territory and, therefore, an indispensable tool in defining sustainable development planning and programming strategies. The geological representation of the CARG Sheets helps to better understand the territory in which we live, notoriously very complex from a geological point of view, and supports the planning and programming of strategies for the construction of environmentally compatible works, in order to define the interference and contain the possible impacts that the construction of such infrastructures can produce. Program Project CARG Video CARG project Photo gallery