February
The roles of female researchers in ornithology
Feb 23, 2021 from 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM
— Online event,
On 23 February a new meeting is foreseen concerning the surveys carried out by the female researchers in the field of ornithology, organized by Italian Centre Study of Ornithology. The event will focus on conservation and migration. Among the topics covered there are the species protection of birds threatened in Italy and Europe, the return of the red kite in Tuscany, the current attempts to save the last pairs of Italian Egyptian vultures and the conservation issues of the most important colonies of lesser kestrels.
Informal session of the scientific body of the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity
Feb 24, 2021
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Feb 26, 2021
— Online event,
The second part of a meeting session of the subsidiary body for scientific, technical and technological advice (SBSTTA) of the UN Convention for Biological Diversity will be held from 24 to 26 February.
EU agricultural policy to protect water quality in Europe
Improvements in European bathing water quality but there are still opened challenges
Last EEA data show that the number of bathing sites monitored under the Bathing Water Directive has increased from about 7,500 in 1990 to more than 22,000 in 2019. From 1991 to 2019, the share of bathing sites with sufficient water quality has increased from 74 % to more than 95 % .