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37th Plenary Meeting of the Network of Directors of European Environmental Agencies (EPA Network)

May 12, 2022 Paris,
ISPRA president, Stefano Laporta, is in Paris to participate, representing Italy, in the meeting of the EPA Network, which brings together the heads and directors of environmental protection agencies and similar institutions throughout Europe. The aim of the meeting is the exchange of views and experiences on environmental policy issues of common interest, in particular environmental sustainability and energy supply also with respect to the conflict in Ukraine and the pandemic still underway.

Tales of Biodiversity - Agriculture and forests

In this sixth and final episode of the journey into the world of biodiversity, Jacopo meets Lorenzo Ciccarese, in the splendid setting of the Botanical Garden of Rome. We will discuss the relationship between biodiversity and the greenhouse effect, but also its influence on food and how to protect forests, considered the richest ecosystems in biodiversity.

Musil Brescia - ReMi: The mini film festival dedicated to life in the underground is online

 The mini film festival dedicated to life in the subsoil are composed by three films, with free vision. The initiative, born from the Musil of Brescia in collaboration with the   Network ReMi  coordinated by ISPRA and other partners, aims, through the work of the director Atzeni, to recover the historical memory and turn the spotlight on events and lifestyles that represent the past of the our country.

ISPRA receives the Risk Management Award 2022

May 13, 2022
The annual Esri Italia Conference , currently underway, is aimed at presenting updates and novelties of Esri Technology, which will include numerous sessions dedicated to technological insights and the presentation of case studies created using Esri technologies. 

Publisehd the Position Paper on the air quality of the ASVIS

The Position Paper on air quality has been published on the website of the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development, produced by the members of the ASVIS Working Group for Goal 11 co-coordinated by ISPRA. The document highlights some proposals for priority actions to reduce the number of premature deaths following exposure to air pollutants.

Press conference to present the Green Med Symposium

May 26, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Napoli, Palazzo Santa Lucia,
On May 26 in Naples he will hold the press conference for the presentation of the 2022 edition of the Green Med Symposium, the event dedicated to the strategic issues of the environment, the virtuous cycle of waste and the opportunities provided by European funds, which will see the participation of 100 speakers, six symposia, ten informative work appointments, 4 training courses divided into different days of treatment by ISPRA, as well as orientation moments managed by the main universities of Campania and beyond.

Publication of RETICULA n. 29/2022

The number 29 of  RETICULA  technical journal is available online. This issue hosts articles regarding the activities of the SheepTOShip LIFE project whose main objective was to quantify the environmental footprint of the Sardinian sheep dairy sector, and the results of the herbaceous vegetation re-sampling of high-altitude areas in Majella National Park.

The wolf: the Italian population is increasing

ISPRA estimates over 3000 specimens in Italy The results of the first national wolf monitoring are online An estimated number of around 950 specimens move in the Alpine regions, while there are almost 2400 distributed along the rest of the peninsula. Overall, the presence of about 3,300 wolves is estimated in Italy. If we calculate the extent of the wolf presence areas (41,600 km2 in the Alpine regions and 108,500 km2 in the peninsular regions), it can be said that the species occupies almost all of the suitable environments in peninsular Italy. Wherever the wolf population has grown, the most significant increase has been recorded in the Alps.These are the estimates of the presence of the wolf in Italy produced by Ispra on a mandate from the Ministry of Ecological Transition at the end of the monitoring project of the species carried out at national level. An activity that, between 2020 and 2021, involved a vast network of experts in the collection of signs of the presence of the wolf from North to South. In the Alpine regions, monitoring was coordinated by the Large Carnivore Reference Center of Piedmont and by the University. of Turin (DBIOS) as part of the Life WolfAlps EU project. The study required the integration of field and genetic investigation techniques, analyzing the results with the most recent statistical models produced by the scientific community. Press release (ita) The results    

1st Italy-China bilateral workshop Scientific-Techological research and higher education applied to the sciences of the sea

May 31, 2022 Online event,
The Italian Embassy in Beijing, the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), the University of Pisa, the Anton Dohrn Zoological Station with the Zhejiang Ocean University organize the "1st bilateral Workshop  on SCIENTIFIC - TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION APPLIED TO SEA SCIENCES " which aims to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation between Italy and China and promote Higher Education in the field of Marine Sciences, through the establishment of networks of Universities and Research Centers, within the framework of existing cooperation relationships between the promoting bodies.

Regional Assembly Confcooperative Lavoro Servizi Sardegna

May 18, 2022 from 09:30 AM to 01:30 PM Cagliari - videoconference,
An ISPRA expert will participate in the Elective Assembly of Confcooperative Lavoro e Servizi Sardegna, making a contribution with particular reference to the recent and important collaboration created on the occasion of the launch of the Strong Sea Project between ISPRA and the cooperative companies engaged in the various support activities of the same. Removal, disposal and recovery are a central point of Strong Sea up to the point of being able to recycle. This will allow the development of a virtuous supply chain which is a great added value for the project.

Week Nature

May 20, 2022 to May 24, 2022
The Week of Nature opens on May 20 with World Bee Day whose goal is to bring the importance of all pollinators, bees, wasps, butterflies, ladybugs, spiders, to the attention of citizens, media and policy makers. reptiles, birds, for food security, the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people and for the functioning of ecosystems and habitat conservation. To celebrate this anniversary, ISPRA organizes a round table where seven researchers will illustrate the complex social organization of bees, the multiple benefits they provide to humans through their products and the numerous threats they are subjected to at the hands of man and nature. We will talk about how to save bees to save ourselves. Follow the event on   canale Youtube ISPRA

Physical and augmented proximity and generativity of the territories

May 23, 2022 from 09:30 AM to 06:30 PM Rome,
As part of the cycle of seminars "Proximity and citizenship gap" promoted by the Observatory on urban territorial policies of the CNEL, the seminar "Physical and augmented proximity and generativity of territories. Rebalancing of territories sustainability, resilience and innovation " will be held on 23 May 

Stop alien and invasive species to conserve biodiversity

May 25, 2022 from 09:30 AM to 04:00 PM Riserva Naturale di Tevere Farfa/Online,
Invasive Alien Species are a danger to biodiversity, it is necessary to stop their spread for a balanced conservation of nature. At the Nazzano Tevere Farfa Nature Reserve (Rome) on 25 Maythere will be a conference promoted by Federparchi to discuss these issues. During the debate, the various aspects concerning the management of invasive alien species will be addressed, both from a scientific and legislative point of view.