July
National climate conference 2022
Jul 14, 2022 from 09:30 AM to 01:00 PM
— Roma, Auditorium del Museo Ara Pacis,
Energy and climate crisis: the new roadmap for Italy The current crisis comes is the results of a model - energetic and not only - unsustainable. To address the causes in a definitive and structural way, we need to get out of a fossil economy as soon as possible and accelerate on the path of energy transition. With the third edition of the National Climate Conference, Italy for Climate will present a new roadmap to achieve an unprecedented acceleration of the ecological transition in Italy as well.
X edition of the Week of Planet Earth - Excursion "The Saline di Tarquinia: a treasure of geodiversity and biodiversity"
Oct 08, 2022
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Oct 09, 2022
— Riserva Naturale Statale Saline di Tarquinia, Borgo le Saline, Tarquinia (VT),
As part of the 10th edition of the Planet Earth Week (2-9 October 2022) ISPRA will organize, in cooperation with the Carabinieri of the Biodiversity Protection Unit of Rome, the excursion "The Saline di Tarquinia: a treasure of geodiversity and biodiversity".
Energy security and methane emissions
Jul 13, 2022 from 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Natural gas in the RePowerEU and Italy in the new geopolitical scenarios The event is part of the activities that Amici della Terra is promoting in collaboration with EDF, for the reduction of methane emissions from the Italian gas supply chain.
PLASTIC BUSTER. Presented the documentary today.
The documentary PLASTIC BUSTERS in the Italian version was presented today. For the first time on a Mediterranean scale, EU countries and accession candidate states join forces to tackle the problem of marine litter with a coordinated approach. Starting from some pilot protected areas, the consequences generated on the marine environment and the health of its fauna were studied
Drought and water resources: in the last 30 years (1991-2020) water availability reduced by 19% compared to the thirty years 1921-1950
What are the short, medium and long-term trends and impacts of climate change on the hydrological cycle and, in particular, on the availability of water resources? The situation that emerges from the first assessments carried out by ISPRA is decidedly not reassuring and a reduction in the availability of water resources is expected at national level, ranging from 10% in the short-term projection, (in the case of an aggressive mitigation approach in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions), up to 40% (with peaks of 90% for southern Italy) in the long-term projection, assuming that the growth of greenhouse gas emissions maintains the current trend.
EcoAtl @ nte: the new story dedicated to cities in transition is online
Liveable, circular and resilient cities: all the data and trends of the Italian capitals to achieve environmental sustainability online in the new history of the EcoAtlante.
EC Public Consultation on an Integrated Management Action Plan of nitrogen and phosphorus
The EC Action Plan for an integrated management of Nutrients ( nitrogen and phosphorus ), which are are essential for life, aims at contributing to achieve the European Green Deal ’s 2030 target of reducing nutrient losses by 50%, while not compromising the soil fertility. Nutrient loss leads not only to soil pollution but also to air pollution and water pollution, loss of biodiversity and a wide range of climate-change impacts.
A framework law for Italian soil as part of the European soil strategy
Jul 19, 2022 from 09:30 AM to 01:15 PM
— Rome - Chiostro del Convento di Santa Maria sopra Minerva - Sala Capitolare,
The conference will present the draft law AS 2614 “Framework law for the protection and sustainable management of the soil” produced with the contribution of agricultural scientific associations. It will be an opportunity to discuss the serious threats affecting the soil but above all on operational solutions for its sustainable management, and will involve representatives of politics, institutions and research with the aim of launching initiatives to protect and manage this natural resource
Fires in Italy: in 2021 triple the hectares of 2020 burned. The most burned region was Sicily, in Sardegna the largest fire
From the analysis of the last twenty years, it appears that in Italy 40-50% of the territory affected by fire is made up of forests. Considering that about 1/3 of the national territory is covered by forests (about 8 and a half million hectares), from 1 January to 31 December 2021 an area equal to 0.5% of the Italian territory was burned.
Waste, new reforms
Jul 11, 2022 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
— Webinar,
Objective: growth and cohesion Two important regulatory instruments have been formally operational in our country since 30 June: the national waste management plan and the strategy for the circular economy that will guide Italy's path towards an increasingly circular economic model.
Constitution of the Scientific Committees of the National Eionet Network
Eionet (European Environment Information and Observation Network) is a network between the European Environmental Agency (EEA) and its 38 countries members, active since 1994. The network is based on a strong institutional cooperation, for sharing data, information, indicators, analysis, infrastructures and necessary tools. The final target is to provide to citizens and policy makers information on the environment and the impacts of environmental policies put on field.
Presentation of the "M.A.R.E" project
Jul 07, 2022 from 07:00 PM
— Aquarium of Livorno,
The Italian Naval League, Livorno section, with the patronage of the Municipality of Livorno, will host the "M.A.R.E." (Marine Adventure for Research and Education) project, developed in collaboration with One Ocean Foundation, in the Panoramic Room of the aquarium.
Video of the project Mo.Ri.Net
The project Mo.Ri.Net (Monitoring, census, collection and initiation of the recycling of ghost nets: fishermen as protagonists of the protection of the sea) aims to make a significant contribution to the problem of marine litter, responsible for a direct environmental impact on protected habitats and species . The project takes place in the marine protected areas of the Asinara and Capo Carbonara islands and in the neighboring areas, through experimental actions for the collection and management of marine litter on land, actively involving fishermen and raising awareness on the issue with dissemination activities.
International conference on Sustainability Analysis regard theoretical perspectives and tools for policy makers, ICSA 2022
Jul 14, 2022
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Jul 15, 2022
— Rome, Sapienza University/Online,
The SIS DIAS group - Data, Indicators and Analysis for Sustainability of the Italian Statistical Society and the Department of Social Sciences and Economics of the Sapienza University of Rome will organize the First International Conference on Sustainability Analysis regard theoretical perspectives on 14 and 15 July and tools for policy makers, ICSA 2022.
The "invisible waters" of Rome : monitoring of groundwater, a precious resource to be protected and enhanced
The Geological Survey of Italy and the Municipality of Rome signed an agreement to monitor the groundwater of the city. The subsoil of the capital of Italy is not only rich in ruins of the Roman civilization, but also in groundwater. The monitoring network has more than 200 monitoring points between wells and piezometers, some of which are continuously monitored. Groundwater level, temperature, pH and electric conductivity data are collected and recorded on a web app that will soon be available online. In order to raise the public awareness of this activity, ISPRA produced a documentary video entitled "What flows under our feet?" in which the monitoring details are explained.
Mining activities: sustainable experiences and perspectives
Jul 26, 2022 from 09:00 AM to 01:30 PM
— Carbonia/Online,
The mining industry has always been a key sector for the social and economic development of civilizations. Today, more than ever, the extractive sector needs urgent policies that are sustainable and compatible with the increasingly significant environmental emergencies
Tech4You Kick-off Meeting
Jul 27, 2022 from 10:15 AM to 05:00 PM
— Arcavacata di Rende,
Thanks to the support of the Calabria and Basilicata Regions, Tech4You will be a socio-economic development opportunity capable of creating new jobs and strengthening the resilience of the communities involved.
Proximity, Digital Twins, Big Data and Territory Management
Jul 13, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM
— Webinar,
The webinar "Proximity, digital twins, big data and territorial management. Digital and ecological transition and rebalancing of territories" will be held today as part of the cycle of seminars Proximity and Citizenship Gap organized by the CNEL.
"Sea Robot - The challenges of marine exploration" at the Ortigia Film Festival
Jul 20, 2022 from 10:15 PM to 11:15 PM
— Area Marina Protetta del Plemmirio Siracusa,
The documentary ISPRA Sea Robot - The challenges of marine exploration was selected by the Ortigia Film Festival, section The voice of the sea. On 20 July the director will meet the public on the occasion of the showing of the documentary in the Sala Ferruzza Romano of the Plemmirio Marine Protected Area.
The climate in Italy in 2021: anomalous heat in February
Exceptional temperature of 48.8 ° C in Syracuse at the end of August. Annual rainfall -7%, but new regional records for exceptional rainfall The 2021 was, on average, a less hot year than the previous ones; rainfall throughout the country was overall lower than the climatological average (-7%); all months recorded lower than normal rainfall with the exception of January, July and November. Several heat waves hit Italy in the summer months: the most intense occurred in the second week of August, when 48.8 ° C were recorded in Syracuse, a European record if confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (OMM - again under verification).