April

The flora and fauna of the Tor Marancia estate

Apr 29, 2023 from 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM — Roma, Tenuta di Tor Marancia,

City Nature Challenge 2023: a walk to discover the biodiversity of the Appia Antica Regional Park with the expert botanists and naturalists of ISPRA The National Biodiversity Network (NNB) of ISPRA is among the partners of the National Academy of Sciences, an organization that this year has joined the international initiative City Nature Challenge (CNC), the great Citizen Science event on urban biodiversity that will take place from 28 April to 1 May.

City Nature Challenge 2023

Apr 28, 2023 to May 01, 2023

The City Nature Challenge , the international biodiversity data collection event, is coming. From April 28th to May 1st everyone is ready to participate!!! The citizens of the cities adhering to the CNC compete with each other to observe and record on an application, Inaturalist , the greatest number of naturalistic observations made in their own city. The initiative was sponsored by various institutions including ISPRA/SNPA and the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.

ISPRA and SNPA at the Rome Science Festival

Apr 18, 2023 to Apr 23, 2023 — Rome, Auditorium Parco della Musica,

The 18th edition of the Rome Science Festival will be held from 18 to 23 April 2023 at the Auditorium Parco della Musica "Ennio Morricone". IMMAGINARI is the theme of this edition dedicated to the imagination, one of the most powerful tools that allows us to conceive works of art, new technologies and allows us to find solutions to everyday problems. ISPRA is scientific partner of the event and this year organizes the SNPA conference entitled "Communicate the environment" within the event: a morning of discussion (Wednesday 19 April 9.30-14) with some protagonists of the world information and environmental divulgation to analyze how we are reporting the environment through the media and how we will be called to do in the future. Together with this appointment, ISPRA promotes a series of initiatives during the week of the Festival.

National Sea Day

Apr 11, 2023

April 11 is National Sea Day, established by Legislative Decree 229/2017. This year the main facade of Palazzo Chigi in Piazza Colonna in Rome will be illuminated in blue from 20.00 to 24.00. ISPRA has various activities for the protection of the sea: bathing waters, coastal erosion, sustainable aquaculture, impacts and environmental management of ports and coastal marine sediments, oceanic posidonia, weather forecasts of the Hydro-Meteo-Mare System and Mareographic Network National and the Venice Lagoon. In the occasion of the National Sea Day ISPRA has published the press release on the Plane wreck on the seabed off Sciacca

Change the air: Aer Nostrum and future scenarios in port cities

Apr 18, 2023 — Genova,

The final event of the Aer Nostrum project will be held in Genoa, an opportunity to analyze the various aspects concerning the improvement of air quality in port cities. Among the various topics, the regulatory context, monitoring tools and future scenarios for our cities. The day will be an opportunity to discuss results and prospects.

Presented today the Rome Science Festival 2023

Apr 04, 2023

From 18 to 23 April 2023, the Rome Science Festival returns to the "Ennio Morricone" Auditorium Parco della Musica with its 18th edition. Over 100 meetings, over 100 educational activities, over 10 weekend activities for families, 4 exhibits, 16 scientific and cultural partners. IMMAGINARI is the theme of this edition dedicated to the imagination, one of the most powerful tools that allows us to conceive works of art, new technologies and allows us to find solutions to everyday problems

ISPRA to RISCARTI "International Festival of Creative Recycling"

Apr 14, 2023 from 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM — Rome, Spazio Espositivo La Vaccheria - EUR,

From 6 to 16 April - RISCARTI is held in Rome, a container of artists and experiences on creative recycling in Rome where objects live more than once in the form of works of art, recycled design to stimulate a culture of sustainability. RISCARTI is the fifth R of sustainability: after reduction, recovery, recycling and reuse, the 'R' that embraces beauty and uses the language of art.

Final event of the Project LIFE SWIPE

Apr 12, 2023 to Apr 14, 2023 — Rome,

From 12 to 14 April, the final event of the LIFE SWiPE project will be held in Rome, the aim of which is to reduce crimes against nature by improving compliance with EU environmental law. The Project was born to improve the fight against crime in nature, through direct collaboration with magistrates, representatives of law enforcement, and with all those who have a role in the investigation and prosecution of crimes against wildlife.

Signed Framework Agreement of the Italian Network of Geological Services

The Italian Network of Geological Services (RISG) is a coordination network between Ispra and the Regions, Autonomous Provinces and ARPA having competence in the geological field at regional level. The RISG was born in 2018 starting from the reorganization of the Geological Coordination Committee between the State and the Regions, established in 2000 (Law 365/2000); the reorganization envisaged a Network structure divided into two levels: a strategic level represented by the Board of Directors and a technical level represented by the Thematic Tables, both supported by a Technical Secretariat.

Citizen science school: building a WebApp for monitoring the species on the territory

As part of the activities of the Paths for Transversal Skills and Orientation (PCTO) of ISPRA, the Network National Network of Biodiversity (NNB) has promoted the training course " Costruiamo una WebApp per il monitoraggio delle specie sul territorio" to build a WebApp for monitoring species on the territory" aimed at students of secondary school.

Professional fishing on Elba and in the Tuscan Archipelago: History, current events and prospects

Apr 21, 2023

From 14 April to 12 May on the Island of Elba the event "Fishing with taste: fishing and fishermen in the lands of the Etruscans" will be held. A cycle of events is planned in collaboration with the Fondazione Isola d'Elba ETS, the body created in 2015 to enhance the identity of the Elba community and support sustainable development

Plane wreck on the seabed off Sciacca

National Sea Day The discovery of the University of Palermo as part of the oceanographic campaign financed by ISPRA for the creation of the sheet of the "Sciacca" Geological Map About 7.5 nautical miles from Sciacca, last March 17, during the acquisition of acoustic data with a Side Scan Sonar, which give images of the seabed, the marine geology group of the University of Palermo detected a submerged body: the acoustic image displayed on the monitor showed a shape similar to an aircraft wreck, about 20 meters long

Tor Caldara: an itinerary through geology, environment and history

Apr 22, 2023 from 10:30 AM — Ingresso della Riserva Naturale Regionale di Tor Caldara, Litoranea Ostia Anzio (SP 601) km 34,400, 00042 Anzio (RM),

Geological walks with ISPRA The Tor Caldara Nature Reserve is located south of Rome, between Anzio and Lavinio, and represents a geological-environmental "diamond" of unique value. The area is a rare testimony of the ancient coastal forests along the coast of southern Lazio and until recently it was exploited for the mining of sulfur, the presence of which is linked to the secondary activity of the Lazio volcanic district. The excursion will lead visitors to discover the geological and environmental characteristics of the Reserve, which is particularly suitable for educational purposes due to the spectacular secondary volcanic phenomena still active and the naturalistic importance of the habitats present

The Drizzagno and the dead bight of Spinaceto along the Tiber, geological features and river ecosystems compared

Apr 23, 2023 from 10:30 AM

The geological walks of ISPRA During the excursion, the geological and geomorphological characteristics of the territory and the changes both to the environment and to the ecosystem produced by human activities will be described. From the observation point of the monumental bridge of Mezzocammino, on the GRA, it is possible to see the work of cutting the Spinaceto bight of the Tiber, the so-called Drizzagno.

The countryside of the Agro

May 03, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM — Rome, Museo Macro Testaccio - Padiglione 9b,

In the occasion of the "Roma Periurbana" exhibition curated by RomaAgricola at the Mattatoio di Roma (22 March - 21 May 2023), whose main topic is "Rome as a city with zero soil consumption", will be organized the conference "The countryside of the Agro", with the participation of an ISPRA expert which will talk about soil consumption in Rome

Bears: The Minister of the Environment and Energy Security met the President of the Autonomous Province of Trento, possible a transfer plan

In the confrontation with the governor of Trentino Alto Adige, Minister Gilberto Pichetto asks for maximum sharing with ISPRA on the identification of dangerous subjects. Starts technical table on critical Alpine arc. The Minister of the Environment and Energy Security has met this morning the President of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Maurizio Fugatti. The meeting, which took place in the headquarters of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, was also attended by the president of ISPRA, Stefano Laporta; the head of the Civil Protection department of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Raffaele De Col and, in web connection, the provincial councilor for agriculture, Giulia Zanotelli.

Land degradation and Healthy soils: towards a glossary and monitoring system

Apr 18, 2023 from 09:30 AM to 01:00 PM

ISPRA, in cooperation with CREA and with Teagasc, in the context of the EJP SOIL Program and in particular of the WP8 dedicated to the interface between Science and Politics, will organize a webinar to discuss the topic of Land degradation. The event will be an opportunity to analyze how Europe is moving on this important challenge, which since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, in line with the implementation of SDG 15, and following the recommendations of the Court of Auditors European, the European Commission has included in the EU Soil Strategy for 2030.

Earth Day 2023 - Village for the Earth

Apr 21, 2023 to Apr 25, 2023 — Rome, Terrazza del Pincio e Galoppatoio di Villa Borghese,

April 22 is the World Earth Day. Earth Day Italia celebrates the day with an event that takes place over five days, from 21 to 25 April, dedicated to the environment punctuated by a program full of shows and cultural and sporting events, meetings and a village for the little ones with educational workshops.

We are Nature

Apr 19, 2023 from 03:30 PM to 06:30 PM — Napoli, Archivio di Stato, Sala Catasti,

Living within the limits of only one planet. Relationship between man and nature in urban areas The "We are Nature" conference organized by WWF Naples will be held in Napoli on April 19, with an ISPRA researcher taking part in the meeting.

Summer school of Geomorphology, Ecology and Biology in the marine and island environment

Sep 11, 2023 to Sep 16, 2023 — Favignana,

The fourth edition of the "Summer School of Geomorphology, Ecology and Biology in the marine and insular environment", organized by ISPRA will take place in Favignana (Egadi Islands) from 11 September 2023 and will last 6 days in which frontal lessons will alternate with practical activities. The school has the patronage of the Marine Protected Area "Egadi Islands", the Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering of the CNR, the Municipality of Favignana and the Regional Agency for the Protection of the Environment (ARPA Sicily).