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Presentation of the Municipal Waste Report - edition 2025
Presentation of the Municipal Waste Report - edition 2025
Dec 11, 2025 09:30 AM — Dec 11, 2025 01:30 PM Roma, Sala Polifunzionale della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Via Santa Maria in Via, 37b

The twenty-seventh edition of the Municipal Waste Report will be presented on December 11th in the Multipurpose Hall of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Rome. This report provides data updated to 2024 on the production, separate waste collection, management, and import/export flows of urban waste and packaging at the national, regional, and provincial levels.

The document, developed by ISPRA's National Center for Waste and Circular Economy with the contribution of local environmental agencies, offers a comprehensive and objective framework to support legislators in guiding policies and interventions, monitoring their effectiveness, and introducing any corrective measures.

The report also includes monitoring the costs of urban waste services, the application of the tariff system, and a review of the implementation status of territorial planning updated to 2024.

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ISPRA partner of the SEALIFE Project
ISPRA partner of the SEALIFE Project
Dec 07, 2025

Strengthening cooperation to develop joint solutions for the protection of the Mediterranean monk seal in the program area

As part of the European Territorial Cooperation Programme Interreg Greece-Italy 2021/2027, SEALIFE, a cross-border project dedicated to the protection of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), one of the world's most endangered mammal species, is launched. The initiative aims to develop innovative strategies for the conservation of the monk seal in the Ionian and Adriatic Seas.

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Guidelines for the Rescue and Rehabilitation of Bats published
Guidelines for the Rescue and Rehabilitation of Bats published
Dec 05, 2025

The guidelines serve as a technical and methodological reference tool for all wildlife rescue centers and provide updated and standardized guidance on the proper procedures for handling bats during the rescue and rehabilitation of individuals found in distress. The document includes a general introductory section, admission criteria, housing and husbandry methods, a medical handbook, examples of surgical procedures, and protocols for managing the most common diseases, as well as criteria for assessing suitability for release into the wild and the procedures for release.

It also includes a section dedicated to the management of exotic species

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Final event  LIFE SEA.NET project
Final event LIFE SEA.NET project
Dec 17, 2025 — Dec 17, 2025 Rome, Palazzo Falletti, via Panisperna, 207

The final conference of the Life Sea.Net Project, of which ISPRA is the main scientific partner, will be held on Wednesday, December 17, at Palazzo Falletti, Via Panisperna 207, in the Throne Room.

Project partners, institutional actors, and stakeholders will discuss the role of the Natura 2000 Network in protecting biodiversity and developing a sustainable blue economy.

The conference is divided into two sessions: the first will present the project's actions, the main results achieved, and the operational tools developed to support the management of Natura 2000 sites; the second will illustrate the management methods of the Natura 2000 Network and its role in achieving EU objectives.

The two sessions will conclude with a roundtable discussion on future prospects for marine protected areas.

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