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Tourists of mine

Disused mining sites: "For their future and that of the territories on which they insist, today we are focusing on the development of new tourism, which knows how to combine the safety of abandoned and often contaminated places, with the protection of an important historical and cultural heritage The Remi Network - National Network of Museums and Italian Mining Parks, promoted by ISPRA, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Lombardy Region and AIPAI Patrimonio Industriale was founded in 2015 with the participation of 40 disused mining sites. Today it counts 67 ".

ANGI National Award

Dec 01, 2021
The 2021 edition of the ANGI National Award - National Association of Young Innovators took place today. ANGI is the first national non-profit organization entirely dedicated to the world of innovation

Conference "Gaseous polluting emissions of industrial origin - The management of emissions from industrial plants for restarting"

Dec 09, 2021 08:45 AM to Dec 17, 2021 12:30 PM Webinar conference,
The conference is organized by ISPRA, in collaboration with RSE S.p.A - Research on the Energy System, ACCREDIA, UNI and UNICHIM. The initiative is continuing the positive experience already had in 2020 and which recorded a high participation. The program of this edition takes place over four days (9-10-16-17 December 2021) with morning sessions about 4 hours each other

Municipalities and the challenges of the circular economy. European experiences compared

Dec 09, 2021 from 09:30 AM to 12:00 PM Online event,
Territories and municipalities, as administrative bodies of government of the cities, are called to play a leading role in the phase of the ecological transition to combat climate change. Therefore, targeted and prudent strategies are needed in this sense by local authorities. This is why Anci and Conai organized an ad hoc seminar entitled "Municipalities and the challenges of the circular economy. Comparing European experiences ”, which will be held in Rome on 9 December 2021.

After 30 years on the national law for protected areas

Dec 06, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM Civitella Alfedena (L’Aquila),
After 30 years on the national law for protected areas, the Ministry of Ecological Transition organizes a day on the role of parks, in the light of the European strategy for biodiversity, the Green New Deal and the NRP, and on the results of conservation and promotion actions.

Textile waste, a lighthouse of transition?

Dec 06, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM Online event,
Starting from January 1st, the separate collection of used clothes will become mandatory throughout the national territory: are we ready to face this small revolution? How much textile material do our fashion districts recycle? These will be the topics covered on December 6 during the webinar organized by Ricicla TV.

Climate crisis and the role of trees

Dec 07, 2021 from 02:30 PM to 04:30 PM Online event,
The webinar "Climate crisis and the role of trees" aims to spread right information on a topic which was discussed during the last internation meeting such as G20 and COP26. An ISPRA expert is participating at the event with a presentation on "The climate is changing: ecosystem services and urban forestation actions".

Published "Marine Litter: looking forward a new world" in the frame of the INDICIT II Project

As part of the INDICIT I and II Projects, both financed by the European Commission and with the participation of 14 international partners, ISPRA has produced an ITINERARY EXHIBITION consisting of photographs, comics and a documentary. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the exhibition had a limited circulation and thus the idea was born of spreading it in virtual mode through a catalog that represented the works of the Exhibition in order to bear the testimony of the project, waiting for them to resume in throughout Europe the normal activities of scientific dissemination and communication.

Recycling in Italy 2021

Dec 14, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM online event,
Recycling in Italy 2021, the annul report on the on the recycling and recovery of waste, created by FISE UNICIRCULAR and the Foundation for Sustainable Development, reaches its twelfth edition this year. The Report presentation event will take place in Rome on 14 December 2021 from 10.00 to 12.30. The event will be broadcast in live streaming.

PNRR: MiTE-ISPRA protocol signed for the restoration of the seabed and marine habitats

400 million euros for interventions in favor of the sustainable blue economy With the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the MiTE and ISPRA, the M2C4-3.5 investment of the PNRR "Restoration and protection of the seabed and marine habitats" can be carried out, which will allow to the Country to strengthen the observation capacities of marine ecosystems and implement a recovery and restoration campaign of marine habitats degraded by anthropogenic pressure.

Framework agreement on environmental protection signed between ISPRA and Italian Defence Staff

A five-year Framework Agreement was signed today by the President of ISPRA Prefect Stefano Laporta and by the Chief of Defense Staff Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone to encourage collaboration between the two entities in the planning and implementation of activities. of common interest on Environmental Sustainability, for the adoption of a strategy for the implementation of the actions necessary for an effective and efficient use of resources, within the scope of their respective competences.

The post COP-26 and the role of the university education

Dec 16, 2021 from 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM Pontificia Università Lateranense,
The session "The world of research" will have the participation of the ISPRA President, Stefano Laporta. It will be possible to follow the seminar in streaming on the official YouTube channel of the Pontifical Lateran University or to participate in person. In compliance with current legislation, it will be mandatory to access the University with the Covid-19 green certification (Green Pass).

The Parliament role in the Italian climate governance

Dec 13, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Rome, Chamber of Deputy,
Reflection on the effectiveness of existing regulatory instruments and on the adequacy of the Italian climate governance system A greater involvement of Parliament in determining Italian climate governance is more than ever necessary to provide the country with a specific regulatory instrument, which reorganizes the matter in its many aspects and which sets ambitious and binding objectives, which could be, following the example of other European countries, an Italian climate law.

Expo Consumers 4.0

Dec 15, 2021 to Dec 17, 2021 Online event,
Expo Consumatori 4.0  is the great event dedicated to consumers. The common thread will be “happy growth”, understood as the founding paradigm of sustainable and supportive development. The topic will be analyzed during the three planned days, to understand as the continuous "growth" in the use of new eco-compatible technologies, in new studies and new techniques that are revolutionizing our life, everyday life and the future of each of us by doing “Decrease” the negative externalizes of an economy incompatible with the planet and the beings that inhabit it.

Space Day

Dec 16, 2021
ISPRA and the Arpa / Appa environmental agencies are committed to reusing the investments spent in space on Earth, thanks to the new tools offered by Copernicus . For twenty years, the EU earth observation program has been one of the pillars of European space policy and guarantees open, free and free data to anyone. ISPRA and the Copernicus User Forum participate in the first National Space Day, established by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. The aim of the initiative is to promote greater awareness of space activities to show how much the services generated by space affect daily life and what returns the sector offers in terms of economic growth, technology and international prestige of the country.

Monitoring potentially toxic Ostreopsis cf. ovata along the italian coasts. Year 2020.

The report provides an overview of the national monitoring activities on potentially toxic benthic microalgae during the year 2020, including sampling and analysis methods, surveillance, management, information and dissemination activities. It aims at highlighting the activities effectiveness for detecting the distribution, abundance and space-temporal dynamics on O. ovata and their blooms.