March

The Ministry of Ecological Transition is officially founded

In addition to the competences of the former Ministry of the Environment, the new Ministry also includes some key functions for the ecological transition, mainly in the energy sector.

Biodiversity festival

Mar 05, 2021 to Mar 08, 2021 — Online event,

Next 5 march it will start the Biodiversity Festival, a training way inside the Biodiversity Day project of the student association UniversiRà of Campus University of Ravenna.

Underwater seagrass are important ecosystems for oceans. They produce huge quantities of oxygen and capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, provide food and protection for many species and nourish beaches. Unfortunately they are severely threatened by anthropogenic impacts and it is essential to improve the conservation and monitoring of these ecosystems around the world.

World Wildlife Day

On March 3, the UN celebrates World Wildlife Day, which this year focus on "Forests and livelihoods: supporting people and the planet". In the Castelporziano Estate in Rome, ISPRA works with the General Secretariat of the Republic Presidency to monitor the wildlife populations, follow their demographic dynamics, providing indications for the conservation and management of wild species populations. Biodiversity shows itself in its complex balances and relationships on the coast a few steps from the capital.

Status and trend of the main allergenic pollens in Italy (2003-2019)

The Report describes the status of the presence of the main allergenic pollens and the Alternaria spore in Italy in 2019 and their air concentration trends, measured, from 2003 to 2019, by the monitoring stations of the POLLnet-SNPA network and by the Aerobiological Monitoring Center of Tor Vergata (Rome).

Presentation of the new number of Nuova Ecologia Magazine "Security exit"

Transparency, participation, responsibility. Only with a real public debate we can close the nuclear legacy behind and build a repository for radioactive waste. Fukushima 10 years later.

The centrality of the Marine Strategy in the sea conservation and sustainable development policy at EU level: the new tool to understand and protect the Mediterranean

Soon an event dedicated to the monitoring of European marine programs connected to the Sea Eu Directive.

Journey to mining Italy

Mar 04, 2021 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM — Online event,

Today 4 March at 18:00 streaming live on the Facebook pages of ReMi , Fondazione ISEC e Musil (Musil Brescia - Sistema Museale dell'Industria e del Lavoro di Brescia) the Network coordinator ReMi- ISPRA will present “ Journey to mining Italy ", the luxurious volume totally dedicated to parks and mining museum reconverted and enhanced.

Bellagio declaration

The Bellagio Declaration on monitoring progress towards the circular economy is available in its final version after the approval of the General Directors of the European Environmental Agencies-EEA.

Nauticinblu

Nauticinblu is an educational path, organized by Marevivo, which involves about 1500 students every year, coming from nautical institutes of Italy, in order to provide new skills to complete their training, including environmental protection and the sustainability of marine resources.

Earth Tecnology Expo

Mar 15, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM — Webinar,

Geo-spatial observation of the Earth. Satellites, scientific instruments and technologies made in Italy in orbit for the control of the territory and the reduction of natural risks.

Circular economy and innovation towards the Green Deal

Mar 10, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Webinar,

First of four appointments in the cycle of free webinars on the theme of the circular economy and innovation, organized by the University of Ferrara, the Research Center on the circular economy, innovation and SMEs (CERCIS) of the Department of Economics and Management of Unife and the SEEDS inter-university research center, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies.

ISPRA: technical support for the state and ecological transition

Mar 11, 2021 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM — Webinar,

On Thursday 11 March at 2 pm the webinar will take place: "ISPRA: technical support for the state and ecological transition (training, job prospects in the institution, external activities, ongoing projects)" organized by the Sciences Department of the University of Pisa.

The national plan of recovery and resilience, the Budget Law 2021 and the sustainable developement

Mar 09, 2021 from 10:30 AM to 12:15 PM — Streaming live,

ASviS, association which ISPRA is part, will present an analysis of the Recovery and Resilience National Plan, approved by the previous government and contains useful proposals to address also the resources in a vision of sustainable development.

Tsumani in Japan: ten years later

Next 11 March will be held: “11.03.11| 11.03.21 Tsunami in Japan: Ten years later” on the channel YouTube INGVEventi. Scientists from INGV, and in particular from the Tsunami Warning Center (CAT), will analyze what happened in the tragic event of 11 March 2011, one of the five strongest earthquakes in the last 100 years.

Pesticides and health: from the environment to the food chain, risks and prevention strategies

Mar 24, 2021 from 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM — Webinar,

The National Order of Biologists is organizing a theoretical-practical course entitled: "Pesticides and health: from the environment to the food chain, risks and prevention strategies". The event will be divided into a theoretical part in webinar modality, which will be held on 24 March 2021, and a practical part which, if the national epidemiological situation will allows, on 16 or 23 June 2021.

Lead in hunting ammunition represents a threat to eagles and vultures

In Europe, eagles and vultures are heavily exposed to lead poisoning from lead ammunition used for hunting. This is the result of a research carried out by an Italian team made up of experts from Stelvio National Park, Sondrio Province, Istituto Zooprofilattico della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER) and ISPRA, and recently published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.

Renewed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Italian Motorcycle Federation and ISPRA

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Italian Motorcycle Federation and ISPRA, signed for the first time in 2018, has been renewed for a further three years, in order to promote the culture of environmental respect the motorcycle "world". Memorandum of Understanding (ita)

Webinar Project SOMMIT

Apr 23, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM — Webinar,

The purpose of the webinar is to provide an overview of 2006 IPCC guidelines for national GHG Inventories (and 2019 refinement) for the estimation of soil’s carbon stock changes and non-CO2 emissions from agricultural soils.