ISPRA documentary "House in the sand"
Do you know the Kentish Plover? Did you know that you might see it on the beach in the summer? Unfortunately, it is currently one of the most threatened coastal nesting species. Most breeding populations in Europe are declining, sometimes dramatically as in Italy, due to disturbance from human activities, predation by invasive species and habitat loss and degradation. The documentary "House in the sand" describes the monitoring and scientific research activities carried out by ISPRA, in collaboration with local ringers, the local branches of the National Committee for the Conservation of the Kentish Plover and the General Command of the Carabinieri.
The research on the Kentish Plover is part of the monitoring of the Italian avifauna carried out by ISPRA for the correct application of environmental regulations and international conventions, such as the EU Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (Birds Directive) and the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (UNEP/AEWA).