October

Living Planet Report 2022

Oct 13, 2022 from 09:30 AM to 01:00 PM — Roma, Villa Lubin, sede del CNEL,

Thursday 13 October will host the launch event of the Living Planet Report 2022, the WWF's global report on the health of the planet. The Report provides a clear picture of the health status of vertebrate species populations around the world, which can be used to measure the overall health of the ecosystem. Nature has been showing this for years: we live in the full "Anthropocene", the era in which unsustainable human activities are pushing the natural systems that sustain life on Earth, including ours, to the limit. The 2022 edition focuses on the close relationship between nature loss and the climate crisis, identifying the system changes necessary for a nature-positive future.

New geographies: cities, territories and public policies in the ecological transition

Oct 12, 2022 from 09:30 AM to 01:30 PM — Torino,

The initiative interrogates the scientific communities and technical structures that produce descriptions and information on a territorial scale with the aim of building the capacity to work on the network, sharing data and information and cooperating in the definition of production and interoperability standards and in the construction of centers for sharing elaborations and interpretations.

National report on pesticides in waters. Data 2019 - 2020

The Report published by ISPRA provides information on the presence of residues of plant protection products in surface and groundwater. The results of the 2019-2020 monitoring are presented in terms of frequency of finding and distribution of concentrations, the levels of contamination obtained by comparison with the environmental quality limits are evaluated. The evolution of contamination is analyzed and the most critical substances and the phenomenon of polyexposure are examined. Finally, the regulatory framework is placed in relation to the need to reduce the impact on the environment.

Half-Earth Day 2022

Oct 13, 2022 — Lorica (CS),

The forests of the National Park and UNESCO MaB Sila Area between conservation and sustainable management Half-Earth Day is an international project created to protect the planet, a real awareness campaign that is driven by the need to conserve "half the earth and the sea" to safeguard as much biodiversity as possible.

Pollinators Path

Oct 12, 2022 to Oct 20, 2022 — Pescara,

The exhibition " Pollinators Path " which in the summer from 19 to 30 July was presented at the " Museum of Ecology of Cesena " is now continuing, expanded and revised by the Maiella and Aurum park in Pescara. The exhibition, which is part of the JRC-EU STING project, has ISPRA researchers among its curators.

International day for disaster risk reduction

Oct 13, 2022

The International day for natural disaster risk reduction will be celebrate the 13th October. The day was created for the will of the General Assembly of UN in 1989. The target of that day is to send a signal to the Governments of all the World, to the international organization and the global population, to make aware about the major frequency and consistency in which natural disasters happens. ISPRA: "Italy is a country with hydrogeological risk, reducing it means acting on four fronts: knowledge, awareness, preparation, interventions". Watch the video produced by ISPRA

Food Sovereignty Day in Ecuador: Embassy of Italy together with ISPRA for a workshop on food security

Oct 13, 2022

Ecuador is celebrating today 13 October the day of food sovereignty. For the occasion, the Italian Embassy in Ecuador is organizing a workshop together with ISPRA to debate the topic of food safety.

ISPRA researcher appointed Secretary General of the Continental subcommission - Europe

During the meeting of the Commission for the Geological Map of the World (CGMW), which was held on 5 October 2022, the appointment of Marco Pantaloni from ISPRA as Secretary General of the Continental subcommission - Europe was ratified.

An all-Italian research infrastructure for the network of geological services

On the International Day for the Reduction of Natural Disasters 2022 the GeoSciencesIR project coordinated by ISPRA kicks off in Rome What are the risks due to geological events such as landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, are we exposed in the territory in which we live? What resources of the subsoil can be used to meet the increasingly urgent need for energy and raw materials? Again, what contribution do geological sciences make to the ecological transition and to the objectives set by the European Green Deal? These and other questions can be answered by GeoSciencesIR, the new research infrastructure for the Italian Network of Geological Services (RISG) which will make available to regional geological services and beyond, data, services and tools necessary for carrying out the monitoring functions. and control in the various fields of the Earth sciences.

Dredging and management of coastal marine sediments

Oct 13, 2022 — Brindisi,

The conference, organized by the Italian Environment and Safety Association, in collaboration with the Port System Authority of the Southern Adriatic Sea, was held on 13 October in Brindisi. The event was an occasion for specialist discussion on the theme of dredging the coastal seabed, comparing the national discipline and technique with international experiences. The conference was attended by the head of the experimental section for the assessment of ecological risk in coastal marine areas of ISPRA

The National Health Prevention System for Environmental and Climate Risks

Oct 21, 2022 — Bari,

The National Health Prevention System from environmental and climatic risks, established by the PNRR2 decree, aims to improve and harmonize the policies and strategies implemented by the National Health Service for the prevention, control and treatment of acute and chronic diseases, transmissible and non-transmissible, associated with environmental and climatic risks.

Like larger litter, microplastics also pose a threat to the marine environment

Researchers from the University of Siena, who are on board the Astrea research vessel together with ISPRA researchers, as part of the Mo.Ri.net project , are monitoring the presence of microplastics both on the sea surface and on the water column. The Mo.Ri.net project (Monitoring, census, removal and recycling of ghost nets: fishermen as key players in the safeguard of the sea) aims to make a tangible contribution to solving the problem of floating waste deposited on the seabed, responsible for a direct environmental impact on the ecosystem and protected habitats and species.

Second meeting of the seventh Global Environment Outlook

Oct 17, 2022 to Oct 20, 2022 — Nairobi,

The second meeting of the seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO) is underway in Nairobi which in 3 years will have to produce a report on the state and prospects of the global environment. Four themes will be worked on for the report that will see the light in 2025: loss of biodiversity, climate change, pollution, land degradation.

80th Anniversary of the Urban Planning Law n.1150: From the city to the territory for the Ecological Transition

Oct 19, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Online event,

III Edition "The Mediterranean and Sustainable Development. Territory and Climate, Energy, Water, Food: from Emergencies to Integrated Ecological Development The III Edition of the Mediterranean Events for the 2022 Sustainable Development Festival, whose purpose is to spread the culture of sustainability and bring about a cultural and political change that allows Italy to implement the United Nations 2030 Agenda and achieve the 17 Goals of sustainable development (SDGs), is dedicated to the emergencies that the post-pandemic and war events have made evident, namely Energy, Water, Food, Climate and Territory. Elements that from Emergencies can and must be the engines of the Ecological Transition, necessarily Integrated, of anthropization and strongly linked to the two cornerstones of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan - PNRR, i.e. digitization and greenery, key points of the scientific and institutional reference or the EU Green Deal.

ISPRA is participating in the VII European Conference on sea turtles with a photographic exhibition and comics of the INDICIT Project

Oct 18, 2022 to Oct 21, 2022 — Tetouan, Morocco,

The 7th edition of the European Sea Turtle Conference in Tetouan, Morocco, opened on 18 October. ISPRA is participating by presenting the exhibition and the volume "Marine litter looking for a new world" created as part of the INDICIT I and II projects.

38th meeting of the EPA Network

The 38th meeting of the EPA Network, the network of Heads of European Environmental Protection Agencies, is underway in Bucharest. For ISPRA, the President Stefano Laporta: "In this delicate moment for the environment, endangered by climate change, the loss of biodiversity and the unsustainable use of natural resources, it is of vital importance to involve and involve citizens in environmental challenges also linked to the energy crisis and the current war in Ukraine, to encourage them to make more sustainable life choices and support them in dealing with current emergencies. Our duty is to provide them with correct and scientifically validated information ".

Second National Conference on Backfill: technical and legal aspects of environmental relevance

Oct 24, 2022 from 09:00 AM to 06:00 PM — Roma, p.le Aldo Moro CNR - Sala Convegni,

Backfill material, understood as terrigenous material of non-natural origin that is present in the subsoil of vast Italian urban and industrial areas, has over time acquired a mainly legal profile that removes it from the waste regime and unites it to that of the soil. The legal framework was recently renewed in an attempt to clarify the legal situations and technical solutions to be adopted in terms of environmental protection and protection.

XXI INQUA Congress

Jul 14, 2023 to Jul 21, 2023 — Rome, Sapienza University,

The XXI Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) will be held from 14 to 21 July 2023 at the Sapienza University of Rome. The congress will have ISPRA as a protagonist both as a sponsoring body and in the scientific organization.

The protection of the Tuscany coast - From monitoring to programming

Oct 20, 2022 from 09:00 AM to 01:00 PM — Pisa, Tenuta di san Rossore,

From monitoring to actual programming, these are the issues addressed during the conference "The protection of the Tuscan coast - From monitoring to programming" which will be held on October 20th.

Zeroing land consumption: European and national targets, tools and prospects

Oct 20, 2022 from 09:15 AM to 11:00 AM — Online event,

Goals, tools and perspectives As part of the Festival of Sustainable Development, the University of Venice IUAV and ISPRA are organizing a meeting on land consumption in Italy today. They will discuss the balance against national and European targets, indication of current tools and future prospects.