December

The Audouin's gull in Sardegna

The short film "Il Gabbiano corso in Sardegna" was produced by ISPRA in cooperation with the La Maddalena Archipelago National Park. The video illustrates, in the form of a tutorial, the survey methods used for the monitoring of this species that ISPRA implements and coordinates for the European Directive on Marine Strategy. The trend of birds closely linked to the marine environment is an indicator of the state of health of the sea, necessary to define the most suitable strategies to achieve the "Good Conservation Status" of this habitat.

New Information System on the quality of the urban environment

A first version of the new Information System of the quality of the urban environment developed by ISPRA is online. If we consider that over 55% of the world's population lives in urban areas, and it is estimated that this percentage could reach 70% by 2050, we understand how cities are also the engine of change towards more sustainable and the environment in which to increase resilience to the climate changes underway.