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Thirty Years of the Framework Law on Noise Pollution: Assessment and Perspectives
Thirty Years of the Framework Law on Noise Pollution: Assessment and Perspectives
May 05, 2026 08:30 AM — May 05, 2026 05:30 PM Sapienza Università di Roma, Facoltà di Ingegneria civile e industriale, Via Eudossiana,18

In 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the entry into force of Law No. 447 of October 26, 1995, the “Framework Law on Noise Pollution” a turning point in Italian environmental legislation.

Over these three decades, the law has made it possible to build a system of prevention and control, fostering growing public and institutional awareness.

Thanks to its innovative framework, a large part of the national territory is now equipped with operational tools such as acoustic zoning, municipal regulations, remediation plans, and noise impact and acoustic climate assessments.

However, the time that has passed now calls for reflection on new opportunities that have emerged in the application of the law: the legislative framework has become more complex, technologies and lifestyles have changed, and new sources of noise require updated tools.

The Conference, promoted by SNPA and the Italian Acoustical Association (AIA), aims to provide an opportunity to take stock of the positive results achieved so far, while also initiating a constructive discussion on current and future challenges, including in light of European objectives for sustainability and environmental well-being.

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Protection of pollinators, tools and practices: what actions are possible?
Protection of pollinators, tools and practices: what actions are possible?
May 06, 2026 10:00 AM — May 06, 2026 01:00 PM Webinar

The initiative, through the involvement of representatives from institutional, production, environmental, and research sectors, aims—starting from the results of LIFE BEEadapt and the instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) currently in place to support pollinators—to foster debate on the dissemination of good practices and on the synergies that can be developed to implement actions of interest for the protection of pollinators.

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Wolf, ISPRA and SNPA President Gallone: “An alliance is urgently needed to stop illegality and conflicts”
Wolf, ISPRA and SNPA President Gallone: “An alliance is urgently needed to stop illegality and conflicts”
May 03, 2026

ISPRA and SNPA President Maria Alessandra Gallone:
“As already reiterated in recent days, the reckless act of indiscriminately killing animals such as the wolf — a symbolic species of Italian biodiversity — risks undermining the results achieved over the past decades in terms of its protection and conservation.

It is necessary to establish as soon as possible a discussion forum that represents a concrete alliance with all stakeholders who live and work in these areas, responsibly and fairly supporting primary production while ensuring the safety of areas of extraordinary ecological value. This path will be essential to reduce existing conflicts and decisively combat illegality, which threatens not only a protected species but the entire wildlife heritage of these territories, including grazing livestock activities.”

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Geodata in Ports: the New ISPRA Mapping of Italian Port Infrastructure
Geodata in Ports: the New ISPRA Mapping of Italian Port Infrastructure
Apr 29, 2026

ISPRA Publishes Two New GeoDBs

Ports already occupied about 260 km of coastline in 2006, representing 5% of Italy’s entire low-lying coastline; by 2020, this figure had increased by 15 km, marking a 5% rise compared to 2006. The perspective changes when considering linear development—the total length of structures, piers, quays, and jetties of all port facilities—which reached 2,510 km in 2020, 20% more than what was recorded in 2006.

“We know what we can measure,” wrote Galileo Galilei, introducing the scientific method as we know it today. In response to pressing and continuous coastal erosion phenomena, as well as extraordinary events such as the recent Cyclone Harry, the agencies and institutions responsible for the safety and general management of coastal areas are taking action to monitor and measure the transformations occurring along the coastline, whether caused by natural processes or as a consequence of human activities.

For years, ISPRA has been developing and publishing national information layers with high-definition mapping of all the natural and artificial elements that characterize coastal systems. Starting from these maps—developed and integrated with sector publications, other historical cartographic references, and scientific surveys—two new GeoDBs are now being presented:

  • Maritime Works Framework (AOM – Assetto Opere Marittime): including the digitization and characterization of all structures that can be defined, even partially, as port works, with their specific types, functions, usage conditions, historical development, ISTAT references, ownership by territorial authorities or public administrations, and declared or estimated berths.
  • Port Transformation Areas (ATP – Aree di Trasformazione Portuali): including the digitization and characterization of polygons of Obstruction (occupation of seabed areas), Excavation (occupation of coastal land), and Alteration (modification of natural conditions within basins) for all coastal port works compared to their pre-construction state.
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