On the occasion of World Environment Day, ISPRA and the Interuniversity Center for the Environment (CIPLA) will present the seminar One Health: environment, health and society (protection of the atmosphere and protection of life). The day, organized in collaboration with the University of Perugia, the University of Urbino, Carlo Bo, and the Free International University of Social Studies Guido Carli, LUISS, aims to raise public awareness on the issues of air quality and health protection through the integration of different disciplines according to the One Health approach.
On 13 April it will be presented the book "Environment and health in the contaminated sites" which include the results of a multidisciplinary research dedicated to the effects on the ecosystem and population of the phenomena of environmental degradation produced by human activities.
The seminar aims to promote and support the research in Italy, according to SNPA lines, of all the scientific communities that work on aerobiology, to share new updating and analyze future scenarios.
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.
Traveling by plane, train or automobile: the most environmentally sound choice may not always be clear. The latest annual Transport and Environment Report 2020 (TERM) addresses the issue assessing the value of travel by train and plane, amid efforts to put in place the European Union’s green deal.
On the occasion of the 14th edition of the National Pollen Day, ISPRA and the Italian Association of Aerobiology will present a seminar about the "New perspectives from aerobiological monitoring". The day, organized in cooperation with the Palynology Group of the Italian Botanical Society and the POLLnet-SNPA network, aims to promote aerobiology as a fundamental discipline in the study of environmental problems related to allergic disease. The event will be broadcasted in streaming on the youtube channel of ISPRA.
The European Environment Agency with the support of EPA (Irish environmental agency) and ISPRA have organized on 16 March a Facebook live to talk about the CleanAir@School project. In Italy the citizen science and environmental education project on the air quality is coordinated by ISPRA, which also includes the participation of fifteen regional environmental agencies. In Europe 8 Countries and more than 100 schools have joined the project (In Italy 69 schools and 30 Municipalities).
On February 26, 2021, ISPRA will present the first national report on allergenic pollens in Italy. In fact, the Institute carries out monitoring, analysis and evaluation of allergenic pollens in Italy and coordinates the POLLnet network which collect the main experts in the sector of the regional agencies and autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano for environmental protection. The report describes the state and trend of the main allergenic taxa present in Italy from 2003 to 2019. During the event will be illustrated the knowledge on the main allergenic species present in Italy and the relationship between pollen and health. Programme Status and trend of the main allergenic pollens in Italy (2003-2019) Video of the meeting Progettazione agronomica del verde e allergie (Renato Ferretti)
Air pollution is one of the main causes of dead around the World, with negative effects linked with exposition in the short and long term. Recently some studies have searched connections also with the pandemic Covid-19. In order to analyze this potential association at Italian level, it is needed to investigate the whole Country, included urban and not urban areas.
Thanks to better air quality, around 60,000 fewer people died prematurely due to fine particulate matter pollution in 2018, compared with 2009. However, the European Environment Agency's (EEA) latest official data show that almost all Europeans still suffer from air pollution, leading to about 400,000 premature deaths across the continent.
Ispra is co-organizator of the event, aimed to disseminate the One Health vision and approach, based on the awareness of the complex relationships between environmental, animal and human health.
The European Agency publish the report "Healthy environment, healthy lives: how the environment influences health and well-being in Europe" In 2012, 13 % of all deaths in the EU were attributable to the environment. These deaths are preventable and can be significantly reduced through efforts to improve environmental quality. The COVID-19 pandemic provides a stark example of the inextricable links between human health and ecosystem health. Other factors, such as exposure to air pollution and social status, seem to affect transmission and mortality rates in ways that are not yet fully understood. A significant percentage of the disease burden in Europe continues to be attributed to environmental pollution from human activity. According to the EEA report " Healthy environment, healthy lives: how the environment influences health and well-being in Europe " which draws heavily on World Health Organization data on the causes of death and disease, the quality of the European environment plays a key role in determining our health and well-being
Small or medium-sized inhabited centers, in contexts with good and excellent air quality, the Borghi of the Breath are presented on first August in a seminar live on web.
The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into illegal activities related to the waste cycle and environmental crimes (Ecomafie Commission) unanimously approved the report "COVID-19 epidemiological emergency and waste cycle". A meeting will be held on Wednesday 15 July at Palazzo San Macuto to present the Commission's report.
Tuesday 7 July starting at 6.00 pm, the General Director of Ispra, Alessandro Bratti, will participate in the meeting "Covid-19 and air quality". The impacts of the lockdown on air quality and the alleged correlations between pollution and spread/impact of the virus will be discussed.
The Air Pollution and COVID19 webinar aims to provide information operators of the National Health System (NHS) and the National System for Environmental Protection (SNPA) on the issues of the relationship between environmental exposures and health the relationship between environment and health in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic with particular reference to air pollution. It is organized in cooperation with the Italian Association of Epidemiology and with the journal Epidemiology & Prevention, and is part of the RIAS program (CCM 2018 of the Ministry of Health). Ispra expert is participating at the event.
The next 3 June, in video streaming with the Italian PM Giuseppe Conte, and David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, will be presented the three reports dedicated to the environmental situation in Europe and in Italy: the SOER 2020 (State of the Environment Report), the Environmental Data Yearbook 2019 which shows the state of the environment in Italy and the System Report which presents regional experiences. Watch streaming live: ISPRA TV (double channel in English and Italian) Facebook page Ispra (speaker' native language) Youtube Ispra (only in italian)
