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Environment and Oceans
Jun 04, 2026 11:00 AM — Jun 04, 2026 01:00 PM Roma, Floating Hub Marevivo Lungotevere Arnaldo da Brescia - Scalo de Pinedo

World Environment Day and World Oceans Day 2026

On the occasion of World Environment Day and World Oceans Day, ISPRA and SNPA, in collaboration with Marevivo, are organizing the event "Environment and Oceans" on June 4 at 11:00 a.m. at the Floating Hub on the Tiber River in Rome.

The initiative will provide an opportunity for discussion and knowledge-sharing focused on the strategic importance of protecting the environment and the sea, a natural, economic, and cultural heritage of our country.

During the event, outstanding data on the quality of Italy’s bathing waters will be presented, along with the main activities being carried out by ISPRA, the National System for Environmental Protection (SNPA), and Marevivo to safeguard marine ecosystems, prevent pollution, promote sustainability, and foster a new environmental culture.

At a time when the ecological transition increasingly requires collaboration among institutions, the research community, businesses, and civil society, it is essential to create opportunities that bring together scientific awareness, collective responsibility, and a forward-looking vision for the future.

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CII500K – The New Hydrogeological Map of Italy’s Groundwater
CII500K – The New Hydrogeological Map of Italy’s Groundwater
Jun 09, 2026 09:00 AM — Jun 09, 2026 05:00 PM Roma, Auditorium MASE “Ilaria Alpi e Miran Hrovatin”, via Capitan Bavastro 182

The Blue Gold of Our Country

In Italy, we drink groundwater: more than 84% of the country’s civil water demand is supplied by spring water or water extracted from underground aquifers through wells.
A true “Blue Gold” resource that is renewed every year and must be understood, protected, and enhanced.

These needs are addressed by the new Hydrogeological Map of Italy at a scale of 1:500,000 (CII500K), which, after being presented to the scientific community, will be officially presented to the public on June 9 during an event at the Auditorium of the Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security.

The event will provide an opportunity to illustrate how the map was developed and to showcase the wealth of information it contains. The project was coordinated by ISPRA and the “Ardito Desio” Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Milan, in collaboration with ISTAT, CMCC (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change), and the seven District Basin Authorities, as well as with the participation of the wider groundwater expert community: Regions and Autonomous Provinces, ARPA/APPA environmental agencies, universities, research institutions, and professional associations. This initiative represents the first example of “participatory cartography” in Italy.

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Map of Italy at a scale of 1:500,000

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Rome under Rome
Rome under Rome
Jun 10, 2026 09:30 AM — Jun 10, 2026 01:00 PM Rome, sala conferenze Parco Naturale dell'Appia Antica

The new Underground Cavities Map

The city of Rome preserves beneath its surface an extraordinarily complex heritage, the result of natural and human-made stratification developed over thousands of years. Ancient quarries, catacombs, hypogea, hydraulic tunnels, and numerous other underground structures form a structural component of the capital’s urban history, while also representing an element of major importance for territorial knowledge and the prevention of ground instability phenomena.

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18th edition of National Mining Day
18th edition of National Mining Day
May 30, 2026 — May 31, 2026 Events held across the entire national territory

The initiative is promoted and coordinated by REMI, ISPRA, in cooperation with AIPAIANIMASSORISORSEG&TMASE and under the patronage of prestigious institutions such as European Route of Industrial Heritage ERIHConsiglio Nazionale dei Geologi CNGEuroGeoSurveys EGS, e AMODO Alleanza per la Mobilità dolce.

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