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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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DigitAP Project: Monitoring the Mediterranean Monk Seal and Environmental DNA in Marine Protected Areas
DigitAP Project: Monitoring the Mediterranean Monk Seal and Environmental DNA in Marine Protected Areas
May 29, 2026

The field activities of the PNRR DigitAP project dedicated to monitoring the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) in coastal sites and collecting samples for experimental marine biodiversity studies through environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis have recently been completed.

In recent weeks, ISPRA, together with the scientific staff of the respective Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), has been working at several sites—including Plemmirio, Punta Campanella, Santa Maria di Castellabate, Costa degli Infreschi and della Masseta—carrying out integrated observation and sampling activities.

Specifically, in the Plemmirio and Punta Campanella MPAs, camera traps were installed inside selected coastal caves to document the presence of the Mediterranean monk seal and study its site-use patterns. With the involvement of the Egadi Islands MPA, the Tuscan Archipelago National Park, and a large area of southern Apulia, the number of Italian areas participating in this ISPRA-coordinated monitoring program has now risen to five, further strengthening the foundations for the conservation of the species at the national level

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Summer School “Marine-Coastal Ecosystems and Climate Change: Chains of Connections and Resilience”
Summer School “Marine-Coastal Ecosystems and Climate Change: Chains of Connections and Resilience”
Sep 14, 2026 — Sep 18, 2026 Trieste

As part of ISPRA’s School of Specialization in Environmental Disciplines, the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) is organizing the Summer School on “Marine-Coastal Ecosystems and Climate Change: Chains of Connections and Resilience" which will take place in the city of Trieste from 14 to 18 September 2026.

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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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