Publications

Manual for the Application of Appropriate Assessment (AA) Procedures in Marine Sites

This volume provides a methodological guide for professionals, technical experts, and Public Administrations involved in the protection of marine and coastal biodiversity. The Manual was developed within the framework of the LIFE SEA.NET project, “Urgent Actions for the Implementation of the Marine Natura 2000 Network” (LIFE20 GIE/IT/000763), with the aim of supporting the initiatives of the Italian Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security in strengthening and optimizing the application of the Appropriate Assessment (AA) procedure in marine and coastal-marine sites of the EU Natura 2000 Network

Guidelines for the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment studies relating to onshore wind farms

Environment in Italy: An Overview, 2025 Environmental Data Yearbook

Environment in Italy: An Overview, 2025 Environmental Data Yearbook is a statistical report that provides an up-to-date and scientifically grounded overview of the state of the environment in Italy. The document uses more than 300 indicators included in the ISPRA Environmental Indicators Database to provide official information for policy makers, administrators, technical experts, and citizens.

Guidelines for the preparation of environmental impact studies relating to agrivoltaic and photovoltaic systems

The Guidelines represent a technical and methodological reference tool for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) preparers and enable well-structured EIAs, resulting in a faster evaluation phase: complete EIAs require fewer integration requests, fewer environmental conditions, and therefore, faster environmental permitting processes.

Environment in Italy: an overview. Environmental Data Yearbook 2023

Environment in Italy: an overview. Environmental Data Yearbook 2023 is a statistical report produced by the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research(ISPRA) in collaboration with the regional and autonomous province environmental protection agencies as part of the National System for Environmental Protection (SNPA).

Environment in Italy: an overview. Environmental Data Yearbook 2022

Environment in Italy: an overview. Environmental Data Yearbook 2022 is a statistical report produced by ISPRA with the aim of providing policy makers, public administrators, technicians and citizens with official information on the state of the environment in our country.