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National Day for the Prevention and Mitigation of Hydrogeological Risk
National Day for the Prevention and Mitigation of Hydrogeological Risk
Apr 18, 2024 — Apr 18, 2024 Rome, Acquario Romano

Climate change and challenges for land protection

The increasingly frequent extreme events present institutions, researchers and technical professionals with new challenges in the field of risk prevention and mitigation techniques. During the conference the topic of hydrogeological instability will be discussed by addressing it from different points of view in order to map the needs and offer concrete ideas.

Reduce impacts on the coast. Erosion, storm surges, sea level rise, heat waves
Reduce impacts on the coast. Erosion, storm surges, sea level rise, heat waves
Apr 17, 2024 03:00 PM — Apr 17, 2024 07:00 PM Ostia

The conference, organized by the Municipality of Rome, is the fourth appointment in a series of public meetings dedicated to consulting citizens on the proposed Climate Adaptation Strategy of Rome, the capital.

OFFICINE EUDOSSIANA - faults, borders, gaps, horizons - conversation on engineering in transition
OFFICINE EUDOSSIANA - faults, borders, gaps, horizons - conversation on engineering in transition
Apr 16, 2024 09:30 AM — Apr 16, 2024 01:30 PM Rome

The meeting is organized by the Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering of Sapienza University as part of the FIGI project (Faculty of Engineering and Large Enterprises).
The event is dedicated to the discussion on paradigm shifts, on new horizons, on discontinuities, which involve to varying degrees all the disciplines that fall within engineering and which question the teachers of these disciplines and the students who will become engineers.

ISPRA at the Rome Science Festival
ISPRA at the Rome Science Festival
Apr 16, 2024 — Apr 21, 2024 Rome, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone

From 16 to 21 April 2024 the Rome Science Festival returns to the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone with its 19th edition.

Mistakes and wonders is the theme of this edition, dedicated to the wonder that accompanies every discovery, the engine that pushes scientists to explore, ask questions and question consolidated knowledge, always going further. Wondering, even in the face of crises and problems, is the first step in seeking new answers and solutions, on a path not without missteps, failures and denials, errors.

ISPRA is the scientific partner of the event and promotes a series of initiatives.

Program

16 - 21 april 15:00 - 21:00

Mostra "Relitti, rifiuti e biodiversità nelle profondità del Mediterraneo"

16 - 21 april  15:00 - 21:00

Mostra "Meravigliosa natura, umani errori"

19 april  18:30

Che tempo farà? Incertezze nelle previsioni metereologiche

20 - 21 april 8:45 e 9:15

Le attività di ISPRA e la Tenuta Presidenziale di Castelporziano
Evento gratuito con prenotazione obbligatoria

20 - 21 april 11:00 - 15:30

Laboratorio "Mostra "Meravigliosa natura, umani errori"

21 april ore 11:00

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ISPRA opens its doors to the University of Roma Tre
ISPRA opens its doors to the University of Roma Tre
Apr 09, 2024 Rome, ISPRA - Conference room

On April 9th, a meeting was held in the ISPRA conference room with the teachers and students of the Cartography Course of the Department of Humanistic Studies of the RomaTre University.

An opportunity to present the history of geological cartography with a view to the evolution of scientific, technological and cultural knowledge that has developed from its origins to the present day and to present research, studies, analyzes and valorization and dissemination projects in close connection with the territory.

CARG project: geological cartography towards the future
CARG project: geological cartography towards the future
Apr 05, 2024

The Geological Cartography project at the 1:50,000 scale (CARG project), after a long phase of stasis linked to the absence of financing, was able to resume its activity in 2020, thanks to important contributions contained in the 2019-2022 budget laws , in a more innovative way, through the launch of a collaborative and multidisciplinary model established between different components of the geological community: a strategic and homogeneous infrastructure present throughout the Italian territory. The geological knowledge summarized in the CARG project provides, in fact, an indispensable tool to respond to many of the sustainability objectives established in the United Nations 2030 agenda.

Sinkhole in Rome in the Quadraro area
Sinkhole in Rome in the Quadraro area
Mar 29, 2024

The Quadraro neighborhood is an area with numerous underground tunnels built in ancient Rome to extract building materials. Stefania Nisio ISPRA said: "Rome is among the cities most at risk of land sinking with 100 sinkholes every year; in 2018 alone there were more than 170 sinkholes in the capital".

Interpretation of subsurface investigations for seismic microzonation purposes
Interpretation of subsurface investigations for seismic microzonation purposes
Mar 28, 2024

The Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering of the CNR (CNR-IGAG) and ISPRA have stipulated a collaboration agreement aimed at the interpretation of the subsoil data collected by ISPRA within the framework of the Law of 4 August 1984 n. 464, to be able to classify them according to the Guidelines and Standards of computer representation and archiving (latest version 4.2) for Seismic Microzonation studies.

ISPRA's IdroGEO platform awarded at the European Public Sector Award
ISPRA's IdroGEO platform awarded at the European Public Sector Award
Mar 21, 2024 — Mar 21, 2024 Maastricht

The EPSA - European Public Sector Award 2023-2024 awards ceremony was held today in Maastricht. IdroGEO, ISPRA's national platform for consulting, sharing and downloading maps and data on hydrogeological instability, has received the "Good practice certificate" in the "Innovation in public administrations" category. EPSA is a European-wide awards program for public sector bodies, organized by the European Institute of Public Administration - EIPA.

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Day of study and celebration on the figure of Quintino Sella, mining engineer
Day of study and celebration on the figure of Quintino Sella, mining engineer
Mar 16, 2024 09:00 AM — Mar 16, 2024 01:00 PM Biella

The Order of Engineers of Biella, after 140 years after his death,  intends to celebrate his relevance in its vision of the precursor of one of the 4 industrial revolutions, the second where the search for raw materials was one of the engines for development. The relevance of the figure of Quintino Sella today is linked to his desire to have wanted the drafting of a geological map useful for the exploration of the main mineral resources useful in the period of the nineteenth-century industrial revolution.

The value of the landscape as a place of interaction of natural and anthropic factors
The value of the landscape as a place of interaction of natural and anthropic factors
Mar 14, 2024 03:00 PM — Mar 14, 2024 07:00 PM Rome/online

On March 14, on the occasion of National Landscape Day, SIGEA-APS in collaboration with the Order of Geologists of Lazio and the Order of Doctors of Agronomists and Forestry Doctors of the Province of Rome, with the patronage of the Italian Federation of Doctors in Agricultural Sciences and Forestry Sciences and CATAP, is organizing the study day "The value of the landscape as a place of interaction of natural and anthropic factors".

On-line the new environmental indicators data base ISPRA
On-line the new environmental indicators data base ISPRA
Mar 04, 2024

An effective tool to understand the state of the environment in Italy
Developed with a view to improvement, to face increasingly pressing environmental challenges and to satisfy new knowledge needs, including future scenarios, the ISPRA environmental indicators database disseminates detailed statistical information in a dynamic and timely manner characterized by a high scientific solidity.

Interventions and works at reclamation sites: regulatory and technical aspects
Interventions and works at reclamation sites: regulatory and technical aspects
Feb 29, 2024 — Feb 29, 2024 Rome

The conference, addressed to public and private operators in the reclamation sector and companies in the construction sector, public services aims to analyze in detail the conditions currently in force provided for by national legislation and regional and regional guidelines. local and to highlight the possible regulatory adjustments and clarifications necessary to guarantee the sustainability of the reclamation interventions and, more generally, of the production and redevelopment activities of active and abandoned areas.

The Frontiers of Ecotoxicology
The Frontiers of Ecotoxicology
Feb 26, 2024 09:00 AM — Feb 26, 2024 01:30 PM Napoli

Organized by the Department of Pharmacy of the Federico University, the meeting is aimed at highlighting the role of ecotoxicology in the assessment of environmental quality and risk and the importance of the ecotoxicological approach in environmental management and remediation. Experts from the university sector, the CNR Water Research Institute, ISPRA,  Istituto Superiore di Sanità and Arpa Campania will participate as speakers.

The GeoSciencesIR Project meets the Regional Geological Services and stakeholders
The GeoSciencesIR Project meets the Regional Geological Services and stakeholders
Feb 26, 2024 — Feb 27, 2024 Rome

Mid-term Project Meeting
On 26 and 27 February, the representatives of the universities and research bodies involved in the project met in Rome, in the headquarters of the CNR National Research Council, to analyze the objectives achieved and plan the work of the coming months.

Local climate zones & open data cube (LCZ-ODC)
Local climate zones & open data cube (LCZ-ODC)
Feb 23, 2024 02:00 PM — Feb 23, 2024 07:15 PM Roma, Casa dell'Architettura

Satellite images to support planning and monitoring of the territory

The conference aims to be a training opportunity to learn about the “Local Climate Zones and Open Data Cube (LCZ-ODC)” project, managed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) together with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) of the Polytechnic of Milan (Polimi). The OAR was involved in the project to interact with the ASI and Polimi - DICA representatives on the possible requirements of the application, potentially useful for project and urban planning and for environmental assessments. The 1:10 scale model of the PRISMA satellite will be present in the room.

Presentation of the "Environment Report SNPA" - edition 2023
Presentation of the "Environment Report SNPA" - edition 2023
Feb 21, 2024 09:30 AM — Feb 21, 2024 12:30 PM Rome, Sala Polifunzionale della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Via di Santa Maria in Via, 37b

The Report, now in its fourth edition, offers a detailed overview of the state of our environment based on objective, reliable and comparable information, with 21 environmental indicators that allow us to evaluate the achievement of the numerous set objectives and to effectively address future environmental challenges . The second part of the document highlights the commitment and work of ISPRA and the ARPA/APPA, through a focus on best practices for the fight against climate change, to support the circular economy, to contribute to the process of sustainable finance, to protect our health and our planet and to raise awareness and inform the community.

Program

Spot Environment Report  SNPA

Environment Report SNPA - Edition 2023

The Geological Map of the CARG Project for the implementation of Sustainability and ESG principles and the prevention of Climate Change risks
The Geological Map of the CARG Project for the implementation of Sustainability and ESG principles and the prevention of Climate Change risks
Feb 15, 2024

The geological map has always been the basic tool for geological knowledge of the territory. The new Geological and Geothematic Cartography of Italy at the 1:50,000 scale of the CARG Project, with the subsoil sheets and 3D geological models and the database associated with it, represents the strategic scientific infrastructure necessary for in-depth knowledge of the entire territory national and represents the documentary expression of the geological study for a knowledge-oriented culture for the sustainable use of the territory and its subsoil.

Geo-dì 2024
Geo-dì 2024
Feb 15, 2024 — Feb 16, 2024 Bologna, Accademia delle Scienze

Two study days will be held in Bologna on 15 and 16 February, organized by the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna in collaboration with the History of Geosciences Section of the Italian Geological Society, ISPRA, the University of Bologna and the University Museum System. “Giovanni Capellini” Museum.

Strengthen resilience against heavy rains and floods
Strengthen resilience against heavy rains and floods
Feb 08, 2024 03:00 PM — Feb 08, 2024 07:00 PM Bioparco of Rome

The first appointment of the public consultation of the Climate Adaptation Strategy of Rome Capital will take place on 8 February.
At the Bioparco of Rome, one of the four priorities identified to secure the city from increasingly frequent and intense impacts will be analized.

SICON 2024 Contaminated Sites Workshop - Experiences in remediation interventions
SICON 2024 Contaminated Sites Workshop - Experiences in remediation interventions
Feb 08, 2024 — Feb 10, 2024 Taormina

SiCon is an opportunity for discussion between operators in the sector and aims to provide participants with a broad overview of what has been achieved to date in the field of reclamation, in particular the technical-operational aspects. With this objective, case studies of remediation and safety of contaminated sites on an industrial scale will be illustrated. As part of the event, experts in the sector of land, groundwater, sediment and mining site reclamation will speak.

Copernicus4SNPA - Launch of the practical community for the use of Earth observation in SNPA institutional tasks
Copernicus4SNPA - Launch of the practical community for the use of Earth observation in SNPA institutional tasks
Jan 30, 2024

Rome, ISPRA headquarters, Conference room 30-31 January / 13-14 February / 5-6 March 2024
The first phase of the education and training path for the SNPA starts on January 30th as part of the "ISPRA-Agencies Collaboration for the promotion and support in the knowledge, diffusion and use of Copernicus methods and products", the European Earth Observation programme. Earth (OT), with the involvement of the Coordinator of the National User Forum, Prof. Andrea Taramelli of the IUSS of Pavia, of the National Coordinator of the Copernicus Academy, Prof. Bernardo De Bernardinis, and of the Copernicus Entrusted Entities delegated by the European Commission: Mercator Ocean International , the European Environment Agency, ECMWF, JRC, SatCen.

Design and monitoring systems for hydrogeological risk mitigation
Design and monitoring systems for hydrogeological risk mitigation
Jan 26, 2024 09:30 AM — Jan 26, 2024 02:00 PM Milano

The conference "Design and monitoring systems for the mitigation of hydrogeological risk" will be held on 26 January 2024 in Milan, organized by the Order of Engineers of the Province of Milan and the Order of Geologists of Lombardy with the patronage of the National Council of Geologists (CNG), the National Council of Engineers, ISPRA, National System for Environmental Protection, ANCI and the unconditional contribution of CAE innovation for a safer world

Roma Innovation Hub
Roma Innovation Hub
Jan 25, 2024 — Jan 26, 2024 Rome, Auditorium della Tecnica - Viale Umberto Tupini 65

Roma Innovation Hub is the Convention promoted by nine orders belonging to the Network of Technical Professions (Architects, Planners, Landscapers and Conservators, Chemists and Physicists, Doctors of Agronomists and Forestry Doctors, Geologists, Graduate Surveyors and Surveyors, Engineers, Agricultural Experts and Graduated Agricultural Experts , Industrial Experts and Graduate Industrial Experts and Food Technologists).

The theme of the 2024 event will be the 2030 Agenda, i.e. the strategic planning of the actions necessary to achieve the objectives set by the European Union in terms of digitalisation and decarbonisation of the country.

In particular, during the two days of work, four plenary sessions will be organized on six Goals of the 2030 Agenda: quality education (Goal 4), gender equality (Goal 5), clean and accessible energy (Goal 7), cities and sustainable communities (Goal 11), responsible consumption and production (Goal 12), fight against climate change (Goal 13).

SpringLab 2024 - Fist lesson on land consumption
SpringLab 2024 - Fist lesson on land consumption
Jan 18, 2024 06:00 PM — Jan 18, 2024 08:00 PM Bologna

The first lesson of the Springlab environmental training school - "Land consumption, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services: ISPRA 2023 report", will be held on January 18th and will focus on soil degradation and land vulnerability. The Responsible for the national environmental information system of ISPRA will speak.

Operational innovations for forest monitoring and through proximal and remote remote sensing applications
Operational innovations for forest monitoring and through proximal and remote remote sensing applications
Jan 18, 2024 09:30 AM — Jan 18, 2024 01:30 PM Florence

The objective of this workshop is to examine the possibilities of implementation and integration in the forestry sector of the most recent proximal and remote remote sensing applications, in order to contribute to making the management of forests and wood plantations more efficient, both from an economic and environmental. In this perspective, the meeting is proposed as an educational-informative moment and analysis of the state of the art in Italy and aims to highlight the main results transferable to stakeholders following the research and development actions conducted on this topic in Italy, also in the perspective of the requests and opportunities outlined by the forestry measures of the new Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union.

IdroGEO of ISPRA receives the Good Practice Certificate at EPSA - European Public Sector Award 2023-2024
IdroGEO of ISPRA receives the Good Practice Certificate at EPSA - European Public Sector Award 2023-2024
Jan 17, 2024

IdroGEO, the platform on hydrogeological instability in Italy obtained the Good Practice Certificate at the EPSA - European Public Sector Award 2023-2024, in the Innovation in public administrations category. 
EPSA is a European-wide awards program for public sector bodies, organized by the European Institute of Public Administration - EIPA.

Future Minerals Forum
Future Minerals Forum
Jan 09, 2024 — Jan 09, 2024 Riyadh

The ISPRA Geological Service will participate in the geological services table as part of the Future Minerals Forum which will be held in Riyadh on January 9th afternoon. Critical and strategic subjects for the sustainable ecological and energy transition, the topics that ISPRA researchers will discuss during the event.

XVII Meeting of the ReMI Network
XVII Meeting of the ReMI Network
Dec 15, 2023 — Dec 16, 2023 Museo delle minerare di Montecatini Val di Cecina

The meeting of the ReMi Network will take place on 15 December in Montecatini, at the headquarters of the mining museum.
Various events are planned including the visit to the site, at the end of the works, and the in-depth seminar "The mining and mineralogical heritage of Montecatini Val di Cecina: history, science and future prospects" scheduled for 16 December.

Soil week in Sicily dedicated to Bernardino Romano
Soil week in Sicily dedicated to Bernardino Romano
Dec 12, 2023 — Dec 12, 2023 Catania

The Soil Week in Sicily (5-12 December) this year is dedicated to Bernardino Romano, Full Professor of Territorial Planning and Urban Planning at the Department of Civil, Construction-Architecture and Environmental Engineering of the University of L'Aquila. In recent years Romano had explored and studied land consumption and urban dispersion.