May
Urbe, volcanoes and mammoths: the metamorphoses of the ancient Appian Way
May 24, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM
— Parco regionale, Parco Archeologico dell’Appia Antica - Roma,
The Appia Antica, one of the most fascinating archaeological parks in the world, will be the narrative center of a trek led by university professors and researchers from ISPRA. The change in the landscape will be investigated with the help of zoology, geology and urban planning to account for the multiple perspectives from which the history of the Regina Viarum can be read. On July 21, 2024, after a process lasting about 3 years, the Regina Viarum will be included in the places protected by UNESCO as a world heritage site. It joins the other 67 places recognized in Italy. To celebrate this important recognition, ISPRA, as part of the NET European Night of Researchers project , will organize three scientific excursions led by researchers.
Potentially contaminated sites: ISPRA launches Rocks, the first software on intervention priorities
May 29, 2025 from 09:30 AM to 03:30 PM
— Rome, ISPRA, via V. Brancati 48,
The conference will present the “ Operational manual of national intervention priority criteria for potentially contaminated sites ” which describes the national risk-based screening model, with related ROCKS application software, developed by ISPRA, to identify intervention priorities in potentially contaminated sites, in compliance with the requirements of article 199, paragraph 6, letter a) of Legislative Decree 152/06.
Comparison on the implementation of the National Guidelines for the conservation of Mediterranean trout and its habitat
May 29, 2025 from 09:30 AM to 01:00 PM
— Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna, Centro Visita del Parco a Premilcuore (FC) in Via Roma 34 e Online,
On May 29, a meeting planned by the LIFE STREAMS Project will take place at the headquarters of the Casentinesi Forests, Monte Falterona and Campigna National Park at the Park Visitor Center in Premilcuore (FC), to verify the implementation of the Guidelines for the conservation of Mediterranean trout and its habitat (Action C.5 - ISPRA Manuals and Guidelines 207/2024), in person or online.
Training meeting and technical contributions for the SNPA-ISIN day
May 27, 2025 from 09:30 AM to 05:30 PM
— Rome, sede ISPRA, via Vitaliano Brancati 48/Online,
Relaunch of the collaboration between ISPRA-ARPA/APPA-ISIN ISIN and SNPA organized a meeting today in response to the need, expressed by both parties, to renew the collaboration on the topic of protection from exposure to ionizing radiation already envisaged by the ISIN – SNPA Agencies Framework Collaboration Agreement, approved by the Council with resolution no. 76/2020 and signed by all the Agencies, by ISPRA and by ISIN. "Constructive synergy between SNPA and ISIN on a complex topic such as radiation protection, on which it is necessary to pool our respective skills more. Today's discussion will be useful to fill this gap, because every time you work as a team, you get a result. The goal is common: environmental protection. Today we are only at the beginning of a series of meetings aimed at focusing on this synergy" declared ISPRA General Director Maria Siclari during the meeting organized to renew the collaboration on the topic of protection from exposure to ionizing radiation already envisaged by the ISIN – SNPA Framework Collaboration Agreement. The Environmental Agencies contribute, also in support of the regional administrations, to the implementation of the tasks of monitoring, surveillance and control of ionizing radiation pursuant to Legislative Decree 101/2020 and subsequent amendments in normal and emergency situations, with reference to both natural and artificial sources of radioactivity.
Invent, innovate and transform the future of cultural heritage with Copernicus
May 09, 2025
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May 11, 2025
— Bologna,
ISPRA, together with the National Copernicus Users Forum and the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts ( ECMWF ), is organizing a Hackathon entitled “Cultural Space”. This is a multidisciplinary event for young talents aimed at promoting innovation in the sectors of cultural heritage, air quality and climate change, making use of the Copernicus Earth observation products made available by the CAMS and C3S services.
XVII National Mining Day
May 24, 2025
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May 25, 2025
— All Italian territory,
National Mining Day, the annual event dedicated to the valorization and promotion of mining tourism as a cultural heritage, celebrates its XVII edition this year, testifying to an ever-growing interest throughout Italy. The initiative is promoted by REMI , ISPRA, in cooperatio with AIPAI , ANIM , ASSORISORSE , G&T , MASE and with the sponsorship of prestigious istitutions such as European Route of Industrial Heritage ERIH , Consiglio Nazionale dei Geologi CNG , EuroGeoSurveys EGS , and AMODO Alleanza per la Mobilità dolce Also for this edition, the Day will take the form of a rich program of events distributed throughout the country, culminating in the creation of a "National Calendar" that will collect all the initiatives proposed by participating Sites, Museums and Mining Parks.
Territories in transformation
May 13, 2025 from 09:30 AM to 01:00 PM
— Rome, Palazzo Valentini, via IV Novembre, 119/a,
Presentation of the ISPRA Atlas 2025 The new edition of the ISPRA Atlas "Territories in transformation" is dedicated to the analysis of the state of the national territory, to the study of its most recent transformation dynamics and to their representation through a series of cartographic tables produced using mainly ISPRA-SNPA data and the Copernicus services for monitoring the territory through Earth observation. The ISPRA Atlas 2025 “Territories in Transformation” was created with the aim of offering an increasingly wider audience a clear and intuitive product, which helps to know and understand the main transformations detected and underway in the territory, and which is able to support the definition of effective policies for the sustainable management of natural capital and the achievement of institutional objectives in the environmental field. Atlas 2025. Territories in Transformation Program Photo gallery
Blu Livorno. The Biennial of Sea and Water
May 14, 2025
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May 17, 2025
— Acquarium of Livorno,
As part of the Biennale del mare-Blu Livorno On May 14th, starting at 2:30 p.m., the conference "Marine biodiversity: 20 years of scientific and educational collaboration between Italy and China" will take place in the panoramic hall of the Livorno Aquarium. The conference is organized by ISPRA together with the Italian Embassy in Beijing and the University of Pisa, as part of the 3rd bilateral workshop on scientific research and advanced training applied to marine sciences, which will see the participation of professors from the Zhejiang Ocean University and a large delegation of students.
Decarbonization: Building a Zero Emissions Future
May 07, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM
— Rome, Sala Isma, Senato della Repubblica, Piazza Capranica, 72 / Online,
Significant drop in greenhouse gases in 2024: -3% compared to the previous year, mainly due to the electricity generation sector. This sector accounts for an average of a quarter of national emissions and over the years has proven to be among the most efficient in terms of reducing climate-altering gases: these have decreased by 64% from 1990 to today. The transport sector remains problematic, with emissions continuing to grow significantly and representing 28% of national emissions: over 90% of them derive from road transport and have increased by approximately 7% since 1990. The Italian vehicle fleet is still characterized by traditionally fueled vehicles (petrol and diesel) and over the years the number of vehicles has seen a significant expansion (over 50%). All other economic sectors have seen marked reductions in emissions, with the exception of waste management, which however contributes only 5% of the national total. This is the picture that emerges from the first elaborations of Ispra relating to 2024, presented today in Rome as part of the conference “Decarbonization: building a zero-emission future” promoted by Ispra. The report Greenhouse gas emissions in Italy: reduction targets and emission scenarios is available online from today. It outlines the Italian emission framework from 1990 to 2023 and presents an analysis of the emission scenarios for 2030 and 2055 compared to the reference one (with current policies) and the scenario with additional policies envisaged by the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC). A specific focus is dedicated to the emission reduction objectives, with particular reference to the Effort Sharing sectors and the role of the LULUCF sector in balancing emissions. Ispra’s task is to annually develop and publish the national inventory and every two years the greenhouse gas emission scenarios to transmit them to European and international bodies.