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National conference EcoForum - IX edition

Jul 05, 2022 to Jul 06, 2022 Rome/Streaming live,
Legambiente, Nuova Ecologia and Kyoto Club, in collaboration with Conai and Conou, will organize the 9th edition of EcoForum, the national conference on the circular economy. At the end of the two days of work, the XXIX edition of Comuni Ricicloni will take place, the awarding of the Free Waste Municipalities.

The sustainability of the smaller islands and tourism in the Italian coastal areas

Jun 23, 2022 to Jun 24, 2022 Capri/streaming live,
Renewable sources, energy efficiency, water purification, recovery and recycling of materials: the smaller islands could be the place of sustainability, territories at the forefront of managing the challenges of global warming. Capri will be the protagonist of two days with international guests on the occasion of a conference promoted by Legambiente and CNR-IIA, with Terna as sponsor and the patronage of the Municipality of Capri and Anacapri, on a highly topical issue such as that of the sustainability of the smaller islands and tourism in the Italian coastal areas

Summer Camp - The Nature of Sea 2022

Jun 23, 2022 to Jun 25, 2022 Rimini,
For the health of the sea and its marine and coastal habitats A summer training school with young university students, professionals and public officials, while the teachers are professors of the three sponsoring universities, experts in ecological subjects, representatives of active citizenship and associations, personalities with clear ecological, environmental and sustainable culture.

Conferences of the Parties of Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions: EU and international partners push for a more toxic-free and circular future for everyone.

The Conferences of the Parties (COPs) 2021-2022  to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BRS COP) concluded in Stockholm last 1 June on the occasion of the international summit Stockholm+50 and in Geneva last 17 June.  They are the main three Environmental Multilateral Agreements aiming at protecting the human health and the environment from hazardous substances and  waste.

World Day for Combating Desertification and Drought

Jun 17, 2022
The "World Day for Combating Desertification and Drought" was established by United Nations with a resolution of 1995 and it is celebrated every 17 June. This year the topic is based on the drought, with the following slogan" Rising up from drought together" ISPRA to celebrate this important event has organized last 14 June a webinar on " Towards the United Nations World Day for Combating Desertification and Drought on 17 June ". Today an ISPRA researcher is participating at the meeting  organized by Sassari University. ISPRA participates in the FIT4REUSE project which aims to define safe and sustainable solutions for the integrated use of unconventional water resources in agriculture in the Mediterranean area. The project aims to address the challenges on the use of non-conventional water (such as purified wastewater and desalinated water) in agriculture through three levels: innovation in technology relating to treatment; application in simulated-relevant environments; evaluation and regulation, guaranteed by the inclusion of governmental, industrial and research partners from different areas of the Mediterranean. Watch the   documentary of the project FIT4REUSE

Complexity and environmental protection

Jun 17, 2022 from 03:45 PM to 07:00 PM Lentini,
The meeting is among the world events of the Day of Desertification and Drought on the UNCCD website. Starting from some dramatic evidence now consolidated in the world, the interventions will focus on the reality of Sicily and on the possible remedies that can counter the disastrous results caused by the climate crisis and the mismanagement of our land.

Drought: situation and solutions

Jun 17, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 02:00 PM Online event,
In the drought and desertification world day, the event will deal with the actions to carry out to contrast these issues.

Presentation of the decrees for the adoption of the "National strategy for the circular economy" and the approval of the "National program for waste management"

Jun 30, 2022 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Rome, Ministry for Ecological Transition,
Today at 11.30, at the Ministry for Ecological Transition, the Undersecretary for Ecological Transition, Mr Vannia Gava, will present the contents of the decrees signed by Minister Roberto Cingolani for the adoption of the "National strategy for the circular economy" and for the approval of the "National program for waste management". These are important reforms foreseen in the PNRR that will allow Italy to reach 2 of the 11 targets set for June. The national strategy for the circular economy is a document that provides for actions, objectives and measures to be pursued in defining institutional policies for the circular economy. The National Waste Management Program is one of the strategic and implementation pillars of the National Strategy: it is a tool for the Regions and Autonomous Provinces in planning and managing waste towards a sustainable and circular economy. The head of the sustainable development department, Laura D'Aprile, the general director for the circular economy, Silvia Grandi, the president of ISPRA, Stefano Laporta, the general director of ISPRA, Maria Siclari, the head of the National Center for waste and the circular economy, Valeria Frittelloni. Web site MiTE