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Earth Day 2024 - #OnePeopleOnePlanet

On the occasion of the 54th World Earth Day, #OnePeopleOnePlanet returns, a multimedia marathon, now in its fifth edition, to celebrate Earth Day in Italy. The event is a 16-hour television relay live on Rai Play from the Nuvola di Fuksas in Rome.

The participation of the ISPRA president Stefano Laporta is expected.

Maria Siclari designated Coordinator of the ISIN Experts' Consultation

The procedures have started for the appointment of Dr. Maria Siclari as coordinator of the consultation of experts of the National Inspectorate for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ISIN), established in the meeting of the Council of Ministers last April 15, on the proposal of the Minister of the Environment and energy security Gilberto Pichetto Fratin

Effects of climate change in the Po Delta Park area

Climate change is progressively accentuating its effects with phenomena that are increasingly significant and impacting on our lives and the environment. The rise in air and sea water temperatures, the increasingly pronounced drought and the recent devastating flood phenomena have affected the inland areas and the coast, decisively affecting the economy and biodiversity in the Po Delta Park area.

Wrecks, waste and biodiversity in the depths of the Mediterranean

The seabed has always fascinated man and until a few decades ago what lay beyond 50 meters was shrouded in mystery. Thanks to a series of new underwater technologies developed in recent decades, such as 3D mapping, it is possible to obtain detailed images of submerged wrecks. Observing what is at great depths allows us to study biodiversity hotspots, facilitating actions to restore marine habitats.

Health, environment and climate change. Perspective 2030

The 1st national congress “Health, environment and climate change. Perspective 2030" is configured as an event of national importance - focused on the importance of openly addressing and discussing climate change and pollution - capable of underlining the crucial link between environment and health, highlighting how care for the environment constitutes a essential means for promoting health.

World Water Forum. Bali 18-25 May 2024

The 10th World Water Forum will be held in Bali, Indonesia from 18 to 25 May. The theme of this edition is Water for shared prosperity. The World Water Forum brings together political and civil society representatives, public authorities, academics and the private sector to address global challenges related to the management and sustainability of water resources.

ISPRA opens its doors to the University of Roma Tre

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.

PNRR - MER Project. Environmental monitoring in aquaculture: an underwater wireless communication network in the Gulf of Follonica

11 APRIL – NATIONAL SEA DAY

An underwater wireless communication network for environmental monitoring in the Gulf of Follonica, one of the most important production centers for national aquaculture. It is the project that Ispra is carrying out as part of the PNRR's MER (Marine Ecosystem Restoration) plan. The activities of the project began last March 14th, financed with a budget of half a million euros which will allow the monitoring of approximately 3,000 hectares in the offshore fish and shellfish farming plants in the area between Livorno and Grosseto thanks to a sort of "neural network" submarine. A project applied for the first time in Italy and unique in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Environment and artificial intelligence

ISPRA at the 11th edition of Riscarti Festival: 500 artists, talks and themed days in Rome to promote anti-waste culture and sustainable development with creativity

Also this year ISPRA participates in Riscarti Festival, the creative recycling festival held in Rome, from 13 to 28 april.

Reduce impacts on the coast. Erosion, storm surges, sea level rise, heat waves

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.