News from the Italian Parks

(07 Ago 14) The Praterie Project Coordinator Pina Leone and the staff technician Osvaldo Locasciulli will be busy from 3rd to 8th August presenting the "Praterie" Project on the occasion of the European Conference on Ecological Restoration organized by the Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla, in c...

(22 Lug 14) The PDF file of the report regarding the second plenary workshop which took place on the 24th of June at the Fiordigigli Hotel in Fonte Cerreto is now available online. The document describes the participation framework concerning the common construction of the Guidelines for the Grazing Regulatio...

(Pescasseroli, 21 Lug 14) Pescasseroli, July 21st, 2014 - The researchers of the European project of the State Forestry Corps for the safeguard of biodiversity entitled LIFE "MIPP" start the census of the hermit beetle and of the rosalia longicorn in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, as well as in the...

(11 Lug 14) In the next months two very important events will be waiting for the Federparchi members: the annual Europarc Federation Conference in late September and the IUCN World Park Congress in mid-November. In Italy there are more than 50 national protected areas, both terrestrial and marine, which is a ty...

(Assergi, 27 Giu 14) (Assergi, June 27th, 2014) - The first draft of the guidelines, representing one of the qualifying actions of the Life "Praterie" Project, has been defined. On the occasion of the second general participatory workshop the draft was presented to the stakeholders of the Park in Fonte Cerreto of Asserg...

(Portoferraio, 20 Giu 14) The activities to fight the invasive alien species on the Pianosa and Montecristo islands, which were carried out for four and a half years by the partners of the LIFE+ Montecristo 2010 Project - namely the State Forestry Corps - Follonica Section, the Tuscan Archipelago National Park, ISPRA and Nem...

(Pescasseroli, 18 Giu 14) Pescasseroli, June 18th 2014 - In the prestigious offices of the Zoology Civic Museum in Rome the video was shown in the presence of the Minister of Environment Gian Luca Galletti, of the Park's President and Director, of the Museum's managers and of the State Forestry Corps. The large audience ...

(Assergi (AQ), 23 Mag 14) Within the Life "Praterie" Project , co-financed by the European Commission in the Gran Sasso and Laga Mountains National Park, the "Action C1 - Distribution of the watering points" has been launched: this action provides the renovation of the springs and of the water troughs already existing in the...

(Comacchio, 21 Mag 14) The documentary "L'oro bianco" was produced to enhance and promote the Italian and Slovenian salt marshes in the SALTWORKS project: Cervia, Comacchio, Sicciole and Strugnano. Analysing the history, environmental and production features of each of the involved sites, the documentary aims to dissemin...

(Brisighella, 17 Mag 14) Following the endorsement of the Regulation for the Guides of the Vena del Gesso Romagnola Park, and following the assessment interviews, the below listed Park's Guides have been appointed according to their specializations: Hiking guides Bassi Alessandro Basso Silvia Benassi Andrea Bertozzi Massi...