For those who were unable to attend the conference, we have published in this article the PDFs of the presentations by the various speakers who presented at the sessions.
Let’s begin, following the program, with the first session, the one dedicated to the European Union’s LIFE Program, which has supported environmental protection actions since 1992 and has so far invested €12 billion in 5,500 projects, including ours.
LIFE “Nature & Biodiversity” projects
Inspiring LIFE restoration projects
Joseph Van Der Stegen – CINEA
The LIFE Programme and its implementation in Italy in the field of “Nature and Biodiversity”
Federico Benvenuti, Carmen Gangale, LIFE National Contact Point Team – Italy Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security
The LIFE18 NAT/IT/000803 Drylands project
Stefano Picchi, Project Manager
In the second part of the morning we got to the heart of the actions carried out with the project, told first-hand by the protagonists: the LifeDrylands working group.
Management and monitoring of target habitats: final results
The interventions of the Lombardy Ticino Valley Park Valentina Parco – Responsible for the project
The interventions of the Ticino and Lake Maggiore Protected Areas Management Agency Edoardo Villa – Responsible for the project
The interventions of the Protected Areas Management Body of the Piedmontese Po Park
Luca Cristaldi – Responsible for the project
Biodiversity monitoring: plants, mosses, lichens and lepidoptera
Juri Nascimbene, Gabriele Gheza – BIGEA, University of Bologna
Biodiversity monitoring: carabids Francesca Della Rocca –University of Pavia
Monitoring ecosystem services: ornamental potential, pollination, and shelter for cryptogamic crustsSSilvia Assini – University of Pavia; Gabriele Gheza – BIGEA, University of Bologna
Monitoring ecosystem services: medicinal potentialFFrancesco Bracco – University of Pavia
Results of socio-economic impact monitoringS Stefano Picchi – Project manager LifeDrylands
Immediately after lunch, a moment to present one of the latest products made.
Presentation of the new Guidelines
Management and Monitoring Guidelines for Target Habitats
Matteo Barcella – University of Pavia, Gabriele Gheza – BIGEA, University of Bologna
Educational and dissemination activities
“I live, you live, he lives, HABITAT – Discovery KIT,” the kit for guided and self-guided tours
Patrizia Berera – Network of Botanical Gardens of Lombardy
“Ambassadors of Habitat,” the PCTO program with the G. Torno High School in Castano Primo (MI) Serena Dorigotti – Network of Botanical Gardens of Lombardy, Tommaso Achilli, Mattia Ciapparelli – students of the G. Torno Scientific High School
University theses and experiences shared by students
Alessia Gressani –University of Pavia
Stakeholder involvement
Lombardy Region: Activities Completed and Outlook for the Project’s Target HabitatsSCristina Bollini – Directorate-General for Territory and Green Systems, Nature and Biodiversity Unit; Dario Kian, Patrizia Digiovinazzo – ERSAF
Lombardy Region: Activities Completed and Outlook for the Project’s Target HabitatsSDario Kian, Patrizia Digiovinazzo – ERSAF
Piedmont Region: Activities Completed and Outlook for the Project’s Target HabitatsSMatteo Massara –Directorate for Environment, Energy and Territory, Biodiversity and Natural Areas Sector
The Vauda Nature Reserve ZSC IT1110005 – VAUDA
Antonio Tacchino, Luca Valente –Park Rangers
Networking with the LIFE Granatha and ShepForBio projects
Tommaso Campedelli – DREAM Italia
The Involvement of Environmental Associations in Raising Awareness of Heathland Habitats
Barbara Meggetto – Legambiente Lombardia