🏛 The tenth edition of EUROGARD, the congress of European Botanic Gardens🇪🇺, took place in Rome from September 22nd to 26th. The theme was “Botanic Gardens in the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration“… a theme perfectly aligned with our LifeDrylands project! 😊! ❤️ Silvia Assini presented “EDUCATION ON HABITATS AND HABITAT RESTORATION: THE CASE OF THE LIFE DRYLANDS KIT” in the …
LifeDrylands celebrates World Biodiversity Day at the Pavia Botanical Garden
We’ll be at the Pavia Botanical Garden on Saturday, May 24th, to share the biodiversity of arid habitats. Here’s the press release for the initiative: 🌱 On the occasion of World Biodiversity Day, which is celebrated on May 22nd, on Saturday, May 24th, starting at 2:00 PM, the University of Pavia’s Botanical Garden will open its doors for the event “BIODIVERSITY …
DRYLANDS for Dry Gardens: VI INTERNSHIP for Green and Nature Professionals
The sixth and final training session within Action E2 of the project is about to begin. DRYLANDS for Dry Gardens Organized by the LifeDrylands with the patronage of the Municipality of Pavia. WHEN: April 10, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM WHERE: Pavia – Morning session: Conference Room, Palazzo Broletto; Afternoon session: Vivaio Flora Conservation (HERE the directions to …
Weren’t you at the LifeDrylands Party? Here you can find the reports from the various sessions 📋
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 …
The final project video is online: enjoy watching!
With great pleasure, and a touch of emotion, we present to you the final video of the LifeDrylands project ❤️ Here is the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JjyA5tvDcw Enjoy watching!
The Layman’s Report of LifeDrylands project!
We are pleased to present the Layman’s Report of our project! It seemed impossible to condense five and a half years of activity into just 12 pages…but we do it 😊 The text is bilingual, Italian and English, and 1,000 hard copies have been printed. Enjoy! You can find the PDF on the Download page of the website or by …
LIFE DRYLANDS PARTY – Final conference of the project
🗓 Thursday, February 20, 2025 ⏱ from 9:00 AM to 18:30 PM 🏛KOSMOS – Natural History Museum, Piazza Botta no. 9 – PAVIA – Aula Spallanzani LIFE DRYLANDS PARTY Final conference of the project LIFE18 NAT/IT/000803 Restoration of dry acidophilous grasslands and heathlands in Natura 2000 sites in Piedmont and Lombardy – LIFE Drylands A festive day to share, with …
NATURAL HABITATS and ARCHITECTURES in dialogue
On Sunday, October 6, 2024, at Villa Picchetta in Cameri (NO), at 5:00 PM, we will be present at the inauguration of the photographic exhibition “The Forgotten Architectures of the Park,” organized by the Novara Photographic Society. An interactive station will be available to engage visitors, offering a new perspective: Habitats as Architecture. We will discuss environmental and architectural restoration, …
Question of HABITAT – Botanical workshops and games
🗓 On Sunday, September 29, starting at 11:00 AM, we look forward to seeing you at the PRATONE (large meadow) of the BARAGGIA Nature Reserve – Romagnano Sesia/Fontaneto area. Join us at our interactive information stand with botanical workshops and games to explore the dry habitats of the LifeDrylands project. The event is organized as part of the “6 in …
V Internship for Nature Professionals
The fifth TRAINING INTERNSHIP as part of Action E2 of the project is starting. When: September 24, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Where: Sede Parco Ticino Lago Maggiore at Albano Vercellese (VC). Click HERE for directions to the location. What: Classroom lessons and site visits to project locations SCA IT1120004 – BARAGGIA DI ROVASENDA, Lenta (VC). This is …












