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December 17, 2025

Biodiversity, CNR IRET on national TV

On Thursday, December 18 at 3:25 p.m. on Rai 3, the second episode of “Il Paese della biodiversità” will air. The programme is a six-stop travelling science outreach series by the National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC) – Italy’s first national biodiversity research centre, funded by the PNRR – Next Generation EU – in collaboration with Rai Cultura. This second stop will take viewers on a journey to discover the biodiversity of the Lazio region. Guiding the audience through the region’s natural

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December 4, 2025

Scientific collaboration between CNR-IRET and Parco dei Castelli Romani

In November 2025, a scientific collaboration agreement was signed between CNR-IRET and the Castelli Romani Regional Park to launch the research project “Monitoring of chiropterofauna in the Castelli Romani Regional Park”. ‘Ultrasound recorders capable of detecting the presence and activity of bat species will be installed in various areas of the Park, including all Sites of Community Importance (SCI). These devices record the ultrasounds emitted by bats during orientation and hunting,” explain Paolo Colangelo and Giorgia Castiello, researchers at CNR-IRET and

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December 1, 2025

BIOSMARTFERT Closing Event

  Closing Event of the BIOSMARTFERT Project: Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture January 27, 2026, Research Area of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 1, Pisa, Room 27 PRIN: PROGETTI DI RICERCA DI RILEVANTE INTERESSE NAZIONALE – Bando 2022 Prot. 20225WLFFR BIOpolymers from agri-food waste digestates for SMART release bioFERTilisers BIOSMARTFERT 12/10/2023-28/02/2026       The BIOSMARTFERT Project concludes with an event dedicated to presenting its results and future perspectives for smarter and more environmentally friendly agriculture. Project Objective: BIOSMARTFERT has developed a new generation of controlled release biofertilizers(SMART Release Fertilisers

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November 25, 2025

Feng Chia University visits CNR IRET

In November 2025, a delegation of professors and technicians from Feng Chia University in Taiwan visited the National Research Council as part of the Bilateral Agreement CNR-NSTC/Taiwan project, funded by the CNR and coordinated by Alessandro Mei (CNR-IIA) and Gaia Vaglio Laurin (CNR-IRET). The bilateral agreement is dedicated to strengthening joint research activities in the field of environmental monitoring. The main objectives of the project concern the exchange of researchers and professors for collaborative research activities and joint conferences, and the

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November 18, 2025

An ITINERIS study on FAIR principles across Italian Research Infrastructures published in Patterns

The adoption of FAIR principles by Italian environmental research infrastructures is highly heterogeneous: each scientific community applies FAIR principles differently, depending on its specific needs and level of maturity. This is the conclusion of a study published in the journal Patterns, conducted by scientists from the Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems of the National Research Council (CNR-IRET). The team, which includes researchers from the Institute’s Lecce branch, provides a clear picture of the current state of

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November 7, 2025

Chilean researchers visited CNR IRET in Porano

On November 4th and 5th, the Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) welcomed a delegation of Chilean researchers from the Forestry Institute (INFOR) to Italy for a visit to research centers and universities engaged in forestry-related activities.During the first day, IRET and INFOR researchers presented their work, exchanging knowledge, experiences, and research methodologies.On the second day, the delegation visited agroforestry facilities in the Biodistrict of Bolsena.These two days represented an important opportunity to strengthen scientific and institutional dialogue, promote

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October 15, 2025

The “Aule Verdi – Tree Room” method arrives in the United States

From the outskirts of Rome to the most prestigious American universities: art, science, and ecology to imagine new shared landscapes.   CREDITS: Futura Tittaferrante   Rome / Burlington (Vermont), October 2025 — The Aule Verdi – Tree Room method, which originated in the suburbs of Rome from the encounter between contemporary art, science, and ecology, has arrived in the United States. The project, conceived by artist and environmental engineer Andrea Conte (Andreco) and researcher Laura Passatore of CNR–IRET, has been invited for a series of

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September 19, 2025

CNR IRET at NetworkNature Annual Event: Advancing Nature-based Solutions for a Resilient Future

On September 16–17, 2025, CNR IRET took part, also in its role as member and coordinator of the NbS Italy Hub, in the NetworkNature Annual Event “Choose Nature” and in the Cluster Meeting of the Task Forces, held at the Brussels Environment headquarters. The Annual Event, titled “Unlocking pathways to a resilient economy for people and the planet”, provided an opportunity for dialogue among institutions, the research community, businesses, and civil society on the transition toward a resilient economy capable of

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August 13, 2025

Two Torgnon ICOS stations upgraded in ITINERIS

La squadra che ha collaborato all’upgrade. CREDIT: ICOS Italy Torgnon (Valle d’Aosta), August 2025 — A coordinated effort by CNR IRET, ARPA Valle d’Aosta, and CMCC, led by Marta Galvagno and Dario Papale, has successfully upgraded two ICOS Associated Stations in Valle d’Aosta: the Torgnon grassland (IT-Tor) and the Torgnon larch forest (IT-TrF). Between August 2nd and 9th, standard eddy covariance equipment was installed at both sites, significantly enhancing their level of standardization. At the forest site, two permanent monitoring plots were

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August 3, 2025

CAROLINA experimental sites ready: we are ready to study drought effects in grasslands

With the installation of the final structure at Passo Brocon (Trentino), the construction of the three experimental sites planned under the PRIN2022PNRR CAROLINA project has been officially completed. The project focuses on studying the impact of drought on semi-natural Italian grasslands subject to pastoral management. In total, three experimental sites have been established, selected along a climatic gradient of temperature and precipitation: The first site, San Rossore, is a Mediterranean grassland at sea level (0 m a.s.l.), located in the Migliarino San

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