The document provides an overview of Italy's UNESCO Biosphere Reserves program, which has grown significantly over the years. It began in 1971 and now includes 17 Biosphere Reserves across Italy. Each Biosphere Reserve aims to foster sustainable development and conservation of biodiversity through coordinated management of natural areas. The document highlights several Italian Biosphere Reserves, describing their areas, biodiversity, missions and agricultural products. It emphasizes how the Biosphere Reserves pursue balanced relationships between human activities and nature conservation.
Environment Protection of Reserved areas – A Study of Gulf of Mannar (GOM) Bi...IDES Editor
Protected areas in India comprise of Sanctuaries,
National parks and Biosphere Reserves. The program of
Biosphere Reserve was initiated under “The man and
Biosphere (MAB) “program by UNESCO in 1971. Biosphere
Reserves are areas of terrestrial and coastal or marine
ecosystem, or a combination thereof, which are internationally
recognized for promoting and demonstrating a balanced
relationship between people and nature. This paper focuses
on environmental planning of Gulf of Mannar Biosphere
Reserve which extends from Rameswaram Island to Tuticorin
with 130 species of corals. The study provides guideline for
sustainable use of resources, activities to be permitted along
coastal stretch, coastal highways, and mangroves, reclamation
of saline and alkaline soil, coastal pollution, sedimentation,
avifauna, settlements, tourism and recommended vegetation.
It also provides guideline for the improvement of the relation
between people and their environment globally.
Environment Protection of Reserved areas – A Study of Gulf of Mannar (GOM) Bi...IDES Editor
Protected areas in India comprise of Sanctuaries,
National parks and Biosphere Reserves. The program of
Biosphere Reserve was initiated under “The man and
Biosphere (MAB) “program by UNESCO in 1971. Biosphere
Reserves are areas of terrestrial and coastal or marine
ecosystem, or a combination thereof, which are internationally
recognized for promoting and demonstrating a balanced
relationship between people and nature. This paper focuses
on environmental planning of Gulf of Mannar Biosphere
Reserve which extends from Rameswaram Island to Tuticorin
with 130 species of corals. The study provides guideline for
sustainable use of resources, activities to be permitted along
coastal stretch, coastal highways, and mangroves, reclamation
of saline and alkaline soil, coastal pollution, sedimentation,
avifauna, settlements, tourism and recommended vegetation.
It also provides guideline for the improvement of the relation
between people and their environment globally.
Marine protected area Marine protected areas (MPA) are protected areas of seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes .[2] These marine areas can come in many forms ranging from wildlife refuges to research facilities.[3] MPAs restrict human activity for a conservation purpose, typically to protect natural or cultural resources.[4] Such marine resources are protected by local, state, territorial, native, regional, national, or international authorities and differ substantially among and between nations. This variation includes different limitations on development, fishing practices, fishing seasons and catch limits, moorings and bans on removing or disrupting marine life. In some situations (such as with the Phoenix Islands Protected Area), MPAs also provide revenue for countries, potentially equal to the income that they would have if they were to grant companies permissions to fish.[5]
On 28 October 2016 in Hobart, Australia, the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources agreed to establish the first Antarctic and largest marine protected area in the world encompassing 1.55 million km2 (600,000 sq mi) in the Ross Sea.[6] Other large MPAs are in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans, in certain exclusive economic zones of Australia and overseas territories of France, the United Kingdom and the United States, with major (990,000 square kilometres (380,000 sq mi) or larger) new or expanded MPAs by these nations since 2012—such as Natural Park of the Coral Sea, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area. When counted with MPAs of all sizes from many other countries, as of August 2016 there are more than 13,650 MPAs, encompassing 2.07% of the world's oceans, with half of that area – encompassing 1.03% of the world's oceans – receiving complete "no-take" designation.[7]
Estimation of the Total Economic Value of the Proposed Mt. Mantalingahan Prot...No to mining in Palawan
The study was undertaken to value the environmental services of the Mount Mantalingahan Range, and determine the management costs of protecting critical habitats within the proposed protected landscape. The total economic value (TEV) framework was used to estimate the values of the goods and services that Mount Mantalingahan provides. The use values include direct uses (timber, farming, livestock production, non-timber forest products gathering, water and mining), and indirect uses (carbon stock, soil conservation, watershed and biodiversity functions, and protection of marine biodiversity). Non-use values were not estimated because of time and financial constraints.
National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act and E (expanded) - NI...Bevs Dela Cruz
The presentation provides the overview of the Republic Acts 7568 and 11038 of 1992 and 2018, respectively. The latter is the amendment of the former in which 94 new areas (some are initial components) have been declared under the protected areas system.
This report was presented in ENS (Environmental Science) 275: Contemporary Issues in the Environment and Development, School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines.
Indonesian mangroves the best hope for global climate change mitigationCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation, delivered by Daniel Murdiyarso and Sigit D. Sasmito, outlines the Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program.
As well as highlighting the global importance of wetlands, the presentation also details the particular significance of wetlands in Indonesia.
Large Marine Ecosystems Assessment and Management Approach 2005-2010Iwl Pcu
Objectives: Recovery of depleted fish biomass and fisheries to promote greater food security, sustainable productivity, and socioeconomic benefits.
Reduction in pollution and eutrophication levels of coastal waters.
Restoration of degraded habitats including coral reefs, mangroves, and wetlands.
Climate change is one of the major concern which affects the coastal ecosystem heavily. This presentation deals with the effect of Climate change on Indian mangroves.
A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves occur worldwide in the tropics and subtropics, mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. The total mangrove forest area of the world in 2000 was 137,800 square kilometres (53,200 sq mi), spanning 118 countries and territories.
Marine protected area Marine protected areas (MPA) are protected areas of seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes .[2] These marine areas can come in many forms ranging from wildlife refuges to research facilities.[3] MPAs restrict human activity for a conservation purpose, typically to protect natural or cultural resources.[4] Such marine resources are protected by local, state, territorial, native, regional, national, or international authorities and differ substantially among and between nations. This variation includes different limitations on development, fishing practices, fishing seasons and catch limits, moorings and bans on removing or disrupting marine life. In some situations (such as with the Phoenix Islands Protected Area), MPAs also provide revenue for countries, potentially equal to the income that they would have if they were to grant companies permissions to fish.[5]
On 28 October 2016 in Hobart, Australia, the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources agreed to establish the first Antarctic and largest marine protected area in the world encompassing 1.55 million km2 (600,000 sq mi) in the Ross Sea.[6] Other large MPAs are in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans, in certain exclusive economic zones of Australia and overseas territories of France, the United Kingdom and the United States, with major (990,000 square kilometres (380,000 sq mi) or larger) new or expanded MPAs by these nations since 2012—such as Natural Park of the Coral Sea, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area. When counted with MPAs of all sizes from many other countries, as of August 2016 there are more than 13,650 MPAs, encompassing 2.07% of the world's oceans, with half of that area – encompassing 1.03% of the world's oceans – receiving complete "no-take" designation.[7]
Estimation of the Total Economic Value of the Proposed Mt. Mantalingahan Prot...No to mining in Palawan
The study was undertaken to value the environmental services of the Mount Mantalingahan Range, and determine the management costs of protecting critical habitats within the proposed protected landscape. The total economic value (TEV) framework was used to estimate the values of the goods and services that Mount Mantalingahan provides. The use values include direct uses (timber, farming, livestock production, non-timber forest products gathering, water and mining), and indirect uses (carbon stock, soil conservation, watershed and biodiversity functions, and protection of marine biodiversity). Non-use values were not estimated because of time and financial constraints.
National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act and E (expanded) - NI...Bevs Dela Cruz
The presentation provides the overview of the Republic Acts 7568 and 11038 of 1992 and 2018, respectively. The latter is the amendment of the former in which 94 new areas (some are initial components) have been declared under the protected areas system.
This report was presented in ENS (Environmental Science) 275: Contemporary Issues in the Environment and Development, School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines.
Indonesian mangroves the best hope for global climate change mitigationCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation, delivered by Daniel Murdiyarso and Sigit D. Sasmito, outlines the Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program.
As well as highlighting the global importance of wetlands, the presentation also details the particular significance of wetlands in Indonesia.
Large Marine Ecosystems Assessment and Management Approach 2005-2010Iwl Pcu
Objectives: Recovery of depleted fish biomass and fisheries to promote greater food security, sustainable productivity, and socioeconomic benefits.
Reduction in pollution and eutrophication levels of coastal waters.
Restoration of degraded habitats including coral reefs, mangroves, and wetlands.
Climate change is one of the major concern which affects the coastal ecosystem heavily. This presentation deals with the effect of Climate change on Indian mangroves.
A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves occur worldwide in the tropics and subtropics, mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. The total mangrove forest area of the world in 2000 was 137,800 square kilometres (53,200 sq mi), spanning 118 countries and territories.
Coral reafs , mangroves , biospeher reserves by amit tiwariamitiittmgwl
Intorductions of coral reefs and mangroves and it's tourism and enviornmental significance ; as per the syllabus of BBA Tourism for Envionmental studies
Analysis of Threats and Conservation Efforts to Global Marine Biodiversity: A...APPLE KATE SABAR
Development policy for SDGs
This copy of my research titled: Analysis of Threats and Conservation Efforts to Global Marine Biodiversity: A Basis for Enhancement of Protection Policies in the Philippines had been presented in the 2019 Asian Association for Public Administration International Conference, De La Salle College of Saint Benilde Manila, May 22-24, 2019
World Oceans Day 8th June, 2019 provides an opportunity to honour, protect, and conserve the oceans. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal # 14 commits countries to unite over what is a truly global responsibility – the protection of our oceans and the lives that depend on it.
Mangroves are vital for healthy coastal ecosystems in many regions of the world and research and studies are revealing the unique importance of these habitats to the planet. The Mangrove Action Project is dedicated to reversing the degradation and loss of mangrove forest wetlands and their associated coastal ecosystems worldwide. www.mangroveactionproject.org
The State of the Philippine Environment Mights Rasing
State of the Philippine Environment presented by Rev. Pepz Cunanan at the Young Leaders Summit 2014, organized by Young People's Ministries
http://pinoyyouth.org
Environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It encompasses the interaction of all living species. Physical, biological, social, economical and cultural atmosphere affect human survival and economic activity. Concisely, the factors that affect living things are called environment. Environment contributes to our future, and if we don’t control the environment now, we can regret this some time.
MAB-IHP Regional Symposium: Managing Water Resources in Biosphere Reserves in...UNESCO Venice Office
Michalis Probonas, Asterousia Mountain Range: MAB & NewLife4Drylands Project, Greece
Venice, 16-17 December 2021
Overall responsibility for the views and opinions expressed in the slides is taken by the authors
Stati Generali del Turismo 2022 | Chianciano 28_29 ottobre 2022 | Programma.pdfBTO Educational
Ministero del Turismo
Stati Generali del Turismo
1a Conferenza Programmatica Nazionale
Una nuova visione dell’industria del turismo
Parco Acqua Santa a Chianciano
venerdì 28 e sabato 29 ottobre 2022
Programma
Camminare, voce del verbo conoscere. Lungo il Sentiero Calabria ala scoperta di Luoghi, Culture, Tradizioni
https://scientificwte.it/event/sentiero-calabria/
WTE World Tourism Event for World Heritage Sites
XIIIa Edizione Consecutiva, da giovedì 15 a sabato 17 settembre 2022
A VERONA, Palazzo della Gran Guardia in piazza Bra, proprio di fronte all'Arena
https://scientificwte.it/
L’itinerario del Sentiero Calabria è costituito dal tratto calabrese del Sentiero Italia e dai percorsi, o piste interne, denominati sentieri di avvicinamento, utilizzati per la fruizione naturalistica e ambientale delle aree protette.
Il percorso che attraversa i Parchi Nazionali dell’Aspromonte, della Sila e del Pollino ed il Parco Regionale delle Serre, rappresenta il percorso escursionistico principale per la fruizione del patrimonio naturale, paesaggistico e storico-culturale delle aree interne della Calabria.
Il “Sentiero Calabria” nasce dall’idea di collegare l’intero territorio regionale con un unico percorso costituito da 35 tappe, cercando di creare un’offerta strutturata con i servizi integrati nel territorio.
Il sentiero, i cui tratti sono in larga parte coincidenti con quelli del “Sentiero Italia”, è un percorso escursionistico che, percorrendo longitudinalmente la regione, collega le aree naturalistiche, i borghi e le aree protette che da Reggio Calabria, attraversando tutto il Parco Nazionale dell’Aspromonte, il Parco Regionale delle Serre ed il Parco Nazionale della Sila, giunge fino al Parco Nazionale del Pollino.
Camminare, voce del verbo conoscere. Lungo il Sentiero Calabria ala scoperta di Luoghi, Culture, Tradizioni
https://scientificwte.it/event/sentiero-calabria/
WTE World Tourism Event for World Heritage Sites
XIIIa Edizione Consecutiva, da giovedì 15 a sabato 17 settembre 2022
A VERONA, Palazzo della Gran Guardia in piazza Bra, proprio di fronte all'Arena
https://scientificwte.it/
L’itinerario del Sentiero Calabria è costituito dal tratto calabrese del Sentiero Italia e dai percorsi, o piste interne, denominati sentieri di avvicinamento, utilizzati per la fruizione naturalistica e ambientale delle aree protette.
Il percorso che attraversa i Parchi Nazionali dell’Aspromonte, della Sila e del Pollino ed il Parco Regionale delle Serre, rappresenta il percorso escursionistico principale per la fruizione del patrimonio naturale, paesaggistico e storico-culturale delle aree interne della Calabria.
Il “Sentiero Calabria” nasce dall’idea di collegare l’intero territorio regionale con un unico percorso costituito da 35 tappe, cercando di creare un’offerta strutturata con i servizi integrati nel territorio.
Il sentiero, i cui tratti sono in larga parte coincidenti con quelli del “Sentiero Italia”, è un percorso escursionistico che, percorrendo longitudinalmente la regione, collega le aree naturalistiche, i borghi e le aree protette che da Reggio Calabria, attraversando tutto il Parco Nazionale dell’Aspromonte, il Parco Regionale delle Serre ed il Parco Nazionale della Sila, giunge fino al Parco Nazionale del Pollino.
Report di monitoraggio di Matera Capitale Europea della Cultura 2019 | Gennai...BTO Educational
Report di monitoraggio di Matera Capitale Europea della Cultura 2019.
Aggiornamento di gennaio 2021.
Argomento trattato dall'[EX] Presidente della Fondazione di Partecipazione Matera-Basilicata al WTE World Tourism Event for World Heritage Sites, Xa Edizione consecutiva a Palazzo Venezia a Roma da giovedì 26 a sabato 28 settembre 2019
https://scientificwte.it/rewind-2019/
https://scientificwte.it/event/la-citta/
https://scientificwte.it
Valutazione di Palermo Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2018 | ReportBTO Educational
Valutazione di Palermo Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2018 | Report
Argomento trattato dall'[EX] Assessore alle CulturE, Spazi Museali ed espositivi, Toponomastica, Beni comuni, Partecipazione democratica e Consulte della Città di Palermo Adham Darawsha
https://scientificwte.it/rewind-2019/
https://scientificwte.it/event/la-citta/
https://scientificwte.it
Valutazione di Palermo Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2018 | Executive SummaryBTO Educational
Valutazione di Palermo Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2018
Gli effetti dell’iniziativa sul territorio, sul partenariato istituzionale e sul sentiment di Palermo
Executive Summary
Argomento trattato dall'[EX] Assessore alle CulturE, Spazi Museali ed espositivi, Toponomastica, Beni comuni, Partecipazione democratica e Consulte della Città di Palermo Adham Darawsha
https://scientificwte.it/rewind-2019/
https://scientificwte.it/event/la-citta/
https://scientificwte.it
FactorYmpresa Turismo
L'accelerathon della sfida ACCESSIBILE!
Roma, 27 e 28 settembre 2019
Coffee House di Palazzo Colonna
Sala Altoviti del percorso museale di Palazzo Venezia
https://scientific.wtevent.it/la-sfida-accessibile/innvovatori/
http://www.factorympresa.invitalia.it
AROUNDHELP
Aroundhelp si prende cura di chi è in condizioni di fragilità per salute e si deve spostare per motivi di cura (medical tourism), chi è anziano con malattie croniche, ma ancora desideroso di viaggiare sicuro e/o che vuole mantenersi in forma (active aging), chi è anziano con difficoltà motorie temporanee o permanenti e deve poter contare e accedere ad una rete di servizi completa e verificata.
20 team d’innovatori in startup hanno presentato la propria idea imprenditoriale davanti alla giuria di FactorYmpresa Turismo: è la fase finale di un Accelerathon che ha coinvolto le migliori idee selezionate da INVITALIA | L’Agenzia per lo Sviluppo attraverso una call pubblica, ognuno di loro ha avuto a disposizione 3 minuti per il proprio pitch, ai primi 10 premi in denaro per una dotazione finanziaria complessiva di € 100.000 e servizi d’accompagnamento al mercato.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è un programma d’incentivi partito nel 2017 con la Direzione Turismo del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo MiBACT.
La sfida ACCESSIBILE!
La SFIDA: offrire servizi innovativi per l’accessibilità fisica, generazionale e culturale dei luoghi e dei territori, aprendoli alla valorizzazione turistica per tutti. Individuare le barriere e proporre soluzioni per superarle, al fine di ampliare il più possibile la fruibilità del nostro Paese ai viaggiatori che richiedono servizi specifici in ragione dei propri bisogni.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è andata a focalizzare con la sfida ACCESSIBILE! l’attenzione sull’accessibilità alla fruizione turistica per tutti i viaggiatori: si è trattato di pensare a soluzioni in grado di abbattere ogni ostacolo legato a condizioni di età, di salute, fisiche, di ceto sociale e di livello culturale, dando la possibilità ai visitatori di fruire liberamente il territorio ed i servizi turistici, comprendere e interpretare la storia, la complessità e la varietà del patrimonio materiale e immateriale del Paese.
FactorYmpresa Turismo
L'accelerathon della sfida ACCESSIBILE!
Roma, 27 e 28 settembre 2019
Coffee House di Palazzo Colonna
Sala Altoviti del percorso museale di Palazzo Venezia
https://scientific.wtevent.it/la-sfida-accessibile/innvovatori/
http://www.factorympresa.invitalia.it
WE MOVE ON
App creata con lo scopo di promuovere l’autonomia degli spostamenti per persone con disabilità e la mobilità sostenibile all’interno della città di Venezia. We Move On informa sull’esistenza di percorsi accessibili e sulla presenza di ostacoli, barriere architettoniche, acqua alta, dislivelli, ponti, affollamenti e altre difficoltà; accompagna le persone lungo itinerari più adatti a seconda delle diverse disabilità; fa scoprire i percorsi accessibili e gli edifici di interesse pubblico, monumenti, chiese, servizi e luoghi inediti; suggerisce i trasporti acquei migliori in base alla destinazione.
20 team d’innovatori in startup hanno presentato la propria idea imprenditoriale davanti alla giuria di FactorYmpresa Turismo: è la fase finale di un Accelerathon che ha coinvolto le migliori idee selezionate da INVITALIA | L’Agenzia per lo Sviluppo attraverso una call pubblica, ognuno di loro ha avuto a disposizione 3 minuti per il proprio pitch, ai primi 10 premi in denaro per una dotazione finanziaria complessiva di € 100.000 e servizi d’accompagnamento al mercato.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è un programma d’incentivi partito nel 2017 con la Direzione Turismo del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo MiBACT.
La sfida ACCESSIBILE!
La SFIDA: offrire servizi innovativi per l’accessibilità fisica, generazionale e culturale dei luoghi e dei territori, aprendoli alla valorizzazione turistica per tutti. Individuare le barriere e proporre soluzioni per superarle, al fine di ampliare il più possibile la fruibilità del nostro Paese ai viaggiatori che richiedono servizi specifici in ragione dei propri bisogni.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è andata a focalizzare con la sfida ACCESSIBILE! l’attenzione sull’accessibilità alla fruizione turistica per tutti i viaggiatori: si è trattato di pensare a soluzioni in grado di abbattere ogni ostacolo legato a condizioni di età, di salute, fisiche, di ceto sociale e di livello culturale, dando la possibilità ai visitatori di fruire liberamente il territorio ed i servizi turistici, comprendere e interpretare la storia, la complessità e la varietà del patrimonio materiale e immateriale del Paese.
FactorYmpresa Turismo
L'accelerathon della sfida ACCESSIBILE!
Roma, 27 e 28 settembre 2019
Coffee House di Palazzo Colonna
Sala Altoviti del percorso museale di Palazzo Venezia
https://scientific.wtevent.it/la-sfida-accessibile/innvovatori/
http://www.factorympresa.invitalia.it
TRAVELLY
Travelly è l’agenzia di viaggio online per genitori single dove trovare proposte di viaggi di gruppo in base all’età dei figli, alla disponibilità economica e alla destinazione. Sulla piattaforma online è possibile trovare proposte preconfezionate di vacanze di gruppo o creare un annuncio per la ricerca di compagni di viaggio per la vacanza già prenotata.
20 team d’innovatori in startup hanno presentato la propria idea imprenditoriale davanti alla giuria di FactorYmpresa Turismo: è la fase finale di un Accelerathon che ha coinvolto le migliori idee selezionate da INVITALIA | L’Agenzia per lo Sviluppo attraverso una call pubblica, ognuno di loro ha avuto a disposizione 3 minuti per il proprio pitch, ai primi 10 premi in denaro per una dotazione finanziaria complessiva di € 100.000 e servizi d’accompagnamento al mercato.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è un programma d’incentivi partito nel 2017 con la Direzione Turismo del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo MiBACT.
La sfida ACCESSIBILE!
La SFIDA: offrire servizi innovativi per l’accessibilità fisica, generazionale e culturale dei luoghi e dei territori, aprendoli alla valorizzazione turistica per tutti. Individuare le barriere e proporre soluzioni per superarle, al fine di ampliare il più possibile la fruibilità del nostro Paese ai viaggiatori che richiedono servizi specifici in ragione dei propri bisogni.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è andata a focalizzare con la sfida ACCESSIBILE! l’attenzione sull’accessibilità alla fruizione turistica per tutti i viaggiatori: si è trattato di pensare a soluzioni in grado di abbattere ogni ostacolo legato a condizioni di età, di salute, fisiche, di ceto sociale e di livello culturale, dando la possibilità ai visitatori di fruire liberamente il territorio ed i servizi turistici, comprendere e interpretare la storia, la complessità e la varietà del patrimonio materiale e immateriale del Paese.
FactorYmpresa Turismo
L'accelerathon della sfida ACCESSIBILE!
Roma, 27 e 28 settembre 2019
Coffee House di Palazzo Colonna
Sala Altoviti del percorso museale di Palazzo Venezia
https://scientific.wtevent.it/la-sfida-accessibile/innvovatori/
http://www.factorympresa.invitalia.it
N.I.C.O.
N.i.c.o. è un’applicazione che punta alla trasformazione digitale del territorio attraverso lo sviluppo di una soluzione capace di andare incontro agli utenti con esigenze specifiche. Si rivolge principalmente ad utenti ipovedenti e non vedenti al fine di coinvolgerli in un’esperienza culturale stimolante rendendoli autonomi, con l’obiettivo di migliorare il loro soggiorno nelle città scelte.
20 team d’innovatori in startup hanno presentato la propria idea imprenditoriale davanti alla giuria di FactorYmpresa Turismo: è la fase finale di un Accelerathon che ha coinvolto le migliori idee selezionate da INVITALIA | L’Agenzia per lo Sviluppo attraverso una call pubblica, ognuno di loro ha avuto a disposizione 3 minuti per il proprio pitch, ai primi 10 premi in denaro per una dotazione finanziaria complessiva di € 100.000 e servizi d’accompagnamento al mercato.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è un programma d’incentivi partito nel 2017 con la Direzione Turismo del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo MiBACT.
La sfida ACCESSIBILE!
La SFIDA: offrire servizi innovativi per l’accessibilità fisica, generazionale e culturale dei luoghi e dei territori, aprendoli alla valorizzazione turistica per tutti. Individuare le barriere e proporre soluzioni per superarle, al fine di ampliare il più possibile la fruibilità del nostro Paese ai viaggiatori che richiedono servizi specifici in ragione dei propri bisogni.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è andata a focalizzare con la sfida ACCESSIBILE! l’attenzione sull’accessibilità alla fruizione turistica per tutti i viaggiatori: si è trattato di pensare a soluzioni in grado di abbattere ogni ostacolo legato a condizioni di età, di salute, fisiche, di ceto sociale e di livello culturale, dando la possibilità ai visitatori di fruire liberamente il territorio ed i servizi turistici, comprendere e interpretare la storia, la complessità e la varietà del patrimonio materiale e immateriale del Paese.
FactorYmpresa Turismo
L'accelerathon della sfida ACCESSIBILE!
Roma, 27 e 28 settembre 2019
Coffee House di Palazzo Colonna
Sala Altoviti del percorso museale di Palazzo Venezia
https://scientific.wtevent.it/la-sfida-accessibile/innvovatori/
http://www.factorympresa.invitalia.it
MONUGRAM
Una mobile app che, sfruttando algoritmi di Intelligenza Artificiale e Computer Vision, riconosce e descrive qualsiasi monumento e luogo di interesse scattandone semplicemente una foto e che propone le migliori opzioni di attività ed esperienze turistiche connesse. Monugram inoltre permette di tenere costantemente traccia dello stato di avanzamento di un viaggio attraverso una specifica sezione che funge da “travel management”, nella quale vengono riportati tutti gli step relativi al viaggio: trasporti, albergo, escursioni e altro.
20 team d’innovatori in startup hanno presentato la propria idea imprenditoriale davanti alla giuria di FactorYmpresa Turismo: è la fase finale di un Accelerathon che ha coinvolto le migliori idee selezionate da INVITALIA | L’Agenzia per lo Sviluppo attraverso una call pubblica, ognuno di loro ha avuto a disposizione 3 minuti per il proprio pitch, ai primi 10 premi in denaro per una dotazione finanziaria complessiva di € 100.000 e servizi d’accompagnamento al mercato.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è un programma d’incentivi partito nel 2017 con la Direzione Turismo del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo MiBACT.
La sfida ACCESSIBILE!
La SFIDA: offrire servizi innovativi per l’accessibilità fisica, generazionale e culturale dei luoghi e dei territori, aprendoli alla valorizzazione turistica per tutti. Individuare le barriere e proporre soluzioni per superarle, al fine di ampliare il più possibile la fruibilità del nostro Paese ai viaggiatori che richiedono servizi specifici in ragione dei propri bisogni.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è andata a focalizzare con la sfida ACCESSIBILE! l’attenzione sull’accessibilità alla fruizione turistica per tutti i viaggiatori: si è trattato di pensare a soluzioni in grado di abbattere ogni ostacolo legato a condizioni di età, di salute, fisiche, di ceto sociale e di livello culturale, dando la possibilità ai visitatori di fruire liberamente il territorio ed i servizi turistici, comprendere e interpretare la storia, la complessità e la varietà del patrimonio materiale e immateriale del Paese.
FactorYmpresa Turismo
L'accelerathon della sfida ACCESSIBILE!
Roma, 27 e 28 settembre 2019
Coffee House di Palazzo Colonna
Sala Altoviti del percorso museale di Palazzo Venezia
https://scientific.wtevent.it/la-sfida-accessibile/innvovatori/
http://www.factorympresa.invitalia.it
EUROPASS ITALY
EuroPass si propone di attirare e guidare i turisti cinesi in viaggio in Italia ed Europa. Le difficoltà legate alla lingua, alle abitudini, ai metodi di pagamento creano spesso incomprensioni e difficoltà per questo segmento di turismo, sempre più importante per l’Italia e in continua crescita. EuroPass si propone quindi di abbattere questa barriera attraverso un miniapp su WeChat, la WeChat Travel Experience: una guida geolocalizzata con tutte le informazioni per i turisti, attrazioni, shopping e hospitality, a portata di click.
20 team d’innovatori in startup hanno presentato la propria idea imprenditoriale davanti alla giuria di FactorYmpresa Turismo: è la fase finale di un Accelerathon che ha coinvolto le migliori idee selezionate da INVITALIA | L’Agenzia per lo Sviluppo attraverso una call pubblica, ognuno di loro ha avuto a disposizione 3 minuti per il proprio pitch, ai primi 10 premi in denaro per una dotazione finanziaria complessiva di € 100.000 e servizi d’accompagnamento al mercato.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è un programma d’incentivi partito nel 2017 con la Direzione Turismo del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo MiBACT.
La sfida ACCESSIBILE!
La SFIDA: offrire servizi innovativi per l’accessibilità fisica, generazionale e culturale dei luoghi e dei territori, aprendoli alla valorizzazione turistica per tutti. Individuare le barriere e proporre soluzioni per superarle, al fine di ampliare il più possibile la fruibilità del nostro Paese ai viaggiatori che richiedono servizi specifici in ragione dei propri bisogni.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è andata a focalizzare con la sfida ACCESSIBILE! l’attenzione sull’accessibilità alla fruizione turistica per tutti i viaggiatori: si è trattato di pensare a soluzioni in grado di abbattere ogni ostacolo legato a condizioni di età, di salute, fisiche, di ceto sociale e di livello culturale, dando la possibilità ai visitatori di fruire liberamente il territorio ed i servizi turistici, comprendere e interpretare la storia, la complessità e la varietà del patrimonio materiale e immateriale del Paese.
FactorYmpresa Turismo
L'accelerathon della sfida ACCESSIBILE!
Roma, 27 e 28 settembre 2019
Coffee House di Palazzo Colonna
Sala Altoviti del percorso museale di Palazzo Venezia
https://scientific.wtevent.it/la-sfida-accessibile/innvovatori/
http://www.factorympresa.invitalia.it
DUPLICART
Duplicart vuole far vivere la bellezza del patrimonio artistico italiano a tutti, anche a coloro che, per motivi di disabilità fisica o psichica, ne sono esclusi. Per perseguire questo obiettivo si avvale delle tecnologie più all’avanguardia nel campo della scansione digitale delle opere d’arte e della loro visualizzazione in realtà virtuale e aumentata, così da portare nelle case di tutti dei modelli 3D con un altissimo grado di fedeltà all’originale.
20 team d’innovatori in startup hanno presentato la propria idea imprenditoriale davanti alla giuria di FactorYmpresa Turismo: è la fase finale di un Accelerathon che ha coinvolto le migliori idee selezionate da INVITALIA | L’Agenzia per lo Sviluppo attraverso una call pubblica, ognuno di loro ha avuto a disposizione 3 minuti per il proprio pitch, ai primi 10 premi in denaro per una dotazione finanziaria complessiva di € 100.000 e servizi d’accompagnamento al mercato.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è un programma d’incentivi partito nel 2017 con la Direzione Turismo del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo MiBACT.
La sfida ACCESSIBILE!
La SFIDA: offrire servizi innovativi per l’accessibilità fisica, generazionale e culturale dei luoghi e dei territori, aprendoli alla valorizzazione turistica per tutti. Individuare le barriere e proporre soluzioni per superarle, al fine di ampliare il più possibile la fruibilità del nostro Paese ai viaggiatori che richiedono servizi specifici in ragione dei propri bisogni.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è andata a focalizzare con la sfida ACCESSIBILE! l’attenzione sull’accessibilità alla fruizione turistica per tutti i viaggiatori: si è trattato di pensare a soluzioni in grado di abbattere ogni ostacolo legato a condizioni di età, di salute, fisiche, di ceto sociale e di livello culturale, dando la possibilità ai visitatori di fruire liberamente il territorio ed i servizi turistici, comprendere e interpretare la storia, la complessità e la varietà del patrimonio materiale e immateriale del Paese.
FactorYmpresa Turismo
L'accelerathon della sfida ACCESSIBILE!
Roma, 27 e 28 settembre 2019
Coffee House di Palazzo Colonna
Sala Altoviti del percorso museale di Palazzo Venezia
https://scientific.wtevent.it/la-sfida-accessibile/innvovatori/
http://www.factorympresa.invitalia.it
BOOKINGBILITY
E’ un sito web per la ricerca e la prenotazione in tempo reale di strutture ricettive adatte a ospitare persone disabili e con esigenze speciali. Selezionando soltanto strutture realmente accessibili, Bookingbility incentiva la fruizione delle mete turistiche, aumentandone i flussi, la permanenza media e l’inclusione sociale di un target spesso escluso.
20 team d’innovatori in startup hanno presentato la propria idea imprenditoriale davanti alla giuria di FactorYmpresa Turismo: è la fase finale di un Accelerathon che ha coinvolto le migliori idee selezionate da INVITALIA | L’Agenzia per lo Sviluppo attraverso una call pubblica, ognuno di loro ha avuto a disposizione 3 minuti per il proprio pitch, ai primi 10 premi in denaro per una dotazione finanziaria complessiva di € 100.000 e servizi d’accompagnamento al mercato.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è un programma d’incentivi partito nel 2017 con la Direzione Turismo del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo MiBACT.
La sfida ACCESSIBILE!
La SFIDA: offrire servizi innovativi per l’accessibilità fisica, generazionale e culturale dei luoghi e dei territori, aprendoli alla valorizzazione turistica per tutti. Individuare le barriere e proporre soluzioni per superarle, al fine di ampliare il più possibile la fruibilità del nostro Paese ai viaggiatori che richiedono servizi specifici in ragione dei propri bisogni.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è andata a focalizzare con la sfida ACCESSIBILE! l’attenzione sull’accessibilità alla fruizione turistica per tutti i viaggiatori: si è trattato di pensare a soluzioni in grado di abbattere ogni ostacolo legato a condizioni di età, di salute, fisiche, di ceto sociale e di livello culturale, dando la possibilità ai visitatori di fruire liberamente il territorio ed i servizi turistici, comprendere e interpretare la storia, la complessità e la varietà del patrimonio materiale e immateriale del Paese.
FactorYmpresa Turismo
L'accelerathon della sfida ACCESSIBILE!
Roma, 27 e 28 settembre 2019
Coffee House di Palazzo Colonna
Sala Altoviti del percorso museale di Palazzo Venezia
https://scientific.wtevent.it/la-sfida-accessibile/innvovatori/
http://www.factorympresa.invitalia.it
DISHCOVERY
Dishcovery è una web app che permette ai ristoranti di creare il loro menù digitale multilingua ed interattivo e ai loro ospiti stranieri di leggere il menù nella loro lingua, senza scaricare nessuna app e offrendo preziose informazioni sulla cultura culinaria. I menù digitali non offrono solo la traduzione: gli ospiti potranno vedere anche la descrizione degli ingredienti, i piatti, gli abbinamenti consigliati e molto altro.
20 team d’innovatori in startup hanno presentato la propria idea imprenditoriale davanti alla giuria di FactorYmpresa Turismo: è la fase finale di un Accelerathon che ha coinvolto le migliori idee selezionate da INVITALIA | L’Agenzia per lo Sviluppo attraverso una call pubblica, ognuno di loro ha avuto a disposizione 3 minuti per il proprio pitch, ai primi 10 premi in denaro per una dotazione finanziaria complessiva di € 100.000 e servizi d’accompagnamento al mercato.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è un programma d’incentivi partito nel 2017 con la Direzione Turismo del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo MiBACT.
La sfida ACCESSIBILE!
La SFIDA: offrire servizi innovativi per l’accessibilità fisica, generazionale e culturale dei luoghi e dei territori, aprendoli alla valorizzazione turistica per tutti. Individuare le barriere e proporre soluzioni per superarle, al fine di ampliare il più possibile la fruibilità del nostro Paese ai viaggiatori che richiedono servizi specifici in ragione dei propri bisogni.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è andata a focalizzare con la sfida ACCESSIBILE! l’attenzione sull’accessibilità alla fruizione turistica per tutti i viaggiatori: si è trattato di pensare a soluzioni in grado di abbattere ogni ostacolo legato a condizioni di età, di salute, fisiche, di ceto sociale e di livello culturale, dando la possibilità ai visitatori di fruire liberamente il territorio ed i servizi turistici, comprendere e interpretare la storia, la complessità e la varietà del patrimonio materiale e immateriale del Paese.
FactorYmpresa Turismo
L'accelerathon della sfida ACCESSIBILE!
Roma, 27 e 28 settembre 2019
Coffee House di Palazzo Colonna
Sala Altoviti del percorso museale di Palazzo Venezia
https://scientific.wtevent.it/la-sfida-accessibile/innvovatori/
http://www.factorympresa.invitalia.it
BABAIOLA
Babaiola è il primo LGBT social travel in Europa. Gli utenti utilizzano l’ App mobile o il Sito web Babaiola come piattaforma dove reperire informazioni quali: le zone più gay friendly (LGBT) delle città, eventi dedicati, club, hotel gay friendly e per interagire con oltre 20K iscritti per trovare compagni di viaggio e/o fare nuove amicizie.
20 team d’innovatori in startup hanno presentato la propria idea imprenditoriale davanti alla giuria di FactorYmpresa Turismo: è la fase finale di un Accelerathon che ha coinvolto le migliori idee selezionate da INVITALIA | L’Agenzia per lo Sviluppo attraverso una call pubblica, ognuno di loro ha avuto a disposizione 3 minuti per il proprio pitch, ai primi 10 premi in denaro per una dotazione finanziaria complessiva di € 100.000 e servizi d’accompagnamento al mercato.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è un programma d’incentivi partito nel 2017 con la Direzione Turismo del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo MiBACT.
La sfida ACCESSIBILE!
La SFIDA: offrire servizi innovativi per l’accessibilità fisica, generazionale e culturale dei luoghi e dei territori, aprendoli alla valorizzazione turistica per tutti. Individuare le barriere e proporre soluzioni per superarle, al fine di ampliare il più possibile la fruibilità del nostro Paese ai viaggiatori che richiedono servizi specifici in ragione dei propri bisogni.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è andata a focalizzare con la sfida ACCESSIBILE! l’attenzione sull’accessibilità alla fruizione turistica per tutti i viaggiatori: si è trattato di pensare a soluzioni in grado di abbattere ogni ostacolo legato a condizioni di età, di salute, fisiche, di ceto sociale e di livello culturale, dando la possibilità ai visitatori di fruire liberamente il territorio ed i servizi turistici, comprendere e interpretare la storia, la complessità e la varietà del patrimonio materiale e immateriale del Paese.
ARTPLACE MUSEUM | FactorYmpresa Turismo | AccessibileBTO Educational
FactorYmpresa Turismo
L'accelerathon della sfida ACCESSIBILE!
Roma, 27 e 28 settembre 2019
Coffee House di Palazzo Colonna
Sala Altoviti del percorso museale di Palazzo Venezia
https://scientific.wtevent.it/la-sfida-accessibile/innvovatori/
http://www.factorympresa.invitalia.it
ARTPLACE MUSEUM
Palazzi storici, edifici religiosi, musei ed il paesaggio stesso compongono, infatti, un patrimonio di inestimabile ricchezza da valorizzare e da comunicare, anche e soprattutto attraverso le nuove tecnologie. Con tale finalità nasce Artplace Museum, la prima applicazione iBeacon-ready sviluppata appositamente per “dare voce” a questo patrimonio e ideata come un network per la condivisione di un numero sempre crescente di musei e punti di interesse digitalizzati.
20 team d’innovatori in startup hanno presentato la propria idea imprenditoriale davanti alla giuria di FactorYmpresa Turismo: è la fase finale di un Accelerathon che ha coinvolto le migliori idee selezionate da INVITALIA | L’Agenzia per lo Sviluppo attraverso una call pubblica, ognuno di loro ha avuto a disposizione 3 minuti per il proprio pitch, ai primi 10 premi in denaro per una dotazione finanziaria complessiva di € 100.000 e servizi d’accompagnamento al mercato.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è un programma d’incentivi partito nel 2017 con la Direzione Turismo del Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo MiBACT.
La sfida ACCESSIBILE!
La SFIDA: offrire servizi innovativi per l’accessibilità fisica, generazionale e culturale dei luoghi e dei territori, aprendoli alla valorizzazione turistica per tutti. Individuare le barriere e proporre soluzioni per superarle, al fine di ampliare il più possibile la fruibilità del nostro Paese ai viaggiatori che richiedono servizi specifici in ragione dei propri bisogni.
FactorYmpresa Turismo è andata a focalizzare con la sfida ACCESSIBILE! l’attenzione sull’accessibilità alla fruizione turistica per tutti i viaggiatori: si è trattato di pensare a soluzioni in grado di abbattere ogni ostacolo legato a condizioni di età, di salute, fisiche, di ceto sociale e di livello culturale, dando la possibilità ai visitatori di fruire liberamente il territorio ed i servizi turistici, comprendere e interpretare la storia, la complessità e la varietà del patrimonio materiale e immateriale del Paese.
WTE 2019 | Focus Città e Siti UNESCO
https://scientific.wtevent.it
Splendide notizie dalla Costiera Amalfitana!
Sala Cinesi Grande di Palazzo Venezia, a Roma
Venerdì 27 settembre | 10.45 : 11.15
https://scientific.wtevent.it/sessions/costa-amalfi/
Praiano naturarte
Roberto Pontecorvo
co-ideatore Praiano Naturarte
https://scientific.wtevent.it/relatori/roberto-pontecorvo/
A Roma, Palazzo Venezia giovedì 26, venerdì 27 e sabato 28 settembre per un evento che ha mantenuto la promessa di restituire spunti rilevanti per rinnovati modelli di management e per un efficace valorizzazione e promozione sostenibile dell’offerta culturale materiale e immateriale anche in chiave di crescita dell’economia del turismo, favorire la connessione con progetti innovativi e il networking tra persone.
PAOLA CASAGRANDE | Piemonte UNESCO | Settembre 2019BTO Educational
WTE 2019 | Focus Città e Siti UNESCO
https://scientific.wtevent.it
Città Contemporanee: IVREA, Città Industriale del XX Secolo
Sala Cinesi Grande di Palazzo Venezia, a Roma
Venerdì 27 settembre | 14.30 : 15.20
https://scientific.wtevent.it/sessions/ivrea/
Il Piemonte UNESCO
Paola Casagrande
Direttore Direzione Generale Turismo, Cultura e Sport Regione Piemonte
https://scientific.wtevent.it/relatori/paola-casagrande/
A Roma, Palazzo Venezia giovedì 26, venerdì 27 e sabato 28 settembre per un evento che ha mantenuto la promessa di restituire spunti rilevanti per rinnovati modelli di management e per un efficace valorizzazione e promozione sostenibile dell’offerta culturale materiale e immateriale anche in chiave di crescita dell’economia del turismo, favorire la connessione con progetti innovativi e il networking tra persone.
RENATO LAVARINI | Ivrea Citta industriale del XX secolo | UNESCO 2019BTO Educational
WTE 2019 | Focus Città e Siti UNESCO
https://scientific.wtevent.it
Città Contemporanee: IVREA, Città Industriale del XX Secolo
Sala Cinesi Grande di Palazzo Venezia, a Roma
Venerdì 27 settembre | 14.30 : 15.20
https://scientific.wtevent.it/sessions/ivrea/
Ivrea Città industriale del XX secolo
Renato Lavarini
Capo Gabinetto Comune di Ivrea
https://scientific.wtevent.it/relatori/renato-lavarini/
A Roma, Palazzo Venezia giovedì 26, venerdì 27 e sabato 28 settembre per un evento che ha mantenuto la promessa di restituire spunti rilevanti per rinnovati modelli di management e per un efficace valorizzazione e promozione sostenibile dell’offerta culturale materiale e immateriale anche in chiave di crescita dell’economia del turismo, favorire la connessione con progetti innovativi e il networking tra persone.
Professional air quality monitoring systems provide immediate, on-site data for analysis, compliance, and decision-making.
Monitor common gases, weather parameters, particulates.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
The increased availability of biomedical data, particularly in the public domain, offers the opportunity to better understand human health and to develop effective therapeutics for a wide range of unmet medical needs. However, data scientists remain stymied by the fact that data remain hard to find and to productively reuse because data and their metadata i) are wholly inaccessible, ii) are in non-standard or incompatible representations, iii) do not conform to community standards, and iv) have unclear or highly restricted terms and conditions that preclude legitimate reuse. These limitations require a rethink on data can be made machine and AI-ready - the key motivation behind the FAIR Guiding Principles. Concurrently, while recent efforts have explored the use of deep learning to fuse disparate data into predictive models for a wide range of biomedical applications, these models often fail even when the correct answer is already known, and fail to explain individual predictions in terms that data scientists can appreciate. These limitations suggest that new methods to produce practical artificial intelligence are still needed.
In this talk, I will discuss our work in (1) building an integrative knowledge infrastructure to prepare FAIR and "AI-ready" data and services along with (2) neurosymbolic AI methods to improve the quality of predictions and to generate plausible explanations. Attention is given to standards, platforms, and methods to wrangle knowledge into simple, but effective semantic and latent representations, and to make these available into standards-compliant and discoverable interfaces that can be used in model building, validation, and explanation. Our work, and those of others in the field, creates a baseline for building trustworthy and easy to deploy AI models in biomedicine.
Bio
Dr. Michel Dumontier is the Distinguished Professor of Data Science at Maastricht University, founder and executive director of the Institute of Data Science, and co-founder of the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) data principles. His research explores socio-technological approaches for responsible discovery science, which includes collaborative multi-modal knowledge graphs, privacy-preserving distributed data mining, and AI methods for drug discovery and personalized medicine. His work is supported through the Dutch National Research Agenda, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Horizon Europe, the European Open Science Cloud, the US National Institutes of Health, and a Marie-Curie Innovative Training Network. He is the editor-in-chief for the journal Data Science and is internationally recognized for his contributions in bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, and semantic technologies including ontologies and linked data.
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
Spectroscopy is a branch of science dealing the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
Nutraceutical market, scope and growth: Herbal drug technologyLokesh Patil
As consumer awareness of health and wellness rises, the nutraceutical market—which includes goods like functional meals, drinks, and dietary supplements that provide health advantages beyond basic nutrition—is growing significantly. As healthcare expenses rise, the population ages, and people want natural and preventative health solutions more and more, this industry is increasing quickly. Further driving market expansion are product formulation innovations and the use of cutting-edge technology for customized nutrition. With its worldwide reach, the nutraceutical industry is expected to keep growing and provide significant chances for research and investment in a number of categories, including vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and herbal supplements.
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
(May 29th, 2024) Advancements in Intravital Microscopy- Insights for Preclini...Scintica Instrumentation
Intravital microscopy (IVM) is a powerful tool utilized to study cellular behavior over time and space in vivo. Much of our understanding of cell biology has been accomplished using various in vitro and ex vivo methods; however, these studies do not necessarily reflect the natural dynamics of biological processes. Unlike traditional cell culture or fixed tissue imaging, IVM allows for the ultra-fast high-resolution imaging of cellular processes over time and space and were studied in its natural environment. Real-time visualization of biological processes in the context of an intact organism helps maintain physiological relevance and provide insights into the progression of disease, response to treatments or developmental processes.
In this webinar we give an overview of advanced applications of the IVM system in preclinical research. IVIM technology is a provider of all-in-one intravital microscopy systems and solutions optimized for in vivo imaging of live animal models at sub-micron resolution. The system’s unique features and user-friendly software enables researchers to probe fast dynamic biological processes such as immune cell tracking, cell-cell interaction as well as vascularization and tumor metastasis with exceptional detail. This webinar will also give an overview of IVM being utilized in drug development, offering a view into the intricate interaction between drugs/nanoparticles and tissues in vivo and allows for the evaluation of therapeutic intervention in a variety of tissues and organs. This interdisciplinary collaboration continues to drive the advancements of novel therapeutic strategies.
Richard's entangled aventures in wonderlandRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
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1971
1977
1979
1982
1995
19972000
2002
2003
2004
2008
2013
2014
2016
2015
2017
2018 2019
United Nations
Millennium
Declaration
Published Madrid
Action Plan for
UNESCO Biosphere
Reserves
Collina Po designated
Biosphere Reserve
Published Lima Action
Plan for UNESCO
Biosphere Reserves
Isole di
Toscana
designated
Biosphere
Reserve
Monviso
(transboundary
ITA FRA)
designated
Biosphere
Reserve
Sila
designated
Biosphere
Reserve
Tepilora,
Rio Posada
e Montalbo
designated
Biosphere
Reserve
Alpi Giulie
Italiane and
Po Grande in
candidature
for Biosphere
Reserve
Monte Peglia
and Valle Camonica
e Alto Sebino designated
Biosphere Reserves
Selve costiere
di Toscana*
designated
Biosphere
Reserve
United Nations
Sustainable
Development Goals
Appennino
Tosco-Emiliano,
Delta del Po and
Alpi Ledrensi e
Judicaria designated
Biosphere Reserves
Over the years, Italy has been pursuing
a rewarding path to protect and enhance its
natural capital through a coordinated system
of management and protection of natural areas
and their contiguous territories. This natural
capital includes many diverse ecosystems
and is rich in biodiversity.
The implementation of the MAB Programme,
in recent years, has become a significant
framework for activities, ethical and cultural
values linked to environmental conservation
and education, and to the sustainable use of
resources and for good practices traditionally
employed in Italy.
The Italian National Technical Committee, set
up to meet the aims of the Seville Strategy and
the Statutory Framework of the World Network
of Biosphere Reserves, has been coordinating all
of the activities in the Programme since 2011.
This has allowed for a sizable boost to the
Italian Network of Biosphere Reserves, both in
numbers and management capacity, as well as
in the renewed interest of local communities
towards issues and objectives linked to
sustainable development. It has been both a
highly motivating force and of great support
to the Italian Biosphere Reserves and their
territories, and has consequently shaped and
enhanced their active participation in national
and international events, especially at the
EuroMAB network. In this way, these activities
have allowed for relations and exchanges that
are particularly important considering the role
that the MAB Programme can play - in synergy
with other International Conventions – when
it comes to meeting the UN’s Sustainable
Development Goals.
This presentation aims to be an accessible
user-friendly tool that can serve to outline the
key information, details and unique features of
the Italian Network of Biosphere Reserves. A way
to bring a wider audience to these areas which are
an example of balance between man and nature.
Maria Carmela Giarratano
General Director
Nature and Sea Protection Directorate
Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea
Protection of Italy
4. Living biodiversity
Italy a land
of different habitats
Finding harmony in Nature from
the icy peaks of its Alps, from
eagles to mountain goats, as man
and beast make their way across
alpine paths seeking shelter; all
flourishing as streams run down
to crystalline lakes, meandering
through intricate rivers towards
the rugged coasts and sandy
shores until, they finally reach
the sea; the rolling Apennine hills
dotted with villages rich in the
traditions of the past, and goods
that come from living of the land
and islands dotted like twinkling
stars in the sea.
Italy is a land of tiny dimensions,
rich in variety whose tiny
proportions offer great bio-
diversity making protection of
these fragile eco-systems key
since they are as vulnerable as
they are precious.
5. Man, nature,
sustainable sustenance
Helping people and
nature to thrive together
Italy is filled with protected
natural habitats, urban areas
surrounded by richly rural areas,
all co-existing, flourishing,
interacting from one community
to the next, to ensure that each
different eco-system protects
its own highly bio-diverse reality.
With Biosphere Reserves unlike
any others found in Europe,
keeping such communities alive
has never been simple, and each
has had to find and implement
both agricultural and cultural
strategies in order to guarantee
a thriving living and sustainable
future for both man and Nature.
6. Wasting no time
in saving precious
resources
In Italy food waste is a new
phenomenon, the result of modern
well-being, of losing touch with
rural traditions where nothing
went to waste and everything was
put to use. In days of old food
was scavenged for, too precious
to waste, used and re-used so
nothing was left over.
Bread, at the heart of
Mediterranean diet was not freshly
baked each day but had to last, so
that as the stale bread hardened
the only solution was to use it up,
so that some of Italy’s greatest
traditional recipes celebrate the
use of bread long past its best.
7. Italy, a land of
islands, coasts,
plains, rivers, hills
and mountain
ranges...
A focus on the
17 Biosphere Reserves
of the Italian Network
8. Collina Po
Po Grande
Alpi Giulie
Italiane
Somma–Vesuvio
e Miglio d'Oro
Tepilora
Rio Posada
e Montalbo
Mapping
Biosphere
Reserves in Italy
The Biosphere Reserves are
terrestrial, marine and coastal
ecosystems each created to
afford solutions fostering the
conservation of biodiversity
with its sustainable use for the
communities hosting them.
These internationally recognized
Biosphere Reserves take an
interdisciplinary approach, aiming
to understand and manage both
change and interaction between
social and ecological systems,
including conflict prevention
and managing biodiversity.
Ticino, Val Grande
Valle Camonica
Alpi Ledrensi
Alto Sebino
Miramare
e Costa di Trieste
Delta del Po
Appennino
Selve costiere
di Toscana
Tosco–Emiliano
e Judicaria
Verbano
Isole di Toscana
Circeo
Cilento
e Vallo di Diano
Sila
Monviso
trasboundary Ita-Fra
Montedimezzo
Collemeluccio
Alto Molise
Monte Peglia
9. The Collemeluccio - Montedimezzo Alto Molise
Biosphere Reserve stands at heights ranging from 800
to 1730 MASL and was first designated a Biosphere
Reserve in 1977, initially covering only the two state-
owned forests of the Alto Molise, the Montedimezzo
and the Collemeluccio forests with 638 ha. Since 2014
the boundaries of the Biosphere Reserve have been
extended to include the nearby Municipalities of
Carovilli, Chiauci, Pescolanciano, Pietrabbondante,
Roccasicura, San Pietro Avellana and Vastogirardi
making a total of 25268 ha for the whole territory.
BIODIVERSITY
Extensive broad-leaved forests distinguish the areal
and are key to this Biosphere Reserve. The landscape
is interspersed with pastures and meadows including
a strong nucleus of Silver fir trees (Abies alba Miller).
The Biosphere Reserve includes 12 habitats, of
which 3 recognised as priorities, the reserve hosts
populations of 48 mammal species, 112 bird species,
10 amphibian species, 8 reptile species, 5 fish species
and 9 invertebrate species named in the EU Habitat
Directive. The floral heritage of the area includes over
900 species and subspecies belonging to 90 families.
MISSION
This Biosphere Reserve aims to pursue sustainable
development with projects that target both the
conservation and optimisation of its diverse
environmental and cultural heritage also sustaining
the small communities belonging of its Borghi
Autentici project. The Biosphere Reserve is committed
to projects which support soft mobility such as that of
bringing back to life former sheep trails (tratturi) and
trainlines which cross its pastures. One the main aims
in terms of conservation is caring for the key tertiary
relict tree species: the Silver fir (Abies alba Miller).
www.riservamabaltomolise.it
info@riservamabaltomolise.it
The area of the Circeo Biosphere Reserve, recognized
by UNESCO in 1977, initially covered an area of
state-owned forest only later expanded in 2014
by incorporating other areas beyond the borders
of the National Park. Adding this extra terrain was
necessary in order to guarantee the aims of the
MAB Programme. This change in the Biosphere’s
boundaries increased the importance of its chosen
aims: enhancing the relationship between man
and nature by means of skills-building research
programmes teamed with the sustainable
management of the area.
BIODIVERSITY
The Circeo Biosphere Reserves now includes four
coastal lakes, a lowland forest stretching out for
almost 3000 ha, the calcareous massif of Mount
Circeo (541 MASL) and a range of sandy coastline and
dunes that extends for 25 km. Within its confines the
Biosphere Reserve offers significant biodiversity: for
example, 40 species of mammals including 19 species
of Chiroptera, 280 species of birds, 16 species of
reptiles and 7 species of amphibians as well as a rich
but unspecified number of Invertebrates, and around
1200 species of vascular flora.
MISSION
The Circeo has greatly strengthened the relationship
between Man and nature, however its huge
popularity with tourists puts pressure on the
ecosystem, especially its coastal dunes. Another
challenge is that of the eutrophication of the water as
well as the pollution of coastal lakes caused by urban
sewage and agricultural activities. As a result, the
National Park aims to provide educational activities
on the environment and an eco-museum offering key
information to visitors.
www.parcocirceo.it
segreteria@parcocirceo.it
Biosphere Reserve
Collemeluccio
Montedimezzo Alto Molise
Biosphere Reserve
Circeo
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
1977 extended in 2014
AREA
25.268 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Reparto Carabinieri per la
Biodiversità di Isernia
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
1977 extended in 2014
AREA
8.760 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Parco Nazionale
del Circeo
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
San Pietro Avellana
White truffle
Alto Molise
Black truffle
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Colline Pontine Extra
Virgin Olive Oil PDO
Campana Bufalo ricotta
PDO (cheese)
Favette di Terracina
(strawberry)
MOLISE
LAZIO
10. The Cilento e Vallo di Diano Biosphere Reserve in
southern Italy, close to the Tyrrhenian Sea, bears
witness to centuries of Man, Nature and Culture’s
thriving co-existence, which has been transformed
by the Biosphere which represents a complex
biogeographic home blending ancient Greek
cities, abbeys, castles and farmhouses across a
rich varied landscape. The terrain varies from its
gentle hills to its rugged mountain top landscapes
and from roughly hewn gorges and valleys to
Palaeolithic karst caves and petrified springs.
BIODIVERSITY
The high natural value of the variety of its ecosystems
reflects the biodiversity of the area, with 28 SCI and
8 SPA which are unique to this area. The flora counts
for 1800 diverse autochthonous species such as the
Primula palinuri, an extremely localized paleoendemic
species. Equally, part of the local fauna includes
creatures like bald eagle, the Coturnix, the Apennine
hare, the wolf and a vast population of otters.
MISSION
The Cilento e Vallo di Diano Biosphere Reserve
is currently promoting a plastic-free awareness
raising campaign and is also working to foster and
improve the traditional rural working practices
offering its endorsement via the use of a Park and
Biosphere Reserve quality label. The aim here is to
encourage best practices and behaviour in order
to positively improve the quality of life for local
inhabitants, also enhancing job opportunities and
contributing to the development of the area via
sustainable environmental strategies.
www.cilentoediano.it
direttore@cilentoediano.it
Biosphere Reserve
Cilento
e Vallo di Diano
The Miramare e Costa di Trieste Biosphere Reserve
covers the coastal area facing the Gulf of Trieste. It
is famous for its karst promontory, which overlooks
the bay running steeply down towards the sea.
There are settlements, farmed terraces and large
areas of natural woods and meadows at the edges
of the Biosphere. The Biosphere’s core zone is the
Miramare Castle park which faces the sea and also
includes the Biosphere’s buffer zone.
BIODIVERSITY
The Biosphere has great biodiversity with many diverse
species and habitats - from its sea beds to its karst
plateau, it is unique, with both Mediterranean features
on its most northerly borders, Illyrian and continental
elements in the karst areas, and Atlantic elements in
the sea. In its coastline, woods, karst scrublands and
dry meadows are countless endemic species, while its
highly varied marine environments are home to a rich
biodiversity including numerous species of animals and
plants of key community importance.
MISSION
The main aim of the Reserve is to promote
sustainable development, whilst carrying out
innovative best practices and creating experiences
which can be transferred outside the Biosphere
Reserve. In particular, slow tourism, research,
monitoring and environmental conservation are
all important. Naturally, it is also key to encourage
education and awareness-raising regarding
biodiversity conservation both at sea and on
land as well as fostering a balanced relationship
between Man and Nature.
www.riservamarinamiramare.it
info@riservamarinamiramare.it
Biosphere Reserve
Miramare
e Costa di Trieste
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
1979 extended in 2014
AREA
1.476 ha terrestrial
1.584 ha marine
COORDINATOR
Area Marina Protetta
di Miramare
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
1997
AREA
319.839 ha terrestrial
75.664 ha marine
COORDINATOR
Parco Nazionale Cilento
e Vallo di Diano
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Prosecco PDO (wine)
Tergeste extra Virgin
Olive PDO
Carso honey
Traditional product
Sardoni in savor
Traditional product
(fish)
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Caciocavallo podolico
PDO (cheese)
Cilento Extra Virgin
Olive Oil PDO
Campana Bufalo
Mozzarella PDO
(cheese)
Cilento white fig
PDO
Paestum artichoke
PGI
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA CAMPANIA
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National
Park with the Archeological Sites
of Paestum and Velia,
and the Certosa di Padula
UNESCO
Global Geoparks
Cilento e Vallo di Diano
Intangible
Cultural Heritage
Mediterranean diet
11. Biosphere Reserve
Ticino
Val Grande Verbano
Biosphere Reserve
Somma-Vesuvio
e Miglio d’Oro
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
1997
AREA
13.550 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Ente Parco Nazionale
del Vesuvio
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2002 extended in 2018
AREA
151.597 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Parco Lombardo
della Valle del Ticino
In 2018 the Somma Vesuvio e Miglio d’Oro Biosphere
Reserve was the setting for the First Meeting of Italian
Biosphere Reserves. The Biosphere Reserves is located
in the Gulf of Naples, and within its confines the area
includes the National Park of the Vesuvius together
with its surrounding coastal area, as well as the city
of Pompei and the XVIth
and XVIIth
Century Vesuvian
villas which are part of the golden mile known to
Italians as the Miglio d’Oro. The Biosphere Reserve
gained heritage status in 1997 for its cultural
landscape, which is further enhanced by both its
outstanding natural features and its famous religious,
artistic and historical cities, relics, and monuments.
BIODIVERSITY
The Somma - Vesuvio has two diverse
morphological features: the caldera of Mount
Somma and the Gran Cono (large cone) of Vesuvius.
These locations are also highly diverse from a
natural point of view: the Somma’s more humid
hillside hosts mixed forests, while the drier
Vesuvian hillside has been partially re-forested
and is partly composed of xeric maquis scrublands.
Despite its man-made background, the Biosphere
Reserve fosters diverse wildlife communities
including both bats and various species of birds.
MISSION
The mission of the Biosphere Reserve is a radical
inversion of the dynamics of the area, where the
cultural and natural values of the volcano complex
and of the Miglio d’Oro will become the focus of long-
term development of the area. In this way activities
aiming to conserve its natural resources will allow for
the refurbishment of its existing green areas. Likewise,
long-term development policies favouring lawful best
practices will foster an improvement of the social and
cultural context of the area surrounding Vesuvius.
www.parconazionaledelvesuvio.it
protocollo@epnv.it
The Ticino Val Grande Verbano Biosphere Reserve,
was designated in 2018 when the original Valle del
Ticino (2002) reserve was enlarged, it now includes
the Ticino Parks of Lombardy and Piedmont, as
well as Lake Maggiore, the National Park of the Val
Grande, and the Regional Park Campo dei Fiori.
The Biosphere Reserve has great urban and rural
biodiversity with areas of key significance thanks
to their unique history and culture including its
stunning water meadows. In addition, these areas
have great tourist appeal.
BIODIVERSITY
The area houses 19 parks and reserves and 48 Natura
2000 sites also hosts a vast mix of environments.
There are both peri-fluvial zones in the lowlands
and the mountain and alpine environments which
foster significant water-courses and river basins.
The Biosphere offers great diversity in its nature
and landscapes with a wide number of habitats
and species of significant importance to the
Community all demonstrating the fundamental and
the irreplaceable role of the Biosphere Reserve in
fostering the ecological connections between the
Alps and the Apennines.
MISSION
The Biosphere Reserve’s main aim is to forge strong
connections between the Parks, integrating actions,
generating ecological links to conserve biodiversity,
ecosystems, landscapes, and implementing
sustainable development in ways which can also be
exported beyond its confines. Other aims include
supporting cultural, educational and research projects
especially those offering large-scale interconnection
between the Alpine, Continental and Mediterranean
bio-regions. Ideally one day the reserve will become
an Italo-Swiss transboundary Biosphere Reserve.
www.parcoticino.it
direzione@parcoticino.it
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Vesuvian Piennolo
Tomato PDO
Vesuvian apricot
PGI
Lacriam Christi
PDO (wine)
San Sebastiano bread
Traditional Product
Cento Giorni pea
Slow Food Presidia
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Gorgonzola PDO
(cheese)
Grana Padano PDO
(cheese)
Piemonte Hazelnuts
PDO
Taleggio PDO (cheese)
Oltrepò Pavese POD
(wine)
Cureggio e Fontaneto
blond onion
Slow Food Presidia
CAMPANIA
LOMBARDIA
PIEMONTE
Archaeological Areas
of Pompei, Herculaneum
and Torre Annunziata
Sacri Monti of Piedmont
and Lombardy
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
around the Alps
Intangible
Cultural Heritage
Art of Neapolitan ‘Pizzaiuolo’
UNESCO
Global Geoparks
Sesia-Val Grande
12. Biosphere Reserve
Isole di Toscana
Biosphere Reserve
Selve costiere
di Toscana
The Isole di Toscana Biosphere Reserve is made
of the territory of the National Park of the
Tuscan Archipelago, the seven main islands
and sea surrounding them: Gorgona, Capraia,
Elba, Pianosa, Montecristo, Giglio and Giannutri.
Each island preserves its own local production,
historical monuments and precious biodiverse
treasures. These natural environments contain
countless examples of biological, geological
and geomorphological diversity, with unique
environmental features of the Mediterranean
offering exceptional geodiversity.
BIODIVERSITY
The natural environments of the Biosphere
Reserve are highly diverse: the vegetation is mainly
Mediterranean and the flora includes a wealth
of endemic species, with principle habitat types
including evergreen forests and Sclerophyllous
vegetation, pines and Maquis shrublands, chestnut
forests and broad-leaved trees. Key fauna, especially
in terms of conservation, include the Audouin gull
(Larus audouinii), the Scopoli shearwater (Calonectris
diomedea) and the Yelkouan shearwater (Puffinus
yelkouan). The marine environment has an intact
biocoenosis, posidonia prairies and numerous
species listed in the Bern Convention Appendix III.
MISSION
The Reserve preserves and enhances the historical,
artistic and cultural heritage of the islands, and
promotes the spread of environmental awareness
and care for the natural world, especially when
teaching young people. Together with local inhabitants
the Biosphere Reserve supports tourism and the
sustainable economic development of the Archipelago,
while raising the profile and promoting typical products
and local gastronomic traditions of the islands.
www.islepark.it
parco@islepark.it
The Selve Costiere di Toscana Biosphere Reserve
has an unusual landscape running along the coast
and flanking agricultural, woodland and lowland
wetlands moving uphill to mountain environments.
These natural environments have been permanently
altered over the centuries with reclaimed lowlands,
hedges and channels, olive groves combined with
dry stonewall terraces. The Biosphere area is also
home to many historical monuments: aqueducts,
Roman parishes and churches. It also houses the
Pisa Charterhouse in Calci which contains the
university’s Natural History Museum.
BIODIVERSITY
The area holds Tertiary and Ice age relict species
including the Osmunda regalis, Drosera rotundifolia,
Sphagnum spp. The area’s uncontaminated dunes and
extensive open wetlands, along with forests (meso
hydrophyte forests, but also man-made chestnut
and pine forests) are vital for the extremely rare birds
which come here both to nest and in migration.
As a result, these lands offer vital ecosystem services
for agriculture, forestry and tourism. There is also a
great deal of scientific research in the area since the
Biosphere is home to three universities.
MISSION
The aims of the Selve Costiere di Toscana Biosphere
Reserve include the revitalization of natural forestry
and local supply chains as well as that of reinforcing
the ecological corridors between its three core areas
(Mount Pisano, Livorno hills and the Park of Migliarino
San Rossore Massaciuccoli). The Biosphere will also
pursue the development of itineraries on foot, on
horseback, and by bicycle, liaising with local tourist
institutions in order attract visitors and further
develop sustainable quality tourism.
www.parcosanrossore.org
direttore@sanrossore.toscana.it
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2003
AREA
28.500 ha terrestrial
66.090 ha marine
COORDINATOR
Parco Nazionale
Arcipelago Toscano
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2004 extended in 2014
AREA
43.132 ha terrestrial
947 ha marine
COORDINATOR
Parco Regionale
di Migliarino San Rossore
Massaciuccoli
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Aleatico dell’Elba PDO
(wine)
Ansonaco del Giglio
PDO (wine)
Toscana Extra Virgin
Olive PGI
Palamita Slow Food
Presidia (fish)
Schiaccia briaca
dell’Elba (cake)
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Monti Pisani Extra
vergine olive oli PGI
Pisan Piattella (bean)
Pine seed
Beach honey
TOSCANA TOSCANA
13. Biosphere Reserve
Sila
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2014
AREA
357.294 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Fondazione Riserva
Area MAB Sila
The Sila Biosphere Reserve in Calabria includes the
Sila National Park within its boundaries. Over 386
thousand inhabitants live in the 66 Municipalities of
the Biosphere Reserve. This national treasure hosts
many stunning ecosystems where the geological
and geomorphological features of the area add
to create a series of outstanding landscapes.
The area offers a broad range of diverse natural
environments, each with different microclimates, so
as to offer great biodiversity which is significant for
the whole biogeographic Mediterranean region.
BIODIVERSITY
One of the strongest features of the Sila Biosphere
Reserve is its relative abundance of water thanks to
the extraordinary presence of its ancient forests, all
of which offer great biodiversity in terms of their flora
for example with pines like the Pinus nigra laricio.
These forests are the source of the area’s forest-based
supply chain, which is rich in tradition, so that these
same forests are also interspersed with land which has
been used for livestock and animal husbandry over
the course of thousands of years. Animal biodiversity
accounts for 175 autochthonous vertebrates including
various species of mammals, birds, amphibians,
reptiles and fish.
MISSION
The Sila Biosphere Reserve aims to encourage the
active involvement of all those living and working
within its territory, implementing its policy to foster
the extraordinary opportunities afforded by the socio-
economic development of its designated MAB status.
The Biosphere plans to favour concrete development
in the area, offering new guidelines in order to closely
follow local needs, as well as applying any changes
required by the dynamics of its local job market. What
is more, it aims to create new and varied projects to
encourage the flow of more visitors.
www.biosfere.eu
info@parcosila.it
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Sila Potato, PGI
Calabria soppressata
PDO (meat)
Caciocavallo, PDO
(cheese)
Podolica Calabrese
Cow Slow Food Presidia
(meet)
Crotonese Pecorino
PDO (cheese)
Clemantina of Calabria
PGI
Biosphere Reserve
Monviso
transboundary Ita-Fra
In 2014, at the heart of the Cottian Alps between
the Haute-Alps, and the Alps of Haute Provence
and Piedmont, the Park of Monviso and the Park
of Queyras endorsed a Transboundary Biosphere
Reserve between Italy and France. The territory
covers 400.000 ha, with 300.000 inhabitants living
between 88 Italian and 21 French Municipalities.
It includes 4 UNESCO WHS sites: the Castles of
Racconigi and Pollenzo, the city of Briançon and
the Fort of Mount-Dauphin. In 2018, The Biosphere
organized the UNESCO MAB Monviso Youth Camp for
teenagers from both France and Italy.
BIODIVERSITY
The environments in the Biosphere Reserve range
from the high mountain settings to the valleys
around the Monviso area and down to the plains.
The area hosts a multitude of different natural
areas, from forests to grasslands to permanent
meadows, rocky formations and aquatic
environments. Nearly one thousand plant species
and more than a hundred animal species populate
the area between the Monviso and the Po River,
with some endemic species such as the Lanza
alpine salamander (Salamandra lanzai).
MISSION
The Monviso Biosphere Reserve favours the
conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems,
promoting cross-border governance, which allows
for greater involvement of economic and social
actors in the management and promotion of the
Biosphere Reserve. The Monviso Biosphere Reserve
raises awareness with local inhabitants showcasing
the aims of the MAB programme and UN SDG’s with
a view to encouraging local involvement in projects
aiming to meet these objectives.
www.monviso.eu
info@parcodelpocn.it
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2013
AREA
199.581 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Parco del Monviso
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Piemontese cow Slow
Food Presidia (meat)
Saluzzo white chicken
Slow Food Presidia
(meat)
Bra PDO (cheese),
Piemontese Toma PDO
(cheese)
Ancient apple of
Piemonte Slow Food
Presidia
High Mountain honey
Slow Food Presidia
Langhe PDO (wine)
Barolo PDO (wine)
PIEMONTE
FRANCE
CALABRIA
Residences of the
Royal House of Savoy
14. Biosphere Reserve
Alpi Ledrensi
e Judicaria
A variety of interesting elements co-exist in the
terrain of this small-scale Biosphere Reserve, with
features typical of both the Mediterranean and the
Alps; the varied landscape ranges from the Ledro
and Garda Lakes to the UNESCO WHS Dolomites
and the Adamello Brenta Geopark. There are also
plenty of castles, holy buildings and the prehistoric
WHS stilt-house settlements which distinguish this
territory. The local tradition-based communities
are happy to explore innovative, sustainable
solutions to enhance the social, economic and
cultural development of this area.
BIODIVERSITY
There are 32 Natura 2000 habitats, several of
high forest value, all characterizing the important
natural wealth of the area. Flora censuses have
revealed roughly 1600 plant species, of which 33
are endemic in one of the greatest concentrations
in the Alps. This multiplicity of habitats –enforced
by the significant presence of forests and low
urbanization– favours key species such as the bear,
the wolf and the lynx. In Autumn this territory offers
a key passage through the Alps for migrating birds
since it stands between alpine and pre-alpine zones.
MISSION
For centuries communities inhabiting this territory
have practiced a balanced, collective and responsible
management of natural resources; today locals are
willing to undertake economic activities that are
sustainable both from the social point of view and
in terms of the environment. The Biosphere Reserve
focuses on fostering the development of sustainable
tourism together with co-ordinated actions liaising
between the many UNESCO sites encompassed in the
territory of this Biosphere Reserve (2 World Heritage
Sites and a Global Geopark) and enhancing network
actions among Biosphere Reserves.
www.mabalpiledrensijudicaria.tn.it
mabunesco@bimsarca.tn.it
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2015
AREA
47.427 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Consorzio dei Comuni BIM
Sarca Mincio Garda
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Garda Extra Virgin
Olive Oil PDO
Spressa delle
Giudicarie, PDO
(cheese)
Bleggio walnuts
Slow Food Presidia
Ciuiga del Banale
Slow Food Presidia
(meat)
Carne salada
Traditional product
(meat)
Storo corn flour
Traditional product
Biosphere Reserve
Appennino
Tosco-Emiliano
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2015
AREA
223.229 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Parco Nazionale
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Parmigiano Regiano
PDO (cheese)
Parma ham, PDO (meat)
Garfagnana spelled,
PDO
Lunigiana Honey, PDO
Tuscan pecorino, PDO
Tuscan extra Virgin
olive Oil, PDO
Reggio Emilia Balsanic
Vinager, PDO
Chesnut flower, PDO
Lambrusco, PDO (wine)
The Biosphere Reserve includes the National Park
of Appennino Tosco – Emiliano extending north and
south along the regional border between Emilia and
Tuscany and reaching up into the hills around of
Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Massa and Lucca, in
an area that includes 34 municipalities. It crosses
the climatic border between continental Europe and
the Mediterranean and has a remarkable geological
heritage thanks to its geographical location which
has shaped its unusual ecology and culture.
BIODIVERSITY
The various different climatic zones result in great
biodiversity creating ideal environments for high
quality farming. The Reserve’s diverse areas include
a National Park, two Regional Parks and Regional
and National Reserves with 22 Natura 2000 sites.
Examples of Italian biodiversity are plentiful,
including over 2000 rare and endemic species of
which 122 are protected and living within its borders.
The terrain varies greatly with woods, fields,
settlements, pastures, lakes, wetlands, torrents and
rocky climbs and outcrops all of which fit into in a
relatively small area, with altitudes reaching from
2120 MASL (Mount Cusna) to 60 MASL (Lunigiana).
MISSION
The Reserve aims to reinforce a sense of belonging
for local people. So the young will be empowered
with skills to encourage sustainable development,
and also discouraged from moving away.
Awareness-raising will teach local communities
the importance of natural and cultural traditions
showing the potential of this Reserve. Finally,
promoting sustainable, quality agriculture, along
with education on the environment and experiential
tourism, sustainable economic growth will help
people protect the ecosystems of the reserve.
www.mabappennino.it
info@parcoappennino.it
TOSCANA
TRENTINO
ALTO ADIGE
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
The Dolomites
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
around the Alps
UNESCO
Global Geoparks
Adamello Brenta
15. Biosphere Reserve
Collina Po
The Collina Po Biosphere Reserve which was set
up in March 2016 is Italy’s first urban Biosphere.
Within its confines it also contains the city of
Turin with over 1.5 million inhabitants. This area,
once famed for its strong industrial links, has in
recent years begun to lean more heavily towards
cultural tourism and research. The River Po and
the Collina Torinese hillside area are two the of
the key natural features of this Biosphere Reserve
containing 14 core areas together with their
respective landscapes.
BIODIVERSITY
The area holds 14 habitats of key importance to
the Community 3 of which are priority and strongly
linked to its river and hill environments. In the
Biosphere Reserve there are 265 species named in
the EU Habitat Directive including various types
of invertebrates, amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds
and mammals. Among these there are subspecies
endemic to the Padan Plain which are of key
importance, such as the following species of toads,
newts and eels, Pelobates fuscus ssp Insubricus,
Triturus carnifex, Anguilla Anguilla, respectively,
as well as the recent return to the hills of the grey
wolves, Canis lupus.
MISSION
The idea envisioned by the MAB Programme is to
tighten the relationship between the city and its
surrounding rural/natural areas, as a result the
aim of this Biosphere is to create of a sustainability
laboratory able to fulfill the Biosphere Reserve’s three
main functions. The Plan of action for the Biosphere
aims to cover the following 5 areas: sustainable
development, territorial cooperation, economic
sustainability, communication and governance.
www.areeprotettepotorinese.it
info@parcopocollina.to.it
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2016
AREA
171.234 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Aree Protette del Po e
della Collina Torinese
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Alpin chocolates,
Torinese traditional
pastry
Tomino (cheese)
Canavese Nebbiolo
PDO (wine)
Po valley
traditional rice.
The Delta del Po Biosphere Reserve was chosen
as the setting the first ever MAB Youth Forum in
2017. The Delta is the result of the river’s action,
which during centuries has sedimented at its
mouth, leading to the progressive advancement of
the coastline while alongside the work of the local
community –which modified the water course–
created a complex lagoon system. Such processes
have led to strong genetic species and a richly
diverse ecosystem. The Po Delta is a paradise
for birds, fish and molluscs, as well as for for the
human activities which make the Po Delta famous
for its strong traditions.
BIODIVERSITY
In terms of its biodiversity the rich variety of the
Po Delta hosts over 370 bird species, of which 90
are listed in Annex I. Dir. Birds, 3 species of reptiles,
2 species of amphibians, 10 species of fish, 1
species of mammal and 1 species of plant as seen
in in Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive.
In terms of genetic diversity, it is home to three
endemic species including the Mesola Deer, which
are recognised as a genetically distinct species
from other red deer populations present in Europe.
MISSION
The Delta del Po Biosphere Reserve aims for
sustainable development which is closely linked to
nature, this includes the evaluation of ecosystem
services and the production of renewable energy.
The Delta del Po Biosphere Reserve, also hopes to
promote environmental certification for products,
territory and slow tourism as a way of life, as well
as encouraging tourism. Another targeted aim is
that of promoting specific activities, recognized
to be of great importance to biodiversity, such as
lagoon fish farming and rice cultivation.
www.biosferadeltapo.org
ufficiomab@parcodeltapo.org
Biosphere Reserve
Delta del Po
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2015
AREA
139.398 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Parco Regionale Veneto
del Delta del Po
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Scardovari mussel
PDO
Polesano white garlic
PDO
Voghera garlic PDO
Delta Po rice PGI
Marinate eel
Slow Food Presidia
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
VENETO
PIEMONTE
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance
and its Po Delta
Residences of the
Royal House of Savoy
16. Biosphere Reserve
Monte Peglia
The Monte Peglia Biosphere Reserve (837 m) is
located in Umbria, between two hydrographic
corridors: the Chiani-Paglia and the Tiber. Core
areas in this biosphere host both rare species
and great meso-mediterranean biocenoses.
The fauna and flora, paleontological, geological,
prehistoric, archaeological and historical sites
are all particularly interesting. In its buffer and
transition zones, the local agricultural activities take
advantage of broad range of natural resources. The
Biosphere Reserve population is relatively low as a
result of an aging population which has abandoned
some of its rural areas.
BIODIVERSITY
The complexity of ecosystems and landscapes reflect
the relatively high altitude and steep gradient of
the land. A wealth of azonal elements and a dense
hydrographic network characterize the area. The
forest shows significant biocenoses and there are
also many key predators including the wolf, the
wild cat, the eagle-owl, and the short-toed eagle as
well as the brown trout in rivers which support and
regulate its well-structured trophic networks.
MISSION
Encouraging the return of more people to Monte
Peglia area and enhancing socio-ecological
biodiversity by developing small rural family
enterprises are key missions for the Monte Peglia
Biosphere. SMEs active in the area are motivated
to the environmental protection and recognize
ecosystem services. These SMEs combine well with
eco-agritourism and can be involved in a monitoring
network for socio-ecological resilience to global
changes which can act as a bridge between national
and international Biosphere Reserves.
www.montepegliaperunesco.it
montepegliaperunesco@yahoo.it
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2018
AREA
42.342 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Associazione
Monte Peglia
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Colli Orvietani Extra
virgin oilive oil, PDO
Secondo del Piano
bean, Slow Food
Presidia
Easter Crescia
Traditional Product
(cake)
Biosphere Reserve
Tepilora, Rio Posada
e Montalbo
Located in the North East Sardinia, Tepilora Rio
Posada e Montalbo Biosphere Reserve covers a
total surface area of over 140,000 ha, with mountain
areas of different geological origins (from the
Montalbo to Tepilora Mount, to the Alà mountains
and to Nieddu Mount), a flat strip, rivers, delta and
coastal areas. The Biosphere Reserve also contains
17 municipalities and has a resident population of
50 000 inhabitants, which multiplies fivefold during
the summer season mainly in the coastal areas.
BIODIVERSITY
With its high level of endemic species, Sardinia
is one of the main biodiversity hotspots of the
Mediterranean. There are 183 endemic plants,
exclusive to the island and 91 endemic plants in the
Sardinian-Corsican-Tuscan Archipelago biogeographic
province. What is more, 121 taxonomic species of
the Sardinian flora are endangered, according to
IUCN criteria or are included in lists needing special
attention. The Biosphere Reserve is home to mouflons
(Ovis musimom), wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica sarda),
Sardinian partridges (Alectoris barbara), Sardinian
hares (Lepus capensis maditerraneus), pine martens
(Martes martes latinorum), western or purple swamp
hen (Porphyrio porphyrio) and wild boars (Sus scrofa).
MISSION
The Reserve's mission is to protect and enhance the
culture of Sardinia –and more specifically the culture
of the Barbagia and Baronie areas embraced by the
Biosphere Reserve– a culture which stems from the
profound ties between man and nature. In some ways,
the territory of the Biosphere Reserve embodies the
recent radical changes in the relationship between the
coast and the interior of the island. There is a quest
for balance between the hinterland and the coast both
due to human presence and to all those spheres that
have shaped the Sardinian culture and landscape.
www.parcotepilora.it
info@parcotepilora.it
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2017
AREA
165.173 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Parco Regionale
di Tepilora
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Pecorino Sardo
PDO (cheese)
Fiore Sardo
PDO (cheese)
Sardinian extra virgin
olive oil, PDO
Pompia (citrus)
Slow Food Presidia
Casizolu sheep
Traditional Product
(meat)
SARDEGNA
UMBRIA
UNESCO
Global Geoparks
Sardinia Geominerary Park
Intangible
Cultural Heritage
Canto a Tenore
17. Biosphere Reserve
Valle Camonica
Alto Sebino
The Valle Camonica - Alto Sebino Biosphere Reserve
extends across 1360 km2 with 45 Municipalities of
Valcamonica and the upper region of the Iseo Lake.
Within its confines the Biosphere also contains
Italy’s first UNESCO World Heritage site with the
Rock Drawings of Valcamonica which gained heritage
status in 1979. The exceptional mixture of diverse
landscapes ranges from the Adamello glacier to the
Mediterranean settings of the Sebino.
BIODIVERSITY
The Biosphere Reserve offers extraordinary
biodiversity from its flora, which accounts for over
2200 species, to its fauna, which populates the
area with numerous rare and endemic species
including the wolf, the bear, the golden eagle and
the Western Capercaillie wood grouse. A network
of 34 protected areas, which overall comprise the
60% of the Biosphere Reserve, enjoys the riches
of this outstanding biodiversity. These are 19
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and 6 Special
Protection Areas (SPA), which have been awarded
this title by the European Union as part of the
Natura 2000 Network.
MISSION
The main aims of the Biosphere Reserve include
strengthening the concept of the reserve beyond the
confines of its local communities, also stimulating
and enhancing internal management skills and
aiming to launch concrete sustainable development
of the area. Being named as a Biosphere Reserve has
lead to the recognition, protection and enhancement
of diverse features of the biological diversity and
of the local identities as a guarantee for long-term
sustainable development able to favour communica-
tion between different places, and cultures and the
protection of varied species.
www.cmvallecamonica.bs.it
presidente@cmvallecamonica.bs.it
The Alpi Giulie Italiane are in the Northeast
mountain area of the Friuli Venezia Giulia, on the
border with Slovenia. This area has been now
nominated to become a Biosphere Reserve.
Its terrain starts from the lowlands of the
Tagliamento River and rises up to the 2.700 MASL
of the Montasio Jôf, crossing both pre-alpine and
alpine areas. The communities of this area inhabit
three cultural areas with Latin, Slavic and German
culture, so that a key feature of this area are its
linguistic minority groups who are still working
to preserve their language and traditions.
BIODIVERSITY
Given its biogeographical position and elevated
height the high levels of snow and rainfall result
in a unique richness of species for both fauna and
flora. Flora censuses in the area have revealed
over 14000 species, including over 60 are rare or
endemic species; wildlife species here are no less
important and there are bears and lynxes as well
as over 120 nesting bird species, including both the
golden eagle and the griffon vulture.
MISSION
The principal purpose of the area now nominated
to join the MAB Programme is to enhance the ma-
nagement model of the area, which today is based
on deeply rooted local communities and their low
impact environmental activities.
Over the centuries such practices have aided the
conservation of the great natural resources and
landscape of the area. Engaging young people in its
“Youth council for the Biosphere Reserve” will play
a central role in meeting this aim.
www.parcoprealpigiulie.it
info@parcoprealpigiulie.it
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Silter PDO (cheese)
Valcamonica wine PGI
Lombardi lake extra
virgin olive oil PDO
Valsaviore Fatulì
Presidio Slow Food
(cheese)
AGRI-FOOD
CHAIN
Some examples
Malga cheese
Goat cheese
Resia garlic
Resia corn
Fiorina Bean
Malga smoked
(ricotta)
AREA
71.451 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Ente parco naturale
delle Prealpi Giulie
YEAR OF DESIGNATION
2018
AREA
136.565 ha terrestrial
COORDINATOR
Comunità Montana
Valle Camonica
LOMBARDIA GIULIA
FRIULI VENEZIA
Rock Drawings
in Valcamonica
Biosphere Reserve
Alpi Giulie Italiane