16 October 2023
A trip into the past to remember Italy’s oldest parks On Tuesday, August 23rd, in Campigna (Santa Sofia, FC), the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Gran Paradiso and Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise National Parks was celebrated. For this event, and as part of a series involving all the National Parks in Italy, the […]
16 October 2023
From the University of Tuscia, a new survey on citizens’ opinions regarding ancient European beech forests The transnational UNESCO site of the ‘Ancient Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe’ is composed of 94 areas in 18 European countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, North […]
16 October 2023
A project dedicated to the European network of UNESCO ancient beech forests Since 2021, the Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise National Park has been a partner in a new LIFE project dedicated to Europe’s ancient beech forests. LIFE Prognoses (Protection of Old-Growth Forests in Europe) is a project financed by the European Union’s LIFE fund with […]
16 October 2023
A roundtable discussion in the council chamber of the Lecce nei Marsi Municipality As part of the centenary celebrations of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise, a roundtable discussion dedicated to the ancient beech forest of Selva Moricento took place on December 29, 2021, in the council chamber of the Municipality of Lecce […]
16 October 2023
Celebrations for the recognition obtained by the Pollinello beech forest within the Pollino National Park On Friday, December 3, 2021, at the Catasta in Campotenese, Morano Calabro (CS), a day of study and celebration took place for the recent recognition that brought the Pollinello beech forest, located in the municipality of Castrovillari, into the network […]
16 October 2023
Between Aspromonte, Pollino, and Gargano, additional beech forests join the site of Ancient Primeval Beech Forests The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, held on July 28, 2021, in Fuzhou, China, added new areas to the transnational site of ‘Ancient Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe.’ In Italy, the new areas are: […]
16 October 2023
An economic and touristic development project for Italy’s ancient beech forests The Department of Economics, Engineering, Society, and Business (DEIM) at the University of Tuscia is collaborating on the project for the Development of a Management Plan for the Italian components of the UNESCO World Heritage Serial Site No. 1133TER, ‘Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests […]
16 October 2023
Climbing ‘Europe’s Oldest Trees’ to Understand the Law Linking Growth and Longevity The need to explore the mysteries surrounding the longevity of trees has inspired an international study that brought together various European research groups coordinated by Roel Brienen from the School of Geography at the University of Leeds (UK), with the sponsorship of National […]
16 October 2023
The importance of the UNESCO network of ancient beech forests for the preservation of the integrity of unique biological and ecological processes in a forest habitat. The conclusion of the dossier for the expansion process of the UNESCO Serial Site “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe” is approaching, […]
22 October 2020
Biodiversity conservation and the preservation of ecosystems and natural processes represent the main challenge of our time. The acceleration of human activities in the incessant and indiscriminate use of natural spaces has caused and continues to cause a reduction in ecosystems, resulting in decreased biodiversity, habitat and species extinction, and increasingly marked alteration of the […]
