CNR - ISAFOM
👥 🌱Our researcher Ilaria Guagliardi and our technologist Nicola Ricca visited CENS in Yerevan (Armenia) as part of the CNR/HESC MESCS RA bilateral agreement. Together with the Armenian coordinator of the project, Dr. Gevorg Tepanosyan, they analysed the ongoing activities and defined the work plan for the following ones.
🤝🏻 💡The visit fostered an exchange of knowledge and consolidated scientific cooperation between the two institutions, laying the foundations for future joint projects.
🔬 Carbon Use Efficiency in Vegetation: the ISAFoM contribution in a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution 🌍
On 16 July, in the 2 p.m. edition of TGR Umbria (RAI 3), journalist Monica Tasciotti interviewed Dr. Alessio Collalti, First Researcher at ISAFoM-CNR, on an important international study on carbon use efficiency in vegetation.
📖 The study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution and coordinated by the University of Singapore, involved 12 authors from research institutions around the world. Using data from flux towers (eddy covariance), the team estimated that around 60 billion tonnes of carbon are re-emitted into the atmosphere each year by vegetation after being absorbed through photosynthesis.
🌱 These results fill a historical gap in the understanding of the global carbon budget and provide new quantitative evidence on the role of terrestrial vegetation in climate change mitigation.
📡 Dr. Collalti's contribution was instrumental in building a global database on Carbon Use Efficiency (CUE), a key parameter for modelling terrestrial biogeochemical cycles.
📺 This is the frame of the interview with Alessio Collalti taken from the report in the 16 July edition of TGR Umbria, 14:00, on RAI 3.
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🎬🌊 FILM FESTIVAL 2025 - LEGALITY AND ENVIRONMENT
📍 Calabria | 🗓️ 11-13 July
We are proud to announce the participation of our Dr. Sonia Vivona (CNR ISAFOM Technologist from Rende) at the 5th edition of the Filmare Festival, the festival dedicated to the relationship between audiovisual, environment and legality.
📌 Sunday 13 July, in the evocative setting of the 'Cupone' visitor centre in Camigliatello Silano, Sonia Vivona will speak on the panel 'Protection and Enhancement of Mountain and Marine Ecosystems', together with:
🔹 Ilario Treccosti - Director Sila Park
🔹 Col. Francesco Alberti - Carabinieri Biodiversità
🔹 Paolo Veltri - Horizon Sila ET
🎤 Moderator: Stefano Zago
The Filmare Festival is a privileged observatory on Calabria's natural resources, uniting institutions, scholars, artists and citizens in two days of talks, exhibitions and screenings dedicated to environmental sustainability, the protection of the sea and responsible tourism.
🌱 An opportunity to reflect, share and build a more conscious future together.
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🌍 Plants are vital allies against climate change!
An international study, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution and also led by CNR-Isafom researcher Alessio Collalti, has shed light on a crucial aspect: how efficient are plants at retaining atmospheric carbon?
📊 Using a huge global database and advanced technologies, the researchers analysed carbon use efficiency (CUE), i.e. the ratio between how much carbon plants absorb and how much they are able to retain in the form of biomass.
🌱 The result? Efficiency varies greatly between ecosystems:
✔️ Deciduous forests are more efficient than evergreens
✔️ Grasslands and agricultural crops outnumber forests
✔️ Savannahs show the lowest values
💡 This study changes the way we understand the carbon cycle and helps design more effective strategies for reforestation and climate mitigation.
🧪 "It is not enough to know how much CO₂ plants absorb, but also how well they retain it," explains CNR-Isafom Principal Investigator Alessio Collalti.
🔬 A crucial step towards improving climate models and guiding the environmental policies of the future.
#CNR #ISAFOM #Cclimate change #Research #Carbon #NatureEcology #AlessioCollalti #Photosynthesis #Forests #Sustainability #ScienceThe efficiency of plants in 'capturing' carbon
An international study, to which CNR-Isafom contributed, has revealed how the efficiency with which plants convert atmospheric carbon into biomass varies on a global scale. Published in 'Nature Ecology and Evolution', the research offers a new perspective on the crucial role of vegetation in combating climate change: the more efficiently plants use or retain carbon, the more they can remove CO2 from the atmosphere and reduce its impact
Find out more👇
www.cnr.it/it/comunicato-stampa/13641
Forest Modelling Lab.
🎯 Special Issue announcement - Discover Applied Sciences (Springer Nature)
📢 CNR-ISAFoM is pleased to announce the publication of the Special Issue:
"Applied Life Sciences: Adaptation and Resilience in Agriculture - Addressing Climate Change with Science and Technology".
This Special Issue aims to explore how agriculture can address the growing challenges posed by climate change, focusing on adaptation and resilience through scientific and technological innovation. Agriculture is a key pillar of the European economy and global food supply, but it is increasingly vulnerable to environmental impacts.
🔍 Main themes:
- Quantification of environmental factors
- Agricultural resilience and climate change adaptation/mitigation strategies.
- The impact of sustainable practices on ecosystem services.
- Innovations in precision agriculture for resource optimisation and sustainability.
📌 They are welcome:
Observational, theoretical and experimental studies, covering different scales (from cells to agro-ecosystems) and taking a multidisciplinary approach (from morpho-functional traits to remote sensing). Original research articles, new methodologies, reviews and opinion papers are welcome.
This initiative supports and amplifies research on SDG 13 (Combating Climate Change) and SDG 15 (Life on Earth).
Keywords: Climate Change Adaptation; Agricultural Resilience and sustainability; Plant traits; Precision Agriculture; Ecosystem Services; Soil Health; Water Management; Crop Monitoring; Agroecology; Environmental Modeling.
✍️ Guest Editors:
Antonello Bonfante, Veronica De Micco, Alessandra Iannuzzi
📆 Submission deadline: 16 March 2026
🌐 Link to Special Issue: link.springer.com/collections/chcagfbiai
📢 The journal is Open Access: broad visibility for your work!
👉 We invite you to contribute your studies and spread the initiative in your network!
Sincerely yours,
CNR-ISAFoM
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Agriculture is pivotal to the European economy and global food supply, yet faces increasing challenges from climate change. Understanding the spatial and ...
🎖 Ars et Societas 2025 Award 🎖
It is with great pride that we announce that the Circolo Cittadino di Castrovillari, founded back in 1872, has awarded the prestigious Ars et Societas Prize to Dr Davide Mainieri, researcher and molecular biologist at the CNR ISAFOM in Rende.
🗓 The award was presented on 29 June 2025, with the following motivation:
"For his studies and great commitment in the medical-scientific field. A personality of great value, highly appreciated in the national academic world and a lustre for our territory, with which he maintains a deep and affective bond."
👏 A well-deserved tribute to a leading figure in scientific research, who with passion and dedication contributes to the progress and pride of our community.
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Mission
Study and analysis of physical, chemical and biological processes that determine the functioning and dynamics of the agro-ecosystems in Mediterranean climate environmentsThe aim is to improve the quality and quantity of production, optimise the use of natural resources and enhance the functions of agricultural and forestry systems. Development and application of research methods and advanced technological innovations for monitoring and forecasting the impacts and responses of agricultural and forest ecosystems to anthropogenic and climatic pressures.
ISAFOM is part of the CNR's Department of Bio-Agro-Food Sciences and has a 'critical mass' of 89 units distributed between the sites of Portici - NA (headquarters), Catania, Rende (CS), and Perugia.
Our locations
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