CNR - ISAFOM
🗞️ In the latest issue of HORIZON - the EU Research & Innovation magazine, Michaela Nesvarova reports on the key role of forests in combating climate change.
👤 Among the protagonists, Alessio Collalti, researcher #Cnr_Isafomwhich contributes to OptFor-EU, a four-year EU-funded project. The objective? To ensure sustainable and resilient forest management across Europe, enhancing the crucial role of the #foreste at 1TP5Climatic resilience.
Guardians of the glades: protecting Europe's forests against climate change
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The Făgăraș Mountains in southern Romania are home to one of Europe's few remaining primary old-growth forests. These forests are still untouched by human activity and boast a rich variety of tre...
📆On 31 March, the project coordination meeting was held at the ISAFoM headquarters in Portici. Canaseme - Seed Chain of Excellence
A meeting full of ideas, discussion and collaboration, which saw the active participation of all partners involved.
🔬The project, financed by the Campania Region in the framework of the 2014/2020 RDP - Measure 16, Submeasure 16.1.2, is part of the path to strengthen the Campania AKIS (Focus Area 2) and aims at innovating the agricultural sector through the agro-technique of industrial hemp, for the production of high quality seeds, thanks to the application of advanced technologies.
🍃The CNR ISAFoM is a partner in the PSR CANASEME project and is actively engaged in the precision phenotyping of Campania hemp seed for the improvement of germinability, contributing concretely to innovation and the valorisation of local resources.
👩🔬🧑🏻🔬Durante the meeting were Dr Giacomo Mele, Dr Laura Gargiulo and Dr Sabrina Maria Marsala. The latter reported on the important results obtained so far, emphasising the value of the research activities conducted and paving the way for the next developments of the project.
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#CANASEME #CNRISAFoM #I Agricultural Innovation #C Industrial Hemp #Phenotyping #ResearchApplied #PSRCampania #AKISCampano 1TP5Innovative Technologies #Sustainability 1TP5AgricultureOfTheFuture
🇬🇧🍃 This morning, our Director Silvano Fares had the honour of meeting His Majesty King Charles III of England at the gardens of the British Ambassador's Residence in Rome.
🤴🔬 During the meeting, the King witnessed demonstrations of scientific methodologies and measurement tools employed by the global network of Living Labs of the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA).
👥 Among the participants, in addition to Fares, was a delegation of researchers, including Carlo Calfapietra, Director of CNR-IRET, CNR Coordinator of the National Biodiversity Future Centre (NBFC) and Italian Focal Point of ICOS-Italy, and Dario Papale, Head of the Ecosystem Thematic Centre of ICOS at CNR-IRET.
📑 The scientists highlighted the importance of Living Labs for the regeneration of landscapes and the National Biodiversity Future Centre (NBFC), a project of significant relevance to biodiversity, with the #CNR as the proposing entity.
For more information, please visit www.cnr.it (link in bio and in the stories).
1TP5Environment 1TP5Science 1TP5Search #biodiversity #RoyalVisitItaly 🇬🇧🇮🇹 #ReCarloIII
🍇 ISAFOM AND IPCB present at Vinitaly with a circular economy project on wine-making waste
🚮 In view of the transition to a circular economy, the words 'waste' and 'discard' are transformed into 'resource' and 'reuse'. Everything has a value that we are not fully aware of today and it is up to us to understand and know how to exploit the potential of these new resources.
🪵At the same time, achieving environmental sustainability can be done in several ways and one of them is to switch from fossil to renewable resource use.
🧫In this work we report on the study concerning the realisation and characterisation of composite blends of a biopolymer, cellulose acetate, containing a filler derived from wine production waste, i.e. grape marc, for its potential application in agriculture as a mulch, replacing the current PVC used in this sector, with the prospect of using materials that are closer to the earth and that can make a contribution to achieving a more sustainable reality.
🔬All this research is conducted within the framework of the Agritech NRP thanks to the collaboration between the institutes #CNR_ISAFOM e #CNR_IPBC present at Vinitaly with Dr Nello Russo
#sustainability #vinitaly #PNRR 1TP5Source #rifiuto #scarto
✨The CRISP Research Centre: 10 years of innovation for the future of soil in the Earth Critical Zone (ECZ)✨
📍The celebration of the tenth anniversary of the CRISP Interdepartmental Research Centre is taking place in the beautiful Chinese Hall of the Palace of Portici.
📑During the day, the main activities of the centre will be presented, with a focus on the application tools developed.
A panel discussion on 'Research in support of soil policies' is also planned, introduced by a position paper by the
Prof. Fabio Terribile, who will present the CRISP vision.
🗣️Tra speakers, including Dr. Angelo Basile, research manager at the Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems (ISAFOM-CNR).
For more information 👉🏻 www.unina.it/-/68055773-il-centro-di-ricerca-crisp-festeggia-10-anni-di-innovazione?fbclid=IwY2xj...
🔬✨ "ScienziAmo! Curiosities and discoveries with the CNR in Portici' is back! ✨🔬
📆 Yesterday, 4 April, the community of the CNR institutes in Portici ( #CNR_ISAFOM, #CNR_ISPAAM, #CNR_IPSP, #CNR_IBBR e #CNR_IPCB) gave rise to an extraordinary science popularisation event, aimed at students from local primary and secondary schools. With as many as 350 pupils taking part, our young explorers had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of research, thanks to a series of hands-on and interactive workshops.
🪴🔬From the secrets of plants and biodiversity, to solar energy and agri-voltaics, to proteins in food: each workshop offered an insight into how science influences our daily lives.
👩🔬👨🏻🔬Un special thanks go to the researchers and researchers at CNR Isafom, in particular Marialaura Bancheri, Giacomo Mele, Eugenia Monaco, Laura Gargiulo and Matteo Giaccone, and to Dr. Lucio Pisano, Dr. Sabrina Marsala and Dr. Giovanna Ceriello for making this unique experience possible, which brought young people closer to the challenges of scientific research.
🇪🇺🇮🇹Un sincere thanks also to the Municipality of Portici, which sponsored the event and contributed to the realisation of this extraordinary initiative with the presence of Mayor Enzo Cuomo and Councillor for the Environment and Urban Quality Florinda Verde. 🌱🔬
#Sciency #CNRP Portici #DivulgationScience #Research #Future #Science #Education #IInnovation #Porticos #4April
🎥Video made by @PorticiInforma
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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