By Executive Determination No. 248 of 27/03/2020, the Pollino National Park approved the collaboration agreement between the Pollino National Park, the CNR-ISAFOM of Rende and the Lucanian Agency for Development and Innovation in Agriculture (ALSIA), for the realisation of a project on the theme "Spontaneous Plant Species in the Pollino National Park Useful in the Treatment of Obesity".  to identify and characterise the active ingredients of some plant species in the Pollino National Park with a focus on secondary metabolites for the treatment of obesity.

Project activities started on 17/09/2020 and will end on 31/03/2024.

In particular, the project envisaged the collection, selection and laboratory study of two naturally occurring plant species in the Pollino National Park, Gentiana lutea and Hypericum perforatum, identified in order to verify the biotic and abiotic factors that may influence the production of secondary metabolites that improve the physiopathological picture related to obesity.

The 27 March event is for the closure and presentation of the project's final results and its potential socio-economic spin-offs within the Pollino National Park.

Scientific Responsible CNR ISAFOM Rende: Dr. Davide Mainieri - davide.mainieri@cnr.it