Rivers and Lakes

(Treviso, 31 Ott 18) The Life SilIFFe Project deals with the protection of the river Sile, the management of the river to guarantee the ecological functionality, fish restocking and the control of alien fish species.The latter represent a danger for the typical species of our waters due to their extreme adaptability and...

(21 Giu 18) From 8th to 15th July 2018, the Summer University "Integrated approaches for sustainable development management, turism and local products in Biosphere Reserves" will be held, organized by the UNESCO Europe Office, in collaboration with the Greek MAB Office and the Mediterranean Information Office f...

(Moncalieri, 29 Mag 18) On May 29th at 11 am, at the headquarters of the Po Basin Authority in Parma will be signed the Protocol of agreement regarding the coordination of the actions to be undertaken in the hydrographic basin of river Po, between the Basin Authority and the Manifesto for the Po signers’ network. Fo...

(Mantova, 13 Apr 18) With the EcoSustain project, Mincio Park has started a satellite monitoring action of the water quality using four profiling buoys. Anchoring and installation started yesterday in strategic spots and Natura 2000 sites (Valli del Mincio and Vallazza Nature Reserves and the lakes of Mantua) to analyse...

(Mantova, 26 Mar 18) In Brussels, the European Commission has selected Mincio Park as winner of the annual prize for the "Best practice in capitalising on local economy", for the Park’s activities in the field of ecotourism and environmental education. The prize was awarded during the annual EDEN meeting (European...

(Mantova, 20 Mar 18) After the winter break, Bertone Park - Mincio Park’s Visitor Centre - reopens on Sunday 25 March. The summer residence of the counts D’Arco is a typical example of Romantic garden, surrounded by a small wood where local and exotic trees grow, some of which are as old as 150 years of age....

(Mantova, 16 Feb 18) Storks that were born along the Mincio river since the beginning of Mincio Park’s reintroduction project have reached the number of 272; the chronicle of the movements recorded over the last 20 years in the middle Mincio area is fascinating and rich in interesting anecdotes.Read more (Italian ...

(Mantova, 15 Gen 18) From 2012 to 2017, Mincio Park managed investments amounting to 25 million Euros, using them for public works and landscape improvement, ecological restoration, land promotion, environmental education.  We have created an interactive map to show where and how resources have been used within th...

(Mantova, 10 Ott 17) The new website of the transnational EcoSUSTAIN  Project (Ecological sustainable Governance of Mediterranean protected Areas via improved Scientific, Technical and Managerial Knowledge Base) is now online. It promotes collaboration and exchange of good practices to maintain biodiversity; the pr...

(Mantova, 16 Ago 17) Mincio Park reminds all those practicing wels catfishing that the Park has an agreement with a specialised company appointed to remove, within two hours, the carcasses of wels catfish. In order to do that, however, the fish have to be carried onto the ground. If you do, you can call the Park Authori...