Biosphere Reserves

(13 Gen 16) A mushroom species called Schildia sancti-luxurii - in honor of the Saint the San Rossore Estate was named after - was found in the Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Nature Park: it is stated by two mycologists from Pisa, Paolo Franchi and Mauro Marchetti, experts on the mushrooms of the protecte...

(12 Dic 15) A delegation of Italian technicians guided by Andrea Gennai, Director of the Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Park Authority, flew to Dubai at invitation of the sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to take the first step towards a collaboration with which the pines of the historical San Rossore...

(Pisa, 17 Apr 15) Next month, on the 21st and 22nd of May, the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the European Diploma for Protected Areas will take place in the Tenuta di San Rossore. In the past months the European Council chose the Parco Naturale Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli to organize the internati...

(Pisa, 28 Nov 14) Out of more than seventy Parks all over Europe, the European Council chose the Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Nature Park and its San Rossore Estate to host, on 21st and 22nd May 2015, the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the European Diploma of Protected Areas' establishment. Nine ye...

(Portoferraio, 20 Giu 14) The activities to fight the invasive alien species on the Pianosa and Montecristo islands, which were carried out for four and a half years by the partners of the LIFE+ Montecristo 2010 Project - namely the State Forestry Corps - Follonica Section, the Tuscan Archipelago National Park, ISPRA and Nem...

(Portoferraio, 20 Mar 14) Within the Life Montecristo 2010 project entitled "Eradicazione di componenti floro faunistiche aliene invasive e tutela di habitat e specie nell'Arcipelago Toscano" (Eradication of invasive alien wildlife and plant species to safeguard the habitats and the species in the Tuscan Arch...

(Vallo della Lucania, 23 Nov 12) From 4th to 7th of September the 12th European Geoparks international Conference will take place in Ascea: it was established during the European Geoparks Network Conference which occurred in Norway in 2011. Italy, represented by a delegation from the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National ...

(17 Ago 10) On Sunday 15th August at 10.30 p.m., a group of tourists on holiday in Marina di Casalvelino witnessed a particular event: their dubious eyes saw two young otters swimming in an artificial ditch near the mouth of river Alento. But this is no surprise, since we know well that the queen of unpolluted ...