01/03/2013
Assessment: Update of European Commission Guidelines
Article 6 of the Habitats Directive is the legal reference source for the management and protection of the sites included in the Natura 2000 network. For plans/programs/projects subject to SEA and EIA procedures the Appropriate Assessment is integrated into the assessment procedures and plays a fundamental role in the identification of the negative effects on the integrity of Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Sites of Community Importance (SCI).
16/11/2012
Quality Award Bruno Agricola - Extension of the period for nominations
In partial modification of the notice of 21/09/2012 relating to the "Quality Award Bruno Agricola" is hereby given that the deadline for the submission of proposals for application and related documentation is extended to 31 December 2012
29/10/2012
The European Commission approves the proposed amendment to the EIA Directive
The European Commission approved on 26 October, the proposal for a Directive COM(2012) 628 final, amending the current EIA Directive (2011/92/EU).
21/09/2012
One year after the disappearance of Bruno Agricola, Director General of the Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea the "Quality Award" was established in his honour in recognition of the activities of public administrations and professionals engaged in the field of environmental sustainability.
31/08/2012
Sarpom Refinery in the municipality of Trecate - Reunification of EIA and IPPC procedures
The Sarpom Company on the 8th of June 2012 presented the application for a preliminary environmental compatibility for the project "Changing management of the refinery in the Municipality of Trecate (NO)".
31/07/2012
Workshop "Monitoring in environmental assessments"
In collaboration with the Region of Calabria and the city of Lamezia Terme, the Directorate for Environmental Assessment has organized a workshop on "Monitoring in environmental assessments", as the beneficiary of the initiatives planned to rely on the specific Objective 5.5 of the Axis E of the National Operational Programme "Governance and System Actions" 2007-2013.
29/06/2012
ISPRA Seminar on noise pollution and transport infrastructure
The seminar aims to present the results of the activities carried out by ISPRA in the context of technical support to the Technical Verification Committee of Environmental Impact - SEA and EIA on the assessment of noise and vibration and on the noise monitoring of transport infrastructure.
19/06/2012
Conference on Strategic Environmental Assessment
The conference "SEA - A five-year period of application" organized by the National Consortium of Universities for Earth Resources Engineering (CINIGeo) and sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea, which will be held at the University of Trieste on June 29 and 30, presents a synthesis report on the Strategic Environmental Assessment in Italy, almost five years after the entry into force of Part II of the Legislative Decree no. 152/2006.
16/05/2012
As part of the activities under the 2007-2013 National Operational Programme "Governance and System Actions", the Directorate-General for Environmental Assessment of the Ministry of the Environment has organized a workshop on the quality of the documents produced as part of the environmental assessment procedures, held in Naples on May 12.
27/03/2012
Conference "State of the art of environmental legislation on electromagnetic fields"
On April 19th 2012 will be held in Rome the conference dedicated to the state of the art of environmental legislation on electromagnetic fields, organized by ISPRA, the University of Rome "La Sapienza" - Faculty of Engineering and the Italian Federation of Electrical, Electronics, Automation, Computer Science and Telecommunications (AEIT).