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First day of the

The first day of the annual meeting was held today at the Hanbury Gardens in Liguria.

Blooms awaken at the

After a long winter, the plants grown in the MUSE greenhouses are waking up! These days the leaves of 𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙨 and

Monitoring in Sardinia

In recent days, the Biodiversity Conservation Center (CCB) and the Sardinian Germplasm Bank (BG-SAR), in collaboration with the staff of the Molentargius-Saline

The first seed of

The first seed of 𝙇𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙞𝙞𝙣 has germinated in the laboratories of the University of Udine! Harvested in Slovenian sites last fall,

Interventions to protect 𝙇𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨

Over the course of this week, taking advantage of the low temperatures that have caused the water to freeze, the team from

𝙃𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙢 𝙖𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙢 restocking in

The restocking actions of 𝙃𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙢 𝙖𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙢 have begun in four locations of the three Abruzzo national parks. The young seedlings of this

𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙢 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙞 Translocations

Relocation activities continue for the CCB-BG SAR team: On December 3rd, over 100 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙢 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙞 seedlings were planted.

𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖 in France

In October, the French partner Conservatoire botanique national méditerranéen planted the last seedlings of 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖 in the three Natura 2000 sites

Saxifrage of Mount Tombea

Next Friday we look forward to seeing you in Mori (TN), where Stefano Azzolini will show us up close how our project

𝘼𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙨

The CCB – BG SAR team continues the translocation activities of 𝘼𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙨 - a species endemic to Sardinia classified as critically

𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙡𝙖 𝙨𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙖 returns to

In recent days, Professor Minuto's group from the University of Genoa, composed of Ian Briozzo, Geordie Biffoni and Elena Zappa, reintroduced around

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖 planted in

A triumph of the sporocarps of 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖 photographed by the Slovenian partner during the SEEDFORCE actions in Podvinci.

Eradications in Sardinia

In Sardinia, Prof. Gianluigi Bacchetta and his work group have been busy in recent days with the eradication of the invasive alien

𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖 in the

Our partner, the University of Udine, is also involved in the #SEEDFORCE reintroduction efforts. In particular, he is dealing with the 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨

The return of 𝙇𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨

Yesterday, the CFA partner planted 75 𝙇𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙞 in the Palude di Brivio ZSC. Photo: Pierce, Moret, Bonomi

Two days dedicated to

Don't miss November 7th and 8th! Two days dedicated to protecting plant biodiversity in La Maddalena with researchers from the CCB (Biodiversity

Another evening of outreach

Another evening of outreach hosted by Dr. Jessica Bellingardi! We look forward to seeing you next Friday in the Council Room of

𝘼𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖 in Slovenia

𝘼𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖, planted last year at the Slovenian SEEDFORCE sites, not only flowered successfully, but also produced fruit!

SEEDFORCE Outreach in Brescia

An evening hosted by Dr. Jessica Bellingardi dedicated to the importance of nature monitoring and how all interested citizens can contribute to

𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙚 in Selinunte

The 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙚 plants experimentally translocated last November to the target site within the Selinunte Archaeological Park successfully passed the test phase.

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖 in Pragersko

Great success for the reintroduction of 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖 in the SAC of Pragersko, Slovenia.

Monitoring 𝙎𝙖𝙭𝙞𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨

Some photos taken by Pietro Ceriani, a designer commissioned by the Centro Flora Autoctona to carry out the monitoring of 𝙎𝙖𝙭𝙞𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨

Safety climbing course

Many of the plant species our project aims to protect are found in inaccessible and hard-to-reach places, such as cliffs, rock faces,

𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙨 planted by

Last Tuesday, the Centro Flora Autoctona carried out the planting of the 𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙨 bulbs in the ZSC IT2020002 Sasso Malascarpa. Together

𝙇𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙞 first reintroduction

The Centro Flora Autoctona is planning the first SEEDFORCE reintroduction of 𝙇𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙞 into nature within the SIC IT2030005 - Palude di

Monitoring in Slovenia

In Slovenia for the monitoring of donor populations of 𝙇𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙞, with a census of individuals and collection of germplasm.

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖 at Bosco

Virtually live from Bosco della Mesola, in the heart of the Po Delta, where the partner University of Padua, in collaboration with

An ordinary life –

A new story born from the inspired pen of Valentino Casolo: a dedication to the muse Elatine, evoked during the monitoring visit

Little orchids grow

Here are the young seedlings of 𝙃𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙢 𝙖𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙢, a rare orchid protected by our project. Currently, the laboratories at the Maiella National

Mega 𝙇𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙞

Spotted near Le Grave (TN) a magnificent 𝙇𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙞.

LIFE Programme mentioned our

LIFE SEEDFORCE on Slovenian

The report on 𝙀𝙧𝙮𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙢 on Porenzen mountain aired on slovenian tv last monday: https://www.rtvslo.si/rtv365/arhiv/175150480?s=tv

𝙀𝙧𝙮𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙢 in Porenzen

On Porenzen for a Slovenian TV report, enthusiastically documenting the extraordinary blooms of around 1,000 specimens of 𝙀𝙧𝙮𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙢 in an area

The importance of germplasm

On July 27-28, a large, arson-related fire hit the Punta Molentis area of Villasimius, devastating approximately 100 hectares of forest, reaching the

Summer monitoring of some

In particular 𝙆𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙯𝙠𝙮𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨 and 𝙎𝙖𝙭𝙞𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨, respectively in the #SEEDFORCE sites of Veneto and Trentino Alto-Adige.

Collecting 𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙨 at

This year too, the collection of 𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙨 from the plants grown in the CFA facilities went very well! Special thanks to

𝙎𝙚𝙢𝙞 𝙙’𝘼𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙯𝙯𝙤: 𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩à, 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖,

𝙎𝙚𝙢𝙞 𝙙’𝘼𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙯𝙯𝙤: 𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩à, 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖 is a scientific and educational manual, rich in content and images, designed to guide scholars, enthusiasts and nature-curious

𝘼𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖 at Val

Last Wednesday, the MUSE team traveled to Val Lorina, an Alpine valley on the border between Lombardy and Trentino, to verify the

“Piante da salvare” –

Don't miss the Muse team meeting next Saturday, July 12th, at the Rifugio Novezzina, where they'll tell you about our project. Afterwards,