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ISPRA National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research EMODNET Chemistry 2 Kick-off meeting Trieste (Italy), 3-5 June 2013. Anna Maria Cicero. ISPRA. ISPRA is a National public body, subject to the vigilance of the Ministry of the Environment, Territory and Sea
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ISPRA National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research EMODNET Chemistry 2 Kick-off meeting Trieste (Italy), 3-5 June 2013 Anna Maria Cicero
ISPRA • ISPRA is a National public body, subject to the vigilance of the Ministry of the Environment, Territory and Sea • Merging of three former institutions: • Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Services (APAT) • Central Institute for Marine Research (ICRAM) • National Institute for Wildlife (INFS) • Coordinates the Federal Council of the Italian Regional Environmental Agencies ISPRA - Trieste (Italy), 3-5 June 2013
ISPRA and Marine Policy • Provides support to the Ministry of the Environment on: • Controlling the quality of the marine environment • Provides assistance to regional agencies for protection of the sea against pollution • In the frameworkof the C.I.Sof the Water Framework Directive: • Coordinator of the Geographical Mediterranean Intercalibration Group (Med GIG) for Coastal (CW) and Transitional (TW) Waters In the frameworkof the MediterraneanActionPlanof the UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme (UNEP-MAP): National Focal Point for MediterraneanPollutionAssessment and ControlProgramme (MED POL) (LandBasedSourcesProtocol) National Focal Point for Specially Protected Areas in the (Specially Protected Areas Protocol) ISPRA - Trieste (Italy), 3-5 June 2013
ISPRA and MSFD Production of Report Marine Strategy Framework Directive on Initial Assessment, definition of Good Environmental Status and determination of Environmental Targets for MS Italy • MS representatives for Italy in C. I.S. Working Groups: • DIKE: on Data Information Knowledge and Exchange • (Giordano Giorgi) • GES: on Good Environmental Status • ESA: on Socio-economic analysis Contribution to JRCProgram Monitoring Guidelines to be developed by end of 2013 ISPRA - Trieste (Italy), 3-5 June 2013
ISPRA and EMODNET • Data provider for nutrients and contaminants from the following Italian monitoring network: • Regional EIONET-SOE managed by Regional Environmental Protection Agencies • Research network (CNR, CoNiSMa) for Descriptor D5 (Eutrophication) and D8 (Contaminants) for MSFD Coordinator of WP3 on QA/QC validation and MSFD -Interaction ISPRA - Trieste (Italy), 3-5 June 2013
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