30 September and 1 October 2022 mark the 10th anniversary of Malta’s beloved Science and Arts festival. On the 7 October the festival will close with an online format following last year's success as a hybrid festival.
A database of the invasive plant and animal species present in the Mediterranean area is being developed to counteract the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services and, at the same time, promote the restoration of sites. The technological innovations supported by the actions of the researchers of the FAST - Fight Alien Species Transborder project within the Interreg V-A Italy-Malta 2014-2020 have recently been illustrated during an event at the University of Malta. This project studies the impact of alien species on our environment’s natural biodiversity.
Insetti, rettili, mammiferi, ma anche piante. Sono centinaia le specie aliene diffuse sul territorio siciliano, che spesso hanno un impatto negativo sull'economia. Un progetto europeo guidato dall'Università di Catania punta a mapparle per tenerle sotto controllo
A database of the invasive plant and animal species present in the Mediterranean area is being developed to counteract the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services and, at the same time, promote the restoration of sites. The technological innovations supported by the actions of the researchers of the FAST - Fight Alien Species Transborder project within the Interreg V-A Italy-Malta 2014-2020 have recently been illustrated during an event at the University of Malta.
An updated database on invasive plant and animal species and the use of the drone to
promote the restoration of areas at risk in Sicily and Malta.
A database of the invasive plant and animal species present in the Mediterranean area is being
developed to counteract the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services
and, at the same time, promote the restoration of sites.
The technological innovations supported by the actions of the researchers of the "FAST - Fight
Alien Species Transborder" project within the Interreg V-A Italy-Malta 2014-2020 have recently
been illustrated during an event at the University of Malta.
A per the INTERREG V-A ITALIA-MALTA 2014-2020 framework , an event will take place on 1 July 2022 for the presentation of the project: FAST - Fight Alien Species Transborder. During this event, the project partners will present the work carried out within the frame of the project.
Here are some photos of the various presenters who took part in our illuminating Site-manager Workshop last Friday! 🌳🐇🐝
Several entities were present at the event, including our colleagues from @Ambjent Malta, @ERA - Environment & Resources Authority, and Nature Trust - FEE Malta! 🤝
The program was varied and interesting and included talks on visual identification of alien species, the use of drones for monitoring, effective citizen science and updates from the site owners themselves! 🙌 🙌
World Biodiversity Day will take place on Sunday 22 May 2022. Throughout the week the researchers of the FAST Project will carry out their work of disseminating the issues related to alien species in various schools and through specific activities that will take place in the Museum of Zoology and in the Botanical Garden of the University of Catania. Below is the poster with all the planned activities.
All'interno del progetto FAST sono stati organizzati, per i docenti di scienze naturali appartenenti all'ANISN (ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE INSEGNATI DI SCIENZE NATURALI) una serie di seminari specifici sulle specie aliene e sulle finalità del progetto FAST.
Di seguito la locandina e il calendario degli incontri.
Great interest and great success with the public had the event organized by the Maltese researchers of the FAST Project during the European event "the researchers' night" which took place in Malta ("Science in the City") and was repeated four times
between Friday evening (24/10) and Saturday (25/10) in the St Gorg Preca Valletta Primary School in Valletta.
The very curious and attentive audience consisted mainly of families with children (6-12 years).