Updates on events held in Friuli in recent months. STABLE MEADOWS SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECT PRESENTED AT BASALDELLA MILL. On April 10, 2024, at the Basaldella Mill in Campoformido, the Biodiversity Service of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia presented a series of initiatives dedicated to stable meadows. The meeting discussed dry meadows, stable meadows of the Life projects in favor of these habitats essential to support the pollinator network. Finally, the FVG Stable Meadows Supply Chain Project was presented, which focuses on the management of stable meadows as an element to be valued in a sustainable and circular economy [...]

Updates on events held in Friuli in recent months. AN EVENING DEDICATED TO MEADOWS, ART, AND BIODIVERSITY On April 6, 2024, at 8:30 PM, an informative evening entitled "Stable Meadows: History, Traditions, Conservation, and Valorization" was held at the Cataloging Center of the Magredi in S. Quirino. The event began with a multivision presentation on the biodiversity of the Magredi by Luca Pontel, a well-known nature photographer of the area. This was followed by a presentation of the Milk, Honey, and Meadow Bloom Supply Chain Project, by Stefano Fabian - Biodiversity Service of the FVG Region. This was followed by [...]

In Friuli, numerous meetings and outreach activities were held during the months of February, March and April 2024 to raise awareness about the activities of LIFE PollinAction and to promote the Stable Grasslands Project of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region in Italy. A new collaboration between the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and Legambiente within the LIFE POLLINACTION project. On February 23rd and April 12th, in collaboration with Legambiente Gorizia, a training course dedicated to teachers from schools in Gorizia and Gradisca di Isonzo was held, followed by the design of a bee-friendly hedge at the estate managed by the "La [...]

Updates on events held in Friuli in recent months. EXPLORING THE MAGREDI OF SAN QUIRINO WITH YOUNG AND OLD On Sunday, April 21, a visit to the San Quirino Regional Natural Biotope was organized for children and parents, following the many initiatives organized by the Municipality and the FVG Region to pave the way for the final Workshop dedicated to the lowland stable meadows supply chain, which will be held on May 25 at the cataloging center of the Magredi of the same Municipality. The naturalistic walk was led by the Deputy Mayor, Gabriele Meneguzzi, Vincenzo Sponga, and Dr. Stefano [...]

Anthaxia hungarica Shiny as a jewel Anthaxia hungarica is a Buprestidae beetle, a family that includes some of the most beautiful insects. Its coloration is bright green , gold, blue, or purple. Solid and slender, it has a tapered body. It measures up to 15 mm in length. Buprestids lay their eggs in wood where the larvae dig galleries. Adults, on the other hand, feed on pollen, mostly from the Asteraceae family . Did you know? Certain beetles of the Buprestidae family are so bright and flashy that they are used as jewels by some primitive tribes. LIFE Programme #LIFEprogramme [...]