Fondazione Lombardia per l’Ambiente

INNOVATION AND CHANGE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

 We participate in informational events (Infodays) and in

1. PLANNING
brokering events aimed at selected stakeholders. In
addition, we maintain contacts with the National Focal
The Fondazione Lombardia per l’Ambiente (FLA - Lombardy Environmental Foundation), founded in 1986, is an Points and the reference European Agencies.
organisation arising from the strategic desire of the Lombardy Region and from the scientific-academic contribution of
the main Lombardy universities. AND RESEARCH
We are committed to reinforcing transnational and
inter-regional cooperation with the aim of elaborating
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cutting-edge studies and projects.
The Foundation is “body of moral and scientific character”, a characteristic that fully expresses the meaning of our work.
To improve the quality of the environment and of the CHANGE
We deal with one of the aspects that most effects our lives: care for the environment we live in. To that end, we put in
place studies and research aimed at helping local governments, territories where we live, for the future of our planet.
INTERREG EUROPE INVALIS (2018 - 2023)
Definition of regionalAIR QUALITY

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policies for the
public and private institutions that act and operate in the
FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF OUR RESEARCH: In more than 30 years we have acquired vast prevention, mitigation and monitoring of the
territory, offering the scientific skills necessary for making spread of non-indigenous species.
w to transfer technical skills to public administrations and
experience in the planning, management and DEVELOPMENT AND

decisions and promoting correct policies at both a local and
global level. The vocation for innovation and the drive to
integrate different skills are the ground we work on,
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government leaders in the territory;
w to collect the scientific results to use in relation to the development of research projects regarding the INTERREG EUROPE AQUARES (2018 - 2023)
SUSTAINABILITY
Definition of regional policies for the promotion
collection of national and international laws and regulations;
w to structure and organise the scientific knowledge in the
main environmental themes. The results of theseof reuse and recycling of water resources.
TERRITORIAL

cultivating and drawing forth new knowledge. It’s the same
ground on which we use the best environmental experience to
address the most current challenges facing citizens, companies
and institutions of every type and level.
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environmental field, making it more easily accessible and
usable, assisting those who govern to identify the best studies and research are available to the institutions,
ERASMUS+ ENVIRECA (2018 - 2021)
solutions for the environment.
PLANNING
Development of work-based training programmes
companies and social components, as well as thefor the acquisition of green skills by future workers
in the HORECA sector.
scientific community that we collaborate with. BIODIVERSITY

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The term “sustainability” is becoming increasingly widespread, often losing its meaning. For us, it means, most of all,
ALPINE SPACE PROJECT CHEERS (2018 - 2021)
offering experience to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life for everyone. WATER
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safeguarding and protection of its cultural
The heart and soul of the Foundation is, therefore, the people, the citizens to whom we dedicate our efforts to inform, heritage from naturalRESOURCES
risks.
educate, communicate and transfer knowledge.
To improve the quality of the environment and of the territories where we live, for the future of our planet. ALPINE SPACE PROJECT LUIGI (2019-2022)
Promotion of the development of green
Fabrizio Piccarolo infrastructures and their ecosystem
Director services in the area defined by Alpine Space, to
ensure a more liveable urban environment.
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For more than 20 years, we have assisted local organisations,
territorial agencies and non-profits to understand climate
change, to identify the measures to take regarding:
w mitigation (reduction of greenhouse gas emissions);
w adaptation (reduction of the damage deriving from the
impacts of climate change on anthropic and natural systems);
w resilience (increase in response capacity).
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SOME ACTIVITIES PERFORMED Human health and the function of ecosystems THE PRIORITIES
w Guidelines for local adaptation to Climate Change are directly linked to air quality and to the w ADDRESS the theme of air quality and its link with
in the Alps (2014 - collaboration). control of polluting emissions. climate change.
w Strategy (2014) and Regional Action Document for We are constantly engaged in research activities w STUDY the effects of atmospheric pollutants on
human health and on ecosystems.
Lombardy Adaptation to Climate Change (2016). with the goal of protecting and preserving man
w DEFINE scenarios linked to the evolution of
w Strategy and National Plan for Adaptation and the environment, at a time in which their atmospheric pollutants.
to Climate Change (2017 - collaboration). vulnerability is increasingly clear. w IDENTIFY measures for reducing the principal
atmospheric pollutants in the Po River basin.

OUR SKILLS OUR SKILLS

w Mitigation and climate change w Support for decision-making policies: PREPARE w STUDY OF THE ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS RESPONSIBLE
adaptation policies. dialogue with public administrations Our Foundation has performed several activities:
w Adaptation Strategies and mitigation for the identification of strategies and
FOR CHANGE FOR DAMAGE TO MAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
plans. action plans. • origin, formation and dispersion of the principal pollutants Research programmes on air quality and the
How does climate change (PM10, PM2.5, ozone);
effects of pollution on human
impact an area and a • emission inventory; health and ecosystems.
community? • relation to meteorology and climatology;
STUDIES AND ANALYSES
What are the strong and • risk assessments on human health and ecosystems; Monitoring campaigns for the control of physical,
weak points of a territory? chemical and biological factors of the pollution
GRENHOUSE GREENHOUSE • calculation of exposures and assessment of intervention policies. and drafting of risk maps.
CLIMATE GAS GAS What to take into account
TRENDS EMISSIONS for sustainable and resilient w COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCH CENTRES AND PUBLIC Capacity building initiatives aimed at the Public
development? INSTITUTIONS FOR THE CREATION OF SPECIFIC Administrations on the themes of sustainable
INVESTIGATIONS ON AIR QUALITY. mobility and renewable energy.
IMPACTS WE PROVIDE RESPONSES
ON HUMAN AND INNOVATIVE w ASSESSMENTS (ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL) Environmental education courses aimed at schools
MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS WITH A
HEALTH OF POLICIES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF AIR QUALITY AND on the themes of air quality.
VULNERABILITY OF TECHNICAL AND
NATURAL AND NATURAL SCIENTIFIC APPROACH. POLLUTION REDUCTION.
AND AND CONSTRUCTED
EXPOSURE RISK
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DEVELOPMENT TERRITORIAL
AND SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING
We transfer integrated knowledge on We support Public Administrations and private entities coordinated reclamation and redevelopment
the themes of environmental, social and in the development of territorial governance policies procedures.
economic sustainability to the Public that regard urban themes, thanks to the specialisation Regarding Territorial Planning, our activity is mainly
Administrations. Data, results and information gained on the environment and territorial planning. aimed at the integration of the Regional Territorial Plan,
collected are indispensable support We handle environmental and urban enhancement the Landscape Plan and themes connected with soil
instruments in legislative, administrative and of reclaimed and yet to be reclaimed sites, defining regeneration and consumption.
strategic-programme contexts.
OUR SKILLS HAVE ALLOWED
REGENERATION
• Simplification of the territorial • Meeting with stakeholders. ACTIVATION CRITERIA
WE SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS, COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS OF THE TERRITORY planning. • Collaboration between public and private.
• The unity of languages and objectives. • Knowledge diffusion. We propose measures to
restore the construction
Formulation of strategies and Formulation of strategies and Territorial analyses of elements sector so that redevelopment
plans according to the United plans for the mitigation of and of danger and vulnerability in of existing buildings
Nations 2030 Agenda and the adaptation to climate change, for relation to natural, technological
European Green Deal. decarbonisation of the economy, and social risks; formulation
REVISION We set up and coordinate a team of experts, academics and correspond to volumetric
OF THE professionals for the construction of the PTR. increases and/or deduction
including the promotion of area risk prevention and of the construction costs.
of sustainable mobility. mitigation plans. REGIONAL The vision for the Lombardy of 2030 is based on 3 key words:
TERRITORIAL We also contribute to
Promotion of energy transition PLAN “mapping” the number of
based on three pillars: renewable 3. SIMPLIFICATION areas to transform/
sources, energy efficiency in 2. TERRITORIALISATION The PTR must constitute regenerate envisaged in the
all sectors and energy savings Protection of nature and its physical-chemical-biological equilibrium, meaning the 1. SUBSIDIARITY Municipalities and a simplification tool, PGTs in Lombardy, for
(demand reduction). natural capital to maintain and increase, enhancing ecosystem services. The PTR has the Provinces are requested allowing, on one hand, a policy of reduction of
task of guiding to adapt their territorial easy link between soil consumption and of
the Municipalities governing instruments regional sectoral regeneration calibrated on
and Provinces to the PTR. This requires planning and, on the effective supply and
Promotion of the circular economy in terms Formation and promotion of sustainability practices, also in scheduling facilitating the task, the other hand, the demand of space for
of both material flows and of energy; analysis within the framework of the Covenant of Mayors and the and territorial “territorialising” objectives guidelines of territorial residential and non-residential
of waste flows and the product lifecycle. voluntary initiatives of the private sector. planning. and guidelines of the PTR. government. functions.

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 OUR TASKS
• Planning of the Regional Ecological
Network (REN).
• Planning of local ecological networks
ECOLOGICAL with particular attention to the new

BIODIVERSITY NETWORKS dynamics linked to climate change.

We are dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity with
projects, research and studies to increase knowledge of
natural habitats and species, in particular those protected
by the European Habitats and Birds Directives. The skills
and data collected support the conservation of biological
diversity and ecosystem services, and guarantee the correct
socio-economic development of communities.
• Support of Managing Bodies for the
drafting of Management Plans and
for the definition of Conservation
Measures in RN2000 Sites.
SOME ACTIVITIES PERFORMED
w Publication of articles in international scientific journals.
• Identification of High Nature Value Farmlands
w Studies and census surveys of taxa or groups of species. (HNVF) at a regional level.
• Development of guidelines for the
w Dissemination of more than 30 themed books and volumes.
SUSTAINABLE management of the main agricultural contexts.
w Research and projects in collaboration with Protected Areas, AGRICULTURE • Drafting of the Action Plan for Red-backed
Shrike conservation in Lombardy.
Research Organisations, Museums, Associations, Public Admini- • Application of management protocols
strations, Universities, Third-sector entities and private subjects. favouring biodiversity in different regional
contexts: meadows, rice paddies and vineyards.

THE PRIORITIES • Wildlife monitoring in the context of the

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BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT AND
POLICIES MAINTENANCE Observatory of the Lombardy Region).
MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING OF ECOLOGICAL MONITORING • Creation of the monitoring programme
OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS IS CONNECTIONS of the Nature 2000 network in Lombardy.
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT ALSO IN RELATION • Multidisciplinary monitoring of the main
TO CLIMATE CHANGE wildlife, vegetation and environmental
components, also in support of VIncA, VIA
and VAS procedures.

• Integration of biodiversity conservation

and reinforcement of the ecological
connection between nature areas.

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AND
CONTAINMENT
OF ALIEN
NATURAL
CAPITAL
• Enhancement of ecosystem services
also through the drafting of studies
for the identification of new Sites
of Community Importance (SCIs) and of
SPECIES Special Protection Areas (SPAs).

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WATER EVALUATION
OF AQUATIC
Application of standard methods and protocols:
w Index of Fluvial Functionality (IFF);
w Index of Morphological Quality (IMQ);

RESOURCES
ECOSYSTEMS
AND THEIR w IDRAIM system;
MORPHOLOGY w Index of Shorezone Functionality (ISF).

Since the birth of the Foundation, we have performed

monitoring of water quality through sampling of the
different chemical-physical and biotic components.
We apply standardised protocols to determine the
ecological and morphological quality of streams, rivers and
lakes, providing indications for their correct governance.

PRIORITIES IN WATER PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT

Monitoring of the fishing community and application of indices for evaluation of fish
stocks. As of today, we have collected more than 13,000 pieces of data relating to
CONTRASTING MONITORING approximately 70 species present in the waters of Lombardy.
ALIEN SPECIES OF BIOTIC
IMPROVE WATER w Limiting COMPONENTS Monitoring of the macrobenthos community and application of indices for the
QUALITY their spread. MAINTAINING assessment of the quality of watercourses. We sampled the macrobenthos community
w Reduction HYDROMORPHOLOGICAL in approximately 60 points in the Lombardy wetlands.
w Containment DIVERSIFICATION
of pollution sources. strategies.
w Efficiency w Restoration of lateral
of purification mobility of rivers.
Support in the drafting of:
systems. w Reduction of channelling SUPPORT FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT w Water management plans;
and rectification
of natural watercourses. AND CONTROL w River basin Plans;
w Reconstruction OF THE EFFICACY w Fisheries Charts and Plans.
and reinforcement of areas OF PLANNING
FAVOURING TOOLS Experiments of the Minimum Vital Discharge (MVD).
of riparian vegetation.
VIABILITY OF WATER AND WATER
COURSES MANAGEMENT Planning and creation of containment measures of
w Mitigation of fish species and non-indigenous crayfish.
impacts connected
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hydraulic works.
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 2.COMMUNICATE,
Every year we organise numerous events and OUR WORKS
initiatives to spread scientific culture w Annual national and international conferences involving
at the citizen level and in schools. hundreds of institutions, organisations and companies.

EDUCATE
The Seveso Environmental Research and w Scientific conferences.
Training Centre is the main headquarters of our w Training courses.
informational activities and the location w Events and information days dedicated to citizens and

AND TRAIN
where the events take place. families.
w Guided tours of the Flabs laboratories of Seveso.

PUBLISHING We are a publishing house and we operate in the field of scientific publishing. More than 130
Education has an effect on the culture of a people, PUBLISHING

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publications created in collaboration with other bodies or publishing houses, among which:
w DRAFTING OF CONFERENCE ACTS w EDITORIAL SERIES FOR THE USAGE OF RESEARCH RESULTS
and the culture of a people has an effect on the
w EDITORIAL SERIES FOR SCHOOLS w SCIENTIFIC BOOK
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environment they live in. This is why education
is a keystone value that has always accompanied the
scientific work of our Foundation.
Among the titles published are: Atlas of Sites of Community Interest (SCIs) of Lombardy, Atlas of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) of
Lombardy, Atlas of birds of the Parco del Ticino, Herpetological Atlas of Val Grande Nature Park, Biodiversity Priority Areas
in Lombardy. Sites www.flanet.org and www.flabs.it are further tools for the communication and diffusion of information.
All the books published can be found at http://flanet.org/elenco-pubblicazioni/ or can be requested from our offices.

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IN 6 YEARS
WE HAVE WORKED
3,414 3.INTERNATIONAL
THE FLABS, FOUR SCIENTIFIC-TEACHING LABORATORIES
WITH MORE THAN
20 THOUSAND
STUDENTS
ACTIVITIES
They contribute to innovations in teaching and training, and to 10,298 The relationship with agencies and techno-scientific
the promotion of scientific culture. Nine guides with specific 4,252
centres of the European Commission and accreditation
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training are dedicated to the students of schools of every type
and level. Three laboratories address these related to waves, light through the United Nations Secretariat that allows us to RELATIONS
and sound, while the fourth is a multimedia digital planetarium. take part in an international network of contacts
The laboratories can be visited individually, but were envisaged as Infant school
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a single course unit, that features continuous and gradual study of w Primary school and skills that we provide to the local and national
w Middle school PLANNING
the content. For further information: www.flabs.it w Secondary school institutions, the private sector, the scholastic community
and environmental associations.
EVENTS OUR ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS
ORGANISED MORE THAN 200
NATIONAL
AND
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES
8 editions of
SCIENCE IN SEVESO
MORE THAN 80
6 editions of
EVENTS FOR SCHOOLS
ART, NATURE AND BEAUTY
AND FAMILIES HOSTED
AT SEVESO
7 editions of
LEARN BY PLAYING
w EVENING CONFERENCES
w NIGHTS AT 1st edition of
THE PLANETARIUM ASTRONOMY
WEEK
w EVENTS FOR
THE LITTLE ONES
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RELATIONS PLANNING
International cooperation is fundamental to address The cross-sector activity of euro-planning takes on
the environmental themes that require a global and strategic importance in the context of our planning.
shared approach. This is why we have dedicated years to The scope is to collect knowledge, experiences and
international work through the participation in themed skills from around the world for the benefit of local
networks and we have established privileged relationships policies, to enrich and enhance them.
with foreign environmental organisations.

SOME OF OUR PARTICIPATIONS AND

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
REGIONS4
OUR Monitoring Identification Presentation
UNITED NATIONS In 2015, we coordinated and selection of of project themes and promotion of
the REGIONS4 EUSALP WORKS
We have been accredited UNDER2 European research and construction project proposals
by the UN since 2000 for COALITION accession process We Support programmes, of competitive by institutions
participation in negotiation We Support of the Lombardy Region, the Lombardy Region training and partnerships at skilled in project
processes in the UNFCCC the Lombardy Region in and we are and participate territorial a national and assessment
context. We have promoted relationship with following that in some of the Action cooperation. international level. and proposal of
the communication and the Under2 Coalition collaboration. Groups. specific priorities
dissemination of the studies network. in the context
conducted. Consolidation Development and Investigatory of tenders in
of qualified management of activity for the process of
EUROPLANNING collaborations and financed projects, with the submission definition.
4MOTORS
We actively ENCORE search for new particular attention of the official
THE CLIMATE GROUP We collaborate collaborate collaborations at a to the application documentation
In 2014, we coordinated in the creation with the Brussels We have assisted the European level with of the results in required by
the Climate Group of environmental Delegation of the Lombardy Region in its institutional bodies, the context of various European
accession process programmes of the Lombardy Region cooporation with regions research institutes and environmental and financing
of the Lombardy Region, Lombardy Region. Presidency. of Euopean countries private organisations. territorial policies. programmes.
and we are following and we participate in the
Steering Group.
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TENDERS FOR TERRITORIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT We participate in informational events (Infodays) and in
brokering events aimed at selected stakeholders. In
Since 2005, we have actively participated in the tenders of European financing programmes for research addition, we maintain contacts with the National Focal
and territorial development. During the planning period (2014-2020), we developed 14 research projects Points and the reference European Agencies.
co-financed by the European Commission. Thanks to the excellent results obtained, we will continue to We are committed to reinforcing transnational and
pursue the 2021-2027 European plan with dedication. This complex cross-sector activity utilises the firm inter-regional cooperation with the aim of elaborating
collaborations with public institutions, universities and private organisations. cutting-edge studies and projects.

LIFE IP GESTIRE 2020 (2016 - 2023) INTERREG EUROPE INVALIS (2018 - 2023)
Creation of the management Strategy of Nature 2000 Definition of regional policies for the
Network set up in the Life GESTIRE project. prevention, mitigation and monitoring of the
spread of non-indigenous species.

LIFE PROJECT TICINO BIOSOURCE (2016 - 2021)

Development of the role of the Parco del Ticino in the INTERREG EUROPE AQUARES (2018 - 2023)
defence of biodiversity through restoration of “source Definition of regional policies for the promotion
areas” for species of strategic interest. of reuse and recycling of water resources.

INTERREG EUROPE INNOGROW (2016 - 2021) ERASMUS+ ENVIRECA (2018 - 2021)

Promotion of growth and innovation of SMEs in Development of work-based training programmes
rural areas. for the acquisition of green skills by future workers
in the HORECA sector.

LIFE PROJECT MASTER ADAPT (2016 - 2020)

Experimentation with multilevel governance tools to ALPINE SPACE PROJECT CHEERS (2018 - 2021)
support regions and local bodies in the definition of Valorisation of the alpine environment through
strategies and policies for adaptation to climate change. safeguarding and protection of its cultural
heritage from natural risks.

ALPINE SPACE PROJECT LUIGI (2019-2022)

LIFE IP PREPAIR (2017 - 2024)
Promotion of the development of green
Pilot experimentation in the regions of the Po River
infrastructures and their ecosystem
valley and in Slovenia for the improvement of air quality.
services in the area defined by Alpine Space, to
ensure a more liveable urban environment.

ADRION TOUREST (2018 - 2020)

Definition of regional policies within the Adriatic/Ionic
cooperation area for the reduction of the use of water
resources in the tourism sector.
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