NBFC

National Biodiversity Future Center

Coordinated by the National Research Council (CNR), the National Biodiversity Center is one of the five national centers dedicated to frontier research funded by the European Union’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) – NextGenerationEU. It comprises 48 partner entities and a vast network of over 1500 researchers committed to monitoring, preserving, restoring, studying, and enhancing the ecosystems and biodiversity of our country. With NBFC, Italy sends a concrete message to promote the sustainable management of biodiversity, which plays a crucial role in the functioning of all the planet’s ecosystems and is fundamental to life on Earth, with a direct impact on the well-being of both communities and individuals. The Center has received funding of €320 million for three years, from 2023 to 2025, and carries out activities of strategic importance aimed at contributing to the achievement of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goals. The central Hub coordinates 8 different Spokes, including 6 thematic ones dedicated to the sea, terrestrial areas, wetlands, and cities, supported by two transversal spokes dedicated to training, communication, knowledge sharing, and innovation to transform research into value for society. IRBIM coordinates Spoke 2, one of the two spokes dedicated to marine biodiversity.

Project partnership:

  1. National Research Council (CNR)
  2. CINECA
  3. National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
  4. Aboca SPA Agricultural Company
  5. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
  6. CMCC – Euro-Metiderranean Centre on Climate Change
  7. Politecnico di Milano
  8. CORILA
  9. University of Molise
  10. CREA Council for agricultural research and analysis of agricultural economics
  11. Università degli Studi della Tuscia
  12. Dompé farmaceutici
  13. Università degli Studi di Firenze
  14. ENEA
  15. Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
  16. ERSAF – Ente di Ricerca Scientifica ed Alta Formazione
  17. Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
  18. Fondazione CIMA – Centro Internazionale in Monitoraggio Ambientale
  19. Università degli Studi di Palermo
  20. Fondazione Edmund Mach di San Michele all’Adige
  21. Università degli Studi di Pavia
  22. Fondazione IMC Centro Marino Internazionale ONLUS
  23. Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
  24. Fondazione Ri.med
  25. Università degli Studi di Sassari
  26. FS Sistemi Urbani
  27. Humanitas University
  28. Università degli Studi di Siena
  29. Infrastrutture SpA
  30. Università degli Studi di Udine
  31. Innomed srl
  32. Università degli Studi di Verona
  33. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
  34. Università degli Studi Roma Tre
  35. Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
  36. Università del Salento
  37. Novamont SpA
  38. Università di Bologna
  39. Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
  40. Università di Genova
  41. Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant’Anna
  42. Università di Padova
  43. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  44. Università Politecnica delle Marche
  45. INFN
  46. Università di Torino
  47. ENI
  48. Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  49. Università degli Studi di Salerno

The project is established and funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR – NextGeneration EU) and carries out an activity of strategic importance in order to contribute to achieving the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.

Referent:

Gian Marco Luna

Director of Research

Ancona

SCOPRI DI PIÙ

Programme: PNRR -Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza

Web Site: https://www.nbfc.it/

Duration: September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025

Budget: 320.000.000,00 €

Budget IRBIM: 8.134.840,19 €

Areas of Research:

TEAM
Lorenzo Angeletti

Researcher

Ancona

Ernesto Azzurro

Director of Research

Ancona

Giada Bargione

Researcher

Ancona

Luca Bolognini

Researcher

Ancona

Sara Bonanomi

Researcher

Ancona

Gioacchino Bono

Senior Technologist

Mazara Del Vallo

Teresa Bottari

Researcher

Messina

Katia Buonasera

Researcher

Messina

Letteria Caccamo

Technologist

Messina

Fabio Campanella

Researcher

Ancona

Marzia Capasso

Administrative Collaborator

Ancona

Simone Cappello

Researcher

Messina

Marina Chiappi

Associate with Collaboration Assignment

Ancona

Claudia Ciotti

Technologist

Ancona

Manuela Coci

Researcher

Ancona

Francesca Fabrizi

Scholarship holder

Messina

Andrea Fanelli

Technologist

Ancona

Carmen Ferra Vega

Researcher

Ancona

Simona Franguelli

Administrative Collaborator

Ancona

Carmelo Fruciano

Researcher

Messina

Germana Garofalo

Researcher

Mazara Del Vallo

Maria Genovese

Researcher

Messina

Fabio Grati

Senior Researcher

Ancona

Pamela Lattanzi

Associate with Collaboration Assignment

Ancona

Valentina Lauria

Researcher

Mazara Del Vallo

Alessandro Lucchetti

Senior Researcher

Ancona

Gian Marco Luna

Director of Research

Ancona

Monique Mancuso

Researcher

Messina

Elena Manini

Senior Researcher

Ancona

Giulia Maricchiolo

Researcher

Messina

Naomi Massaccesi

Associate with Collaboration Assignment

Ancona

Daniela Massi

Technologist

Mazara Del Vallo

Emilio Notti

Senior Technologist

Ancona

Anna Perdichizzi

Researcher

Messina

Andrea Petetta

Researcher

Ancona

Massimiliano Pinat

Technologist

Ancona

Adriana Profeta

Researcher

Messina

Elisa Punzo

Researcher

Ancona

Grazia Marina Quero

Researcher

Ancona

Basilio Randazzo

Researcher

Messina

Claudia Sacchetti

Research Fellow

Lesina

Danilo Scannella

Researcher

Mazara Del Vallo

Giuseppe Scarcella

Senior Researcher

Ancona

Antonietta Specchiulli

Researcher

Lesina

Pierluigi Strafella

Researcher

Ancona

Anna Nora Tassetti

Researcher

Ancona

Maria Timenkova

Research Fellow

Messina

Sergio Vitale

Researcher

Mazara Del Vallo

Research Projects



TARTALIFE

Reducing sea turtle mortality in professional fisheries

Referent:
Alessandro Lucchetti

The TartaLife project, coordinated by CNR IRBIM and conducted in close collaboration with fishermen, aims to reduce fishing-induced sea turtle Caretta caretta mortality through the dissemination of innovative technical solutions, training of fishermen and the strengthening of Recovery/First Aid facilities.

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Research Projects

The research activities of the Institute are carried out in the context of research, development and innovation projects, both national and international, based on regional funding programs (POR FEAMPA - Regional Operational Program of the European Maritime Affairs Fisheries Fund and Aquaculture and POR FESR - Regional Operational Program of the European Regional Development Fund) or ministerial (PRIN - Projects of relevant national interest, PNRA - National Research Program in Antarctica, PO FEAMPA - National Operational Program European Maritime Affairs Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund) , programs for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg), direct funding programs of the European Commission (Horizon2020 and Horizon Europe, Life, JPI - Joint Programming Initiatives, ERA-NET Cofund) and thematic collaboration initiatives managed by international organizations such as, for example , the FAO - GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean). The Institute also develops funded projects in the context of collaborations with private companies in the sectors of the blue economy as well as technology transfer and research results. Research projects, mainly of a collaborative nature, are developed through a wide network of partners that include major Italian and foreign research institutions and universities.

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