Butterflies going to school
The Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol has set itself the goal not only to study the biodiversity in the most important habitats of South Tyrol, but also to inform the public…
GLORIA – GLobal Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments
Project description and objectives: The temperature increase due to climate change can be measured and felt worldwide. Especially the alpine region is strongly affected by climate change and the warming…
Colloquium of the Platform Biodiversity: Current research on the capercaillie in South Tyrol – insights into the life of a special alpine inhabitant
The capercaillie, the important role it plays in its community and the threats it faces will be the subject of a colloquium organized by the Platform Biodiversity South Tyrol on…
Colloquium of the Platform Biodiversity: Avifauna in a changing landscape: the importance of diversity
The alpine landscape is facing major alterations due to environmental changes. Major threats to alpine biodiversity include land use change marked by urbanization and intensification of agriculture in valley bottoms…
What animals and plants characterize our vineyards?
Project description and goals: Viticulture plays an important role in the agriculture of South Tyrol. In 2020, there were about 5,500 hectares of vineyards throughout South Tyrol (Autonomous Province of…
Colloquium of the Platform Biodiversity: The hidden importance of soil biodiversity in plant and animal health: making the invisible visible
Beneath our feet is a truly fascinating world: soil, the factory of life. More than a quarter of all living species live in the soil. Soil biodiversity, particularly that of…
Symposium on the inner-Alpine dry meadows of the Terra Raetica
Taking place on 6th of May 2022 in Schlanders/Silandro. Registration for the conference is mandatory. Please register following this link: „Lebendige Steppe – Die inneralpinen Trockenrasen im Vinschgau und in…
City Nature Challenge 2022
This is the question at stake from Friday, April 29th to Monday, May 2nd, 2022 in the “City Nature Challenge“, which is being organized again this year by the Museum of Nature…
Join in! Surveys of grassland birds and co.
Bird species that are tied to meadows, pastures and other open agricultural areas are among the most threatened species in South Tyrol. In order to be able to protect them…
Colloquium of the Platform Biodiversity: Bats in the city – our nocturnal co-inhabitants
The lecture is about urban bats and why some species are more successful in cities than others. Furthermore the lecture will deal with the human-animal-nature-relationships in cities, with the question…