The “Loss of the Night” project, funded by the EU COST programme, terminated its four years of activity at the end of October. This article provides a brief summary of the project and of its relations to Italy. Some context Artificial light at night, if used in excess or inappropriately, will generate light pollution, which … Continue reading A summary of experiences from Italy in the Loss of the Night Network
The official report by the Loss of the Night Network team was publised on April 30. The campaign was conducted from March 21 to March 25, 2015, with measurements in two sites: Farma Valley (Torniella and Belagaio Forest) and Sesto Fiorentino (at the National Research Council Campus) . The report may be downloaded from the … Continue reading Official report on the LoNNe Intercomparison campaign in Tuscany
In March, 2015, the Loss of the Night Network, for which Attivarti.org is the primary point of contact in Italy, issues three technical recommendations about the use of artificial light at night. Attivarti.org, in addition to supporting the drafting of the document provided the translation into Italian. For more information: bmp@pibinko.org
[TO BE TRANSLATED/ABRIDGED] …. Si è conclusa venerdì 27-3 la missione toscana della rete di ricerca europea “Loss of the Night“, avviata il 21-22 marzo scorso con alcune misurazioni a Torniella, frazione di Roccastrada (GR) e proseguita nel corso della settimana con altre misurazioni in zona urbana, presso l’Istituto di Biometeorologia (IBIMET) del CNR di … Continue reading The “LoNNe” intercomparison campaign in Tuscany: how did it go?
From January 2013 to October 2016 I am acting as Management Committe member for Italy in the Loss of the Night Network, within the COST program of the EU (http://www.cost-lonne.eu)
In 2013 I was invited, as the Italian point of contact in the European “Loss of the Night” research network (LoNNe) with BuioMetria Partecipativa, to the first night sky monitoring campaign for this project. This was in the island of Lastovo, Croatia. This experience spawned the proposal to repeat the monitoring campaign the the Farma … Continue reading Lastovo 2013 – How did it go?
Since 2006 I have been working in a growing array of projects related to promotion, outreach, facilitation, and community engagement. For these activities, I often collaborate with other professionals or organizations. The track record is provided below. Individual events or very short projects (e.g. a one week campaign or a presentation) are listed separate from … Continue reading Promotion, communication, facilitation
A memorandum of understanding was signed by the Italian National Research Council’s Institute of Biometeorology and Attivarti.org. This act creates a liaison between a research organization and a small NGO active in outreach activities providing a formal setting for the joint initiatives that these two subjects have been conducting for over three years, starting from the … Continue reading May 2017: MoU between Attivarti.org and CNR IBIMET signed
The fourth international conference on Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) was held in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) from Sep. 26 to Sep. 28. The event was organized by the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and the COST Action ES1204 LoNNe, Loss of the Night Network. Since 2013 this event has drawn experts and scientists from all over the … Continue reading The Fourth International Conference on Artificial Light at Night
An afternoon where we will blend BuioMetria Partecipativa (and more projects) with language mediation, with the experience taking place in the context of the Loss of the Night Network as a starting point. Registration is free, via the online form.