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Aesthetics and Zoology for the preservation of endangered butterflies
12 May 2022

Aesthetics and Zoology for the preservation of endangered butterflies

The project coordinated by the Departments of Humanities and Biology addresses the threats related to the ecological crisis through the contribution of aesthetics and philosophy.

Link: https://www.unifimagazine.it/la-bellezza-della-biodiversita/

Unveiling at Festival d'Europa
06 May 2022

Unveiling at Festival d'Europa

What role does the aesthetic dimension play in protection strategies for endangered species? Let's find out together on Friday, May 6!

Articles and scientific papers
Citizen science. A community science.

Citizen science. A community science.

Since its birth, citizen science has yielded enormous benefits for scientific research, contributing to the collection of relevant information for the scientific community and the dissemination of helpful and informative content on crucial issues such as pollution and climate change. This tool has grown exponentially over the last decade, proving extremely useful in addressing the challenges facing conservation biology today.

The red list of Italian butterflies

The red list of Italian butterflies

Italy is famed for its great biodiversity. It is, in fact, one of the richest European nations in terms of animal and plant species. The number of butterfly species is particularly high: with almost 300 native species, Italy is the second Mediterranean country in terms of species richness, second only to Turkey.

Unique butterfly threatens to disappear forever

Unique butterfly threatens to disappear forever

Climate change is causing huge upheavals in the distribution of many animal species, and mountaintop populations are particularly vulnerable in this respect. They usually respond to rising temperatures with altitudinal shifts, which result in an obvious shrinkage of territory and are by definition limited by the height of the mountain range.

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