" A standard approach for including climate change responses in IUCN Red List assessments " (by Mancini et al.) has been recognized as one of the top 10 most-cited papers published in Conservation Biology (Wiley) for 2024. This paper was a truly collaborative effort among lab members and IUCN Red List scientists, to address a key gap in current extinction risk assessments which is the lack of a standardized method to measure climate change impact on future population reducti

Last week, Michela and Valerio attended the Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) in Cambridge. The conference proved to be an enriching experience, allowing our PhD students to connect with researchers from diverse universities and nations. It offered a valuable opportunity to engage with a wide array of global conservation issues and localized applications, fostering collaboration and fresh insights into their ongoing work. The event provided a platform for the

On March 26th, the NaturaConnect project hosted the webinar "Navigating Climate Change: Methodologies and Applications for Conservation" . Lab members, Moreno Di Marco, Marta Cimatti and Valerio Mezzanotte , actively participated by presenting cutting-edge insights on climate velocity and magnitude analysis for Europe - drawn from our recent Global Change Biology paper on “ The Accelerating exposure of European Protected Areas to climate change ” (Global Change Biology). With

On March 3rd 2026, the BGC Lab welcomed a distinguished guest: the Federal Minister for Climate Change of Pakistan, Musadik Mashood Malik, accompanied by his undersecretary. The visit provided an opportunity to discuss pressing climate challenges and explore potential ideas for research collaboration. During the meeting, Minister Malik offered an overview of the situation in Pakistan, highlighting the severe impacts the country has been experiencing as a result of climate ch

On February 25th, our PhD student Michela Gabrieli welcomed the second-grade classes of the Falcone Borsellino School for a special visit to the entomological collections of the Zoology Museum at Sapienza. The program included a short introduction to the museum’s historical collections, followed by hands-on educational activities using stereomicroscopes and 3D models derived from X-ray scans of both larval and adult stages of various species. Through these activities, studen

Last month Lara, Andrea and Moreno attended the final INF-ACT annual meeting [ https://inf-act.it/event_roma2025.php ], presenting the results from three years of work. Lara presented here ongoing work on "Modelling the ecological drivers of West Nile virus in Italy" in a poster, introducing a predictive, macroecological approach to model the risk of WNV spillover in humans across Italian municipalities, featuring also her recently published paper on Culex pipiens distribut

Our postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Chiara Dragonetti, recently participated as a teacher at the ManGrowth Summer School ( link ) held in October on Inhaca Island, Mozambique. The ManGrowth project focuses on the study and conservation of the rich biodiversity within the island’s mangrove ecosystems. During her stay, Dr. Dragonetti trained students in the use of camera traps to monitor mammal populations and employed mist nets to capture and study bats. The project’s goal was to

On the 28th of August the new learning module “Scenarios on Climate Change” was launched on the European Nature Academy website, and it...

Last week Marta and Moreno went to the other side of world to attend the 32nd ICCB congress in Brisbane Australia. A total of six...

On June 10th, SCB Italy launched the first round of this year’s BioSpritz initiative —a series of informal yet enriching events designed...

Last week our BGC Lab team packed its bags and headed to L’Aquila for the 2nd Italian Conference for Early Career Researchers in...

" Opportunities and challenges for Common Agricultural Policy reform to support the European Green Deal " has been recognized as one of...

Another conference, another opportunity for the BGC lab to share its exciting research! Just last week, some BGC lab members joined the...

The BGC Lab recently contributed to the "In Praise of Diversity - Journey through Italian Ecosystems" exhibition, focusing on the...

Last week, some BGC lab members took part in the British Ecological Society Annual Meeting   (BES 2024) held in Liverpool, UK. With more...

Our BGC lab members just finished a day of meetings at Lake Albano in the Castelli Romani Regional Park . It was the perfect chance for...

Did you know there's a whole Italian congress dedicated to mammals’ research? From the 3rd to the 5th of July, some BGC Lab members...

Last week, the BGC research lab participated in the 7th European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB 2024) held in Bologna, Italy....

On March 16 the town hall of Velletri hosted a conference on "Protecting Biodiversity in the Castelli Romani Park", with a focus on the...

Today is International Mountain Day! Mountain ecosystems suffer from climate change and human impact all over the world, but their...