Technical Services

Val Grande National Park - Monitoring services

Project Info

Client
Val Grande National Park

Country

Italy

Year

April 2025 – in progress

Objectives

Monitoring of the environmental impacts resulting from the restoration of grassland habitats through the control of eagle fern and rhododendron. Assessment of improvements in ecosystem services (carbon sequestration and biodiversity) to support climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Activities and roles performed

Identification and establishment of permanent demonstration plots
Development of soil profiles for each identified area
Monitoring of vegetation, including the use of satellite imagery and drones where appropriate, to assess the effects and evolutionary dynamics resulting from the interventions
Monitoring of soil carbon sequestration to assess changes in this parameter over time
Survey of pollinating insects (Lepidoptera, Apoidea, and Syrphidae) and Orthoptera
Survey of soil macroinvertebrates, with particular focus on Carabidae
Determination of carbon stock
Development of a monitoring protocol specifying procedures and content for future monitoring activities

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