The RiViVe Project – Perspectives for rethinking biodiversity in a transdisciplinary and collaborative way – won the Best Poster award in the “Collaborative NBFC Research” category during the National Biodiversity Forum, held last May at the University of Milano-Bicocca.
Selected from over 250 submissions, the poster was recognized by the spoke leaders of the National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC) for its scientific quality, communicative effectiveness, and visual impact.
Coordinated by CNR-IREA within the framework of NBFC's Spoke 7, RiViVe proposes an innovative and transdisciplinary approach to biodiversity, fostering dialogue among ecologists, artists, anthropologists, social scientists, and local communities. The goal is to go beyond individual disciplines and create shared knowledge based on local places and their traditions, so we can work together to face the challenges of biodiversity loss and, above all, to value its richness.
The first edition of the residential workshop “RiViVe – Rethinking the Diversity of Life” will be held from October 13 to 18, 2025, in Collelongo (L’Aquila), at the heart of the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park: an area of extraordinary ecological richness and one of the sites of the Long-Term Ecological Research Network (LTER Italy).
With over 80 applications already received, RiViVe is on track to become a pilot project of the “Biodiversity Gateway”, which will also be part of the NBFC's legacy beyond 2026, and to launch a widespread network of Ambassadors ready to promote ecological awareness, activism, and responsible research.
Other CNR institutes (IBE, IRSA, ISMAR), the LTER Italy Network, and other organizations are involved in RiViVe’s co-creative process: Fondazione Pianpicollo Selvatico ETS; National Association of Science Museums (ANMS); Scientific Museum Education Group; Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA); Ca’ Foscari University of Venice – Centre for Environmental Humanities (NICHE Centre).
Authors of the award-winning poster: Alba L’Astorina (CNR – IREA), Amelia De Lazzari and Alessandra Pugnetti (CNR – ISMAR), Diego Fontaneto (CNR – IRSA), Giorgio Matteucci and Nicola Vuolo (CNR – IBE), Alice Benessia, Andrea Caretto and Raffaella Spagna (Pianpicollo Selvatico), Nicola Margnelli (ANMS – University of Rome Tor Vergata), Roberta Raffaetà (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice – NICHE Centre), Alessandro Campanaro and Alice Lenzi (CREA).
