Scientific Coordinator

Stefania Oppido

Objectives and contents

Under the EMBRACE project, aimed at sustainable management of marine biological waste and quarry dust and restoration of degraded soils, the IRISS activities include:

Task 1 Valorization of marine bio-waste, quarry dust and anaerobic digestate by composting;

Task 2 Ecosystem services and collaborative approaches for sustainable regeneration processes.

Task 1 investigates the opportunity of generating high quality soil fertilizer or amendment by traditional and worm composting. The latter benefits of worm interaction with other soil invertebrates and microorganisms, which boost the composting process and improve physical and biochemical properties of the compost. It will be utilized in field tests for evaluating effectiveness in restoring fertility and biodiversity of degraded soils.

Task 2 investigates the territorial process triggered by the project, from material procurement to the testing phase, for identifying institutional, cultural, socio-economic barriers and opportunities to support implementation in selected areas. Knowledge transfer processes and involvement of institutional actors and stakeholders will be promoted, supported by community engagement approaches and tool.

Research Group IRISS

Gaia Daldanise Stefania Ragozino Ciro Romano

Collaborations

Università degli Studi di Salerno (Coordinatore), Università degli Studi del Sannio di Benevento, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, CNR IRSA.

Featured scientific publications

In progress

Duration

Start 2023 | End 2025

Amount and source of financing

Totale finanziamento: € 237.229,00 Quota CNR: 47.263,00 – Quota CNR IRISS € 19.984,40.

Administrative reference

Progetto EMBRACE – Enhancement of Microbial and plant Biodiversity by Restoration of degraded soils in Mediterranean Areas through marine Compost and zeolites Exploitation.  Bando PRIN 2022 PNRR – PIANO NAZIONALE DI RIPRESA E RESILIENZA (PNRR) Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca.

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