17 April 2023 – In Lio Piccolo, a town in the Venetian lagoon, 12,000 trees capable of repopulating the underlying waters with over 10,000 fish every year have been planted in the banks of ancient and disused abandoned fishing ponds . The aim is to restore functionality and biodiversity for the breeding of native seawater fish species by exploiting solely the energy of natural phenomena , such as sun, wind and tides, and the food chain supported by them.

The initiative was implemented by Etifor, a spin-off of the University of Padua , and will continue over the next 5 years.

28 May 2023 – Exactly 50 years ago, the first “Marine Park for the conservation of the flora and fauna of the Upper Adriatic” was established by the Port Authority of TRIESTE .

In this area , research and monitoring activities are carried out in collaboration with some of the most prestigious scientific bodies in the region, the country and the Mediterranean, as well as environmental education and population awareness activities.

Over the next decades, the sea, increasingly threatened by global warming and anthropic pressures, will increasingly need small or large “oases” of protection like this one.

July 25, 2023 – World freediving champion Mike Maric, doctor and coach of many Olympic medal-winning athletes , explained how the spontaneous action of breathing , done with awareness , helps to improve everyday life .

Maric has experimented on himself and on the athletes he works with, an innovative method that involves exercises, training, breathing techniques and healthy habits, all aimed at reducing overfatigue and stress, because, he states, ” when you become master of your breathing, you become master of your head, you become master of your body, you become master of your life ”.

His method is described in the book “The anti-stress power of breathing”.