E.5 – IRFEN

Progetto LIFE NAT/IT/000093 «ECORICE»Le risaie del vercellese: programma integrato per la riqualificazione ambientale e la

gestione sostenibile dell’agroecosistema risicolo

Con il patrocinio di: Giuseppe Bogliani and Francesca Della Rocca

MINISTERO DELL’AMBIENTEE DELLA TUTELA DEL TERRITORIO E DEL MARE

MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLEALIMENTARI E FORESTALI

C. Lenti, Foto Archivio P.F.Po vc-al

International WORKSHOP – 26/6/2013 Vercelli

International networking

Rice cultivation in Europe

Farmland and grassland birds are decreasing more than other species in Europe

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Are European ricefields

wetland surrogates?

yesterday

spring summer

Riso amaro

Bitter rice

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Control ricefield Esperimental ricefiled

Paired sample design

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Variation of the number of Amphibians (frog tadpoles)

in control and experimental ricefields and in canals

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Results

•Experimental ricefields hosted more invertebrates and Amphibians than control ricefields.

Experimental ricefields with the canal had 44% less mosquito larvae than control ricefields without the canal.

Heron colonies in Nortwestern Italy - 2012

Night heron

Little egret

Winter flooding

Mitigation of alternate irrigation

Management of other elements of paddy fields

The structure of the farm of Oschiena (Vercelli) in the XIX Century (courtesy Mrs. Alice Cerutti)

The same area today(Google Earth)

In conclusion:

•Are there common ideas about the recovery/maintenance of the biodiversity value of rice cultivation ?

•How can we achieve this goal?

The Action Programme

Proposal for a working plan to define a common program

Focus area of the program:

Agriculture: agricultural techniques biodiversity-friendly

Scientific research: the state of art of knowledge about biodiversity in rice fields

Rural Development: the role of biodiversity in Rural Development

Governance: Improve the design and management of agricultural policies related to biodiversity

Thank you Thank you

for the for the attentionattention

Thank you Thank you

for the for the attentionattention