A little less than a week ago a Decree of the Ministry of the Environment and Territory relating toISPRA. The holder of the department, Gian Luca Galletti, on 3 March last appointed the temporary commissioner of theHigher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research. It's about Professor Bernardo De Bernardinis, who is also the outgoing president since March 28.
The extraordinary assignment will last six months, therefore until next September and in this way will guarantee the continuity of all the activities and institutional tasks of the institution. In addition, it will be possible to continue the commitments of the National System for Environmental Protection (SNPA), established after the entry into force of Law 132 of 2016 ("Establishment of the national network system for environmental protection and regulations of the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research"). De Bernardinis has a degree in Hydraulic Civil Engineering and in the past he was also Deputy Head of the Civil Protection Department on behalf of the technical-operational area.