Pest control expert Roncali: “High tides used to kill litters in their burrows; now, the young are safe.” A female can give birth 7–8 times a year, with up to 16 pups per litter, leading to a population boom in the city. The Rattus norvegicus, commonly known as the pantegana (brown rat), dominates the calle … More MOSE Works, and Venice’s Rats are Thriving
When it comes to the future of Venice’s preservation, we are no longer facing a mere administrative delay: instead, we are caught up in institutional and operational chaos in which jurisdiction, responsibility, and resources continue to bounce back and forth between Rome, the Provincial Education Office, the Lagoon Authority, Consorzio Venezia Nuova, and various companies. … More MOSE: Anarchy as a System
The president of the Lagoon Authority, Roberto Rossetto, has written to the government: “Without the transfer of funds, safeguards, maintenance, and barrier raising operations will be halted.” June 6, 2026 By Eugenio Pendolini The much-touted full-operationality decree issued last February had suggested that the troubled path to activating the Lagoon Authority, established after a gestation … More Funds Blocked in Rome: MOSE at Risk of Being Halted
The Lagoon Authority finally has a budget and is preparing for the arrival of staff from the Water Magistrate’s Office. President Rossetto outlines the guidelines for the near future: a consortium for cutting-edge maintenance. May 6, 2026 This morning, at the Lagoon Authority’s headquarters in Rialto, President Roberto Rossetto provided a series of significant updates … More New Management Company Created for MOSE: Maintenance 2.0 Partner Coming Soon
By decree, the management of the project will fall to the Lagoon Authority. Authority President Rossetto: “An important turning point, thanks to the ministry” By Alberto Vitucci March 14, 2026 MOSE has become part of the “unavailable state property, handed over for government use to the Lagoon Authority.” A decree approved by the government (number … More MOSE Becomes State Property: Maintenance Funds Guaranteed
According to Alvise Papa (Tide Center), this is the result of a constant trend: “It is not the result of particularly severe weather events” By Eugenio Pendolini 7 February 2026 Since the beginning of the year, the tide levels recorded at the platform off Lido have remained above 100 cm for more than 40 hours: … More Venice sees record tides above 100 cm: “Since the beginning of the year, levels higher than ever seen”
The increasingly large and frequent acqua alta high tide events are above all the result of the enormous excavations of the port canals that have opened the way to a river of water that enters and exits at an impressive speed This letter to the editor is shared with CFLV from Ytali Global. We received … More More and More Ships in the Lagoon
In Venice, the barriers against high water were active 28 times in 2024 compared to 25 the previous year. Alvise Papa (Centro Maree): “The number of tides above 80 centimeters keeps increasing” By Eugene Pendolini Jan. 11, 2025 Venice will have to close its gates to the tide more and more often. Driven by the … More MOSE raised 100 times in the first four years, at a cost of twenty million euros
The Commission returns for another inspection, and a 300-page dossier is delivered by the Municipality. Associations and committees invoke the “blacklist” to make the world understand the state of degradation and fragility of the city by Vera Mantengoli November 1, 2024 The Commission returns for another inspection, and a 300-page dossier is delivered by the … More Venice Under Scrutiny by UNESCO Again
The first operational meetings are being held after the green light from the Court of Auditors. The next step is the appointment of the managers of the authority, which will bring together disparate needs for protection of the lagoon into one body Eugenio Pendolini May 30, 2024 A three-year time horizon to centralize the responsibilities … More Venice Lagoon Authority: New President Faces Daunting Agenda for Three Year Term
