President ECOSF visits the Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Italy

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On the invitation of ECOSF collaborators, EvK2CNR, the President ECOSF Prof. Dr. Manzoor Hussain Soomro visited the CNR Institute of Ecosystem Studies at Pallanza Verbania on the Lake Maggiore in the Italian region called Piemonte. Prof. Soomro was warmly welcomed by the President EvK2CNR President Mr. Agostino Da Polenza and the Director of the Institute of Ecosystem Studies Dr. (Mrs.) Marian M. Manca. Former Directors of the Institute, Mr. Ricardo de Bernardi and Mr. Piero Guilizzoni were also present on the occasion. The institute is a great and historical Centre of Excellence of Research in fresh water biology with a huge collection of Zooplanktons and Phyto planktons and over 66,000 books and journals on the subject in their library. They also publish the "Journal of Limonology" for the last about 70 years. The Institute has been providing research support to the projects of EvK2CNR with particular reference to the flora and fauna of high mountain lakes in their project areas around the world.

Dr. Soomro was given a round of the institute, briefed about the work and it was agreed in principle that through EvK2CNR, collaboration of the Institute with ECOSF can be developed. Finally, Prof. Soomro was presented a Souvenir of a Scarf with actual sketches of discovered Zooplanktons printed on it.