The LIFE ShepForBio project promoted, in collaboration with Rete APPIA – Rete della Pastorizia Italiana among the pastoral schools active or planned in Italy the first national pastoral school network. The first meeting was held on 7 July and was attended, in addition to the staff of the LIFE ShepForBio project, with the staff of DAGRI Unifi and DifesAttiva, by numerous representatives of the National School of Pastoralism, about to begin its first training experience in Piedmont, and the school organised by Coldiretti Piedmont province of Cuneo. They talked about training modules, good practices, critical issues and perspectives of Italian pastoral schools, a reality that in Italy is now taking its first steps but that we hope will contribute to supporting and strengthening a sector that contributes to preserving some of the most biodiverse environments in our country.