17/09/2021
LIFE Grace meets the breeders at Fondi (Lazio Region)
After the summer break, there is a resumption of the meetings of the European project LIFE Grace that aims to enhance extensive animal husbandry in semi-natural areas…
28/07/2021
Extensive farming and biodiversity
A document drafted by WWF stresses the connection between extensive farming and biodiversity conservation strategy.
09/01/2014
Italy: the use of chemical fertilizer in agriculture diminishes, natural ones increases
The use of fertilizers by Italians farmers is diminishing while the use of natural fertilizers and soil improvers is increasing.
17/10/2013
Fish alarm: we risk a Mediterranean sea without fish
The current system of fishing cannot endure, we fishing more than the fish are able to reproduce.
10/10/2013
Sustainable hunting and Natura 2000
The European Commission published a factsheet summarizing the provisions related to hunting in the Birds and Habitats Directives and enhancing the mutual benefits between Natura 2000 and hunting.
27/09/2013
Biodiversity and development oppurtunities, Commission presents new EU forest strategy
Protect environment and biodiversity but also deal with the way forest resources are used to generate goods and services: the new EU forest strategy looks in both directions.
01/08/2013
Half of the Italian lakes is contaminated, the worst is the Lake of Como
Bacteriological values found in 51% of 104 sampling carried out in 16 Italian lakes of ten regions, by Legambiente (Italian environmental association) are illegal.
27/07/2013
Dramatic decline in grassland butterflies in Europe
Grassland butterflies have declined by 50% between 1990 and 2011, according to a recent publication of the European Environment Agency.
19/07/2013
ADRIAWET 2000, Italy-Slovenia togheter to protect the biodiversity of wetlands in the adriatic
Italy and Slovenia cooperate in the “Adriawet 2000” EU project in order to protect the biodiversity of wetlands of the Adriatic that are part of the European Natura 2000 network.
28/12/2012
Italian regional environment investments are declining, -15% from 2009 to 2010
The amount allocated by Italian regions to the environment declined by more than 15% between 2009 and 2010:4.329 million euro, equivalent to 0.28% of GDP and 71.6 euro on average per inhabitant.