Italy

The capacity of cities as landscapes to support biodiversity is accepted as one of the critical steps necessary to halt global biodiversity loss and also address the other two aspects of the triple planetary crisis, climate change and pollution. The intent of the report is to communicate opportunities for the integration of nature and biodiversity into the building scale, through the measures implemented within the individual building structure.

Nell’anno scolastico 1950-51 la Sezione trentina del Movimento Italiano per la Protezione della Natura (M.I.P.N.) ha organizzato a Trento un Corso di protezione della natura per studenti delle scuole secondarie, che è stato il primo corso di educazione ambientale organizzato in Italia. Al corso aveva partecipato anche Francesco Borzaga, che in seguito divenne il principale protagonista della difesa dell’ambiente in Trentino Ideatore del corso è stato il prof.

In this report, we provide insights on the use of responsible and deforestation-free soy in the EU-28 member states, Norway and Switzerland (EU+). As the second largest importer of soy, Europe has a responsibility to solve the sustainability issues connected to its soy consumption.

L'attesissimo volume raccoglie i risultati di anni di ricerche floristiche sul Monte Baldo. 1240 pagine per un libro che documenta in modo unico le 1952 specie che sul Monte Baldo, in quello che corrisponde allo 0,2% del territorio alpino, rappresentano ben il 43% dell'intera flora alpina. Il volume, edito dalle Edizioni Osiride di Rovereto, è stato realizzato da Cassa Rurale di Brentonico e dal Museo Civico di Rovereto.

The Adriatic Marbled Bush-Cricket, Zeuneriana marmorata, is a rare bush-cricket species, which is found in a few wetlands in north-eastern Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia) and Slovenia. For several decades, Z. marmorata was presumed to be extinct, until it was rediscovered. Currently, it is confined to three small areas of coastal reed beds: Lisert (Monfalcone), the mouth of Isonzo river and the Marano Lagoon. If the remaining habitats in Italy are not immediately preserved, the Adriatic Marbled Bush-Cricket will probably disappear from the area.

For the first time a comprehensive overview of geo-conservation in Europe has been presented in a book. Geoheritage in Europe and its Conservation includes specific contributions from 37 countries focussing on legislation and geoconservation practices. The only record of the history of our planet lies in the rocks beneath our feet: rocks and the landscape are the memory of the Earth.