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With a provision published a few days before the elections, the Meloni government has allocated another 230 million euros of public funds (after 200 last year) for the benefit of new ski lifts and artificial snow systems for ski slopes.The decision not only contrasts with what has been reported for many years by committees and mountain communities which denounce how mass skiing is harmful to the territories from a social and environmental point of view, but also with what was recently put in black and white by the Bank of Italy in 2022 which, in a report, explained how artificial snow (and the practice of alpine skiing) are no longer economically sustainable due to the ever decreasing presence of snowfall due to overheating.Furthermore, artificial snow causes great water consumption and pollution of the territories due to the chemical substances used in the production of synthetic snow, and is therefore particularly impacting on an environmental level. THE'announcement of the Ministry...

In 2023, the number of people who undertook a Camino in Italy exceeded 100,000 for the first time.The data comes from the dossier "Italy Country of Cammini”, presented during the annual fair Do the right thing, organized by the non-profit organization Terre di mezzo in Milan, where the event took place between Friday 22nd and Sunday 24th March.The dossier was developed by collecting the responses of 113 Cammini managers who issue credentials - fate of walkers' passports which certify the passage from a specific place during the Itinerary -, or testimonium – documents certifying completion of a Way.The scenario drawn by the report is that of a sharply increasing phenomenon, which confirms the growth trend in recent years recording an increase not only in the number of people involved, but also in the number of structured Paths. The dossier Italy Country of Cammini is divided into three different parts:the first is dedicated to the Walks, the second is reserved for walke...

It has almost reached 50 thousand signatures petition launched on the change.org platform by the Save the Dolomites – Nosc Cunfin group, for the protection of Sassolungo, a mountain peak located in the Dolomites, between Val Gardena and Val di Fassa.This wonder of nature (it is a unique fossil atoll), rich in biodiversity, is in fact threatened by privatization and overbuilding projects devoted to profit.In particular, there is the construction of a new connection system in the pipeline, built as part of the Val Gardena – Alpe di Siusi – Ronda project, through which even more tourists could arrive in this area.The renewal of the cableway leading to the Forcella di Sassolungo is also planned, the capacity of which will be doubled, with the consequent expansion of the mountain station, located in the heart of the massif, which should become up to four times larger.“That means it will have to be a part of the rock face was removed and several cubic meters removed&q...