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Local authorities are trying to repair the damage caused by the death of fish in the Orbetello lagoon, in Tuscany, at the height of the tourist season.

The municipality of Linhares, which was hit by disaster following the collapse of the Fundão dam, has decided to legally protect the waves of its coast.

With the diversion of Russian trade flows from Europe to China, Moscow needs to upgrade the railway lines near Lake Baikal.Thus, it gives the green light to deforestation.The threat of mass tourism also looms over the large lake.

On Tuesday 6 August the Meloni Government appointed Enrico Caterino, former prefect of Rovigo and Ravenna, as extraordinary commissioner to deal with the emergency linked to the proliferation of the blue crab in Italian waters.This decision responds to growing concerns regarding the serious economic and ecological impact caused by the spread of this invasive species, particularly in the Adriatic Sea.According to the Minister of the Environment, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, the blue crab is threatening not only various economic activities, but also the entire marine ecosystem. The invasion of the blue crab (so called because of the color of its carapace), known scientifically as Callinectes sapidus, has started to cause alarm since 2020, despite the fact that specimens have been spotted in our waters since the mid-1990s.Native to the western coasts of the American continent, the blue crab arrived in the Mediterranean Sea via the “ballasts” of transatlantic ships, which capture...

The pristine Cime Bianche valley, in the Aosta Valley, is a special protection area but is threatened by a cableway connection.There are those who fight for its protection.