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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...

According to the WWF report “People, cities and nature.Renewing the urban environment and improving our health", released in September this year, protecting and increasing greenery in cities is of fundamental importance if we want to preserve people's well-being and life.In fact, some studies show how increasing overall greenery could avoid up to almost 43,000 deaths per year in European cities alone, as well as bringing environmental, psychological, social and economic benefits.The Relationship of the WWF, which is based on numerous scientific studies, starts from the assumption that «the current model of urban expansion is no longer sustainable» and that the cities are the focal point on which action must be taken urgently to try to combat climate change.This is because in About 55% of the world's population lives in urban centers (75% in Europe) and is produced over 70% of carbon emissions and more than 50% of waste, are consumed between 60% and 80% of the ene...

With a twist in the middle of summer, the regional council of Emilia-Romagna approved a resolution that removes competence from the regional environmental agency (ARPAE), a technical and independent body which will in fact no longer be able to express its opinion on strategic environmental assessments of municipal urban planning plans.The work of geologists, agronomists or biologists, whose opinion was fundamental in the approval of land transformation interventions, is therefore cancelled.A decision that winks at indiscriminate overbuilding and land consumption, traits now typical of postmodern cities as well as complicit in environmental disasters, such asflood which hit Emilia-Romagna in May.An event that did not deter the majority led by president Stefano Bonaccini from making a decision destined to be talked about, opting for a resolution that allowed it to bypass the legislative process of the Regional Council. As written by Paolo Pileri, professor of territorial p...