Slide 2 20 Regional branches 1. 500 Local groups over 115. 000
members UNEP UNEP EEB EEB IUCN IUCN acknowledged by Ministry of
Environment acknowledged by Ministry of Environment Who we are :
Slide 3 think globally, act locally think globally, act locally
scientific enviromentalism scientific enviromentalism attention to
urban degradation attention to urban degradation environmental
education environmental education new approach to economy and
employment new approach to economy and employment What We Think:
Slide 4 rivers pollution (towns and factories without a system for
recycling waste water)rivers pollution (towns and factories without
a system for recycling waste water) illegal buildings in areas of
natural interestillegal buildings in areas of natural interest
decreasing of wildlife habitatdecreasing of wildlife habitat
impoverishment of sea-ecosystem due to tourism and
pollutionimpoverishment of sea-ecosystem due to tourism and
pollution Air pollution in big townsAir pollution in big towns Soil
impoverishment due to intensive agricultureSoil impoverishment due
to intensive agriculture Main ecological problems in Italy in Italy
Slide 5 Our main campaigns: Goletta Verde (Green Ship) Goletta
Verde (Green Ship) Treno Verde (Green Train) Treno Verde (Green
Train) MalAria (Sick Air) MalAria (Sick Air) SalvalArte (Save the
Art) SalvalArte (Save the Art) Cento Strade per Giocare (100
Streets to Play ) Cento Strade per Giocare (100 Streets to Play )
Fiuminforma (Information about environmenatl state of Italian
rivers) Fiuminforma (Information about environmenatl state of
Italian rivers) Slide 6 Festambiente Chernobyl Project Chernobyl
Project Piccola grande Italia (Little Big Italy) Piccola grande
Italia (Little Big Italy) Clima e povert (Climate and Poverty)
Clima e povert (Climate and Poverty) Puliamo il Mondo (Clean-Up the
World) Puliamo il Mondo (Clean-Up the World) Spiagge Pulite
(Clean-Up the Med) Spiagge Pulite (Clean-Up the Med) Our campaigns:
Slide 7 Editing: Editing: Nuova Ecologia Guida Blu Jey Rifiuti Oggi
Scuola informazione Ambiente Italia Festambiente News Nuova
Ecologia internet daily newspaper newspaper Slide 8 Scientific
Committee Scientific Committee Research Institute for Italy's
Environment Research Institute for Italy's Environment Observatory
for the Environment and the Law Observatory for the Environment and
the Law Legal Action Centres Legal Action Centres Environmental
Education Centres Environmental Education Centres Our working
groups: Slide 9 Our actions and projects in the Mediterranean Basin
Clean up the Med Clean up the Med Goletta Verde Goletta Verde Guida
blu (Blue Guide) Guida blu (Blue Guide) three Mediterranean
environmental festivals (France, Greece, Italy) three Mediterranean
environmental festivals (France, Greece, Italy) Euromediterranean
environmental network Euromediterranean environmental network
Web-site www.mediterraneandiversity.net Web-site
www.mediterraneandiversity.netwww.mediterraneandiversity.net
Cooperation between Corsica natural park and Maremma natural park
Cooperation between Corsica natural park and Maremma natural park
building up of a network between natural parks of the Mediterranean
building up of a network between natural parks of the Mediterranean
cooperation with Land-Art artists cooperation with Land-Art artists
Database about political and environmental state in the MedDatabase
about political and environmental state in the Med Slide 10 Goletta
Verde 16 years of activity 2 ships 120, 000 km of sailing 500
samples each year Campaign against sea water pollution Along
Italian shores Slide 11 Demolition Day Eco-Monsters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Flags Clean sea and beaches, ecosustainable tourist facilities
Black Flag Goletta Verde Slide 12 20. 656 samples with a high
concentration of pollution 20. 656 samples with a high
concentration of pollution 20 black flags 20 black flags 26
eco-monsters denounced 26 eco-monsters denounced Some 2002 data:
Goletta Verde Slide 13 Clean-Up the Med International eco-action
made up by volunteers and school classes in the Mediterranean basin
Started in 1995 with 60 NGOs In 2002 over 850 NGOs partecipated in
22 countries Slide 14 Cleaning of rivers, seasides, villages,
neighbouroods, etc. Organization of conferences, environment
education, puppets and music show three days Clean-Up the Med Slide
15 Cigarette : 1-5 years Clean-Up the Med Some data about
degradation of materials: Aluminium Can: 80-100 years Glass
Bottles: 1 million years Plastic Bag: 10-20 years Slide 16 Clima e
Povert (Climate and Poverty) C&P focus on the relation between
climate and underdevelopment Johannesburg Summit declared that
underdeveloped countries release less quantities of dioxide carbon
than the richest ones but they pay the highest price as
desertification desertification rising of temperature rising of
temperature sanitary deseases sanitary deseases social problems and
povertysocial problems and poverty Slide 17 Clima e Povert (Climate
and Poverty) STOP GREENHOUSE EFFECT ! C&P planned the following
aims: distribution of information material about the relation among
climate and poverty distribution of information material about the
relation among climate and poverty two national petitions about the
decreasing 6.5% CO 2 emission two national petitions about the
decreasing 6.5% CO 2 emission destination of 0.7% Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) to cooperation and development programs destination
of 0.7% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to cooperation and development
programs decreasing 50% of the energy production from oil in 20
years decreasing 50% of the energy production from oil in 20 years
fundraising to finance solidarity and cooperation projects the
third worldfundraising to finance solidarity and cooperation
projects the third world awareness campaigns in schools awareness
campaigns in schools This is a reliable program that could decrease
the world hunger Slide 18 Ecological Village 100, 000 visitors 17
days Expo Area Debates Entertainment (cinema, music shows, street
theatre, exhibition..) Organic food Slide 19 A Legambientes branch
which works in countries where works in countries where social
problems are related to environmental disasters Legambiente
Solidariet Slide 20 Chernobyl Project Started in 1994 Aims: hosting
children from areas close to Chernobyl NPP hosting children from
areas close to Chernobyl NPP awareness of public opinion about the
nuclear contamination in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine awareness of
public opinion about the nuclear contamination in Russia, Belarus,
Ukraine collecting funds to provide paediatric hospitals with drugs
and sanitary equipment collecting funds to provide paediatric
hospitals with drugs and sanitary equipment Slide 21 20, 000
children hosted in 8 years 1 month in Italy eating clean food,
reduces about 50% Cesium 137 they absorbed 120 local groups host
7-12 years old children Chernobyl Project Children come from most
contaminated areas ( > 15 Curie of Ce 137 per sqkm) Slide 22
Bragin ( Belarus region) Vetka ( Belarus region) Humus ( building
of greenhouses with uncontaminated soil ) Mobile Ambulatory (
diagnosing of thyroid cancer) Other projects in that area: Slide 23
Other International actions of Legambiente Solidariet
AfghanistanCubaKosovoMozambicoAmazonia
