The Tagliamento. Defending the river of freedom from short-sighted choices

The Tagliamento. Defending the river of freedom from short-sighted choices

THE TAGLIAMENTO, A EUROPEAN RIVER JEWEL, IS AT THE CENTER OF A DEBATE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. THE PROJECT OF A CROSSBRIDGE WITH MOBILE GATES, INTENDED TO MITIGATE THE RISK OF FLOODS, HAS RAISED CRITICISM FROM INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND SCHOLARS FOR THE RISK OF COMPROMISING THE UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM OF THE RIVER The Tagliamento river: … Read more

Lake Alfieri. The rebirth of a naturalistic treasure

Lake Alfieri. The rebirth of a naturalistic treasure

IMMERSED IN THE PONTINO LANDSCAPE, THE LAGETTO DEGLI ALFIERI REPRESENTS AN OASIS OF BIODIVERSITY AND A REFUGE FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED BIRD SPECIES, SOME OF WHICH ARE RARE AND ENDANGERED. A RECENT PROJECT AIMS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE LAKE BY COMBINING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE A place of memory and biodiversity: Lake … Read more