Tuscany

(02 Feb 11) The Ramsar Convention, celebrating today its 40th Anniversary, is the oldest global environmental treaty and it is specifically focused on one ecosystem – wetlands. Under our definition these are very diverse in structure, function and location, occurring from the mountains to the sea on all contin...

(23 Gen 11) UN declared 2011 as "The International Year of Forests" in order to "raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation, and sustainable development of all types of forests". The forests are integral part of the global sustainable development: the economic activities ...

(30 Ott 10) 27 restaurants joined the 3rd Contest "Menu a Km Zero", organized by Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park in collaboration with the provincial federations of Coldiretti from Lucca, Massa Carrara, Parma, and Reggio Emilia. 4 restaurants will compete in the Province of Lucca, 7 in ...

(01 Gen 10) Between Cisa and Forbici Passes, the forest ridges separating Tuscany from Emilia give way to a real mountain environment. The summits of Alpe di Succiso, Mt. Prado, and Mt. Cusna go beyond the 2,000 meters, the forests give way to rocks, lakes, and high-mountain grasslands. At lower altitudes, on t...

(06 Mag 09) The European Day of Parks will be celebrated on 24th May and, as every year, the initiative of the European Federation of Parks repeats itself, to remind the day when in 1909 the first European park was established in Sweden. This date has without a doubt a great symbolic value, and for this reason ...