Caravan of the Alps 2009
Caravan of the Alps 2009
Caravan of the Alps is the campaign of Legambiente , in collaboration with the Ministry of ' Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, to defend and enhance the most important European mountain region. In Italy the mountain areas, dotted with thousands of small towns, house an extraordinary web of cultural and environmental heritage, woven over the centuries with craftsmanship and rural wisdom.
A part of this rich mountainous territory has lived for years in a state of discomfort due to the increasing scarcity of local services: the preservation and enhancement of Italy mountain, like the battles against pollution, and degradation abusivismi, is a priority commitment to Legambiente. Combat desertification is a priority policy area, as the alpine landscape has evolved for centuries in close symbiosis with the land uses of local communities. For the seventh consecutive year, the Caravan of the Alps have the ambition to want to focus attention on environmental quality, urging citizens, economic forces and institutions at all levels, to become the protagonists of this challenge.
FLAGS OF THE ALPS
Concrete at high altitude streams without water due to natural springs, ski lifts that are ravaging the land, speculation here is the enemy of the mountains that make it an Italian territory at risk. How many entrepreneurs, governments and societies make havoc of the Alps, this year will award Legambiente black flags: a negative acknowledgment for the damage caused. But Caravan of the Alps will be an opportunity to give green flags, in this case a positive symbol for those who strive for the promotion and defense of the mountain. If you happen to observe a suspicious discharge, a construction site in an unspoiled, an excavation to make way for new ski slopes to Legambiente ... report it!
Send your recommendations, detailed and accompanied by photos of good quality, Caravan of the Alps, Legambiente NGO, Via Salaria 403, 00199 Rome, or to alpi@legambiente.eu Do not forget your address!
THE ALPINE CONVENTION
The Alps are the first mountainous region in the world to have an agreement with International Protection: The Alpine Convention is the result of the CIPRA (International Commission for the Protection of the Alps), the sign that brings together dozens of groups of countries Alpine. The agreement is in force in all Member States, but while our neighbors in France, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Slovenia have already ratified all the implementing measures, in Italy the law is still waiting to be approved. The Alpine Convention is not just about protecting the environment: it includes commitments to implement policies for sustainable use of resources in different fields: from energy to agriculture, forest tourism, with particular attention to traffic, the whose continued growth raises major concerns about the quality of the alpine environment.
APPOINTMENTS
Discussions, meetings, exhibits, hiking and volunteering : are different opportunities for dialogue and exchange which will create the passage of the caravan route along the Alps in the Alps, between July and September, the circles will hold joint appointments with Legambiente operators tourist associations and administrators, to discuss current problems and future plans. From the Alps to the Ligurian Carnia, the caravan's goal is to exploit local resources, promote initiatives in protected areas and small towns.
for more information: www.legambiente.org
