Ecomafia 2010
Ecomafia 2010
The stories and issues of environmental crime
"When you put your eyes on this issue, despite all the noise around you, above all, hear the silence . And everything you read you will arrive directly to the stomach. It will be said that these pages give a terrible picture of the country, in fact, give the exact dimensions of the emergency, inch by inch, outrage after outrage. "Preface by Roberto Saviano
Despite the economic crisis, in 2009 the turnover of the eco-mafia has reached record levels, exceeding the 20.5 billion euros. Crimes have also risen against the ' environment , 28,586, almost 80 per day, more than 3 per hour. It definitely changed the geography of environmental crime, in addition to having permanently settled in the North, the industrial heart of Italy, has assumed a global character, and has spread its tentacles to Africa and South East Asia. In addition to the now traditional criminal activities (waste, cement, rackets of animals , food scams, cultural heritage, agromafia), Ecomafia 2010 also tells the big scam weakened the concrete, which were built hospitals, schools, bridges, tunnels and houses, with enormous risks to personal safety. This year's edition also focuses on illegal activities in the areas of WEEE, wind, fruit and vegetable markets and shopping centers. A whole chapter is then reserved for the mob of white-collar professionals with unexpected that makes their work possible criminal activities. Ecomafia 2010 shows us the other side of Italy, the worst and you do everything to keep hidden, that, without a fit of pride, is likely to remain the only face possible.
Edited by: Centre Environment and Legality of Legambiente 416 pages - Publisher Environment discount for members Legambiente of 30% - Available in bookstores and at the bazaar of Legambiente .
