Nature protection and biodiversity - Why care? (Italy)

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Nature protection and biodiversity

Topic: Nature and biodiversity

more info Organisation name ISPRA Reporting country Italy Organisation website Organisation website Contact link Contact link Last updated 03 Jan 2011 Content license CC By 2.5 Content provider

Published: 26 Nov 2010 Modified: 11 May 2020 Feed synced: 03 Jan 2011 original

Key message

Part C - Italy - Commonality (June, 1st 2010)- Care

In terms of biodiversity, Italy is one of Europe’s richest countries, essentially on account of its favourable geographic position, as well as its extensive geo-morphological, microclimatic and vegetative variety, and the additional influence of factors of history and culture. Italy is included in biodiversity ‘hotspots’ on the global level[1] and it is a recognised part of priority ecoregions[2].

[1] http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/hotspotsScience

[2] http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/ecoregions/ecoregion-conservation.html