FAO to create Global Library of Trees and Flowers in Rome park
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is to plant a 2.5-hectare space in Rome's Villa Pamphilj park with trees and shrubs from all over the world. The FAO Park - Global Library of Trees and Flowers will be created in collaboration with the city of Rome and will see the planting of more than 90 species of trees representi...
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Castelmezzano in Basilicata ever more model for sustainability
The Community of Castelmezzano, in Italy's southern region of Basilicata, has become ever more known as a model for sustainability to aspire to, according to the report "Mountain Tourism: towards a more sustainable path". The report was published recently by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)...
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FAO helping Mediterranean countries protect red coral
Doriano Belloni began exploring the turquoise waters off the Italian island of Sardinia when he was a child. Searching for coral soon became his passion - and his livelihood. Now 70 years old, he still dives every summer in search of one of the Mediterranean's gems, the spectacular red coral which is sought by buyers in Italy and abroad. He is the...
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