Tg Ambiente, edition of 7 May 2024

We talk about land consumption, the protected electricity market and beach cleaning

FROM SOIL 95% FOOD, CREA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF IUSS

Over 95% of food production depends on the soil which, in its first 5 centimeters, hosts 90% of the planet’s biodiversity in terms of living organisms, which are able to regulate the nutrients essential for crops. It is a precious resource, yet today over 33% of the world’s soil is affected by severe limitations for food production and 500 hectares are lost every half hour: 75 billion tonnes of arable land less every year, a globally, they cost approximately $400 billion in lost agricultural production. These are the themes addressed in the presentation event of the scientific symposium celebrating the centenary of Iuss, the International Union of Soil Sciences, which brings together the national societies of 76 countries around the world, which will be held in Florence from 19 to 21 May. The event was organized in collaboration with Crea Agricoltura e Ambiente. “In 100 years of soil science we have gone from considering soil from an invulnerable substrate to a resource to be defended. In Europe alone, around 60% of soils are degraded, with a cost to the community of over 50 billion euros per year “, declared Giuseppe Corti, head of the Iuss Secretariat, director of Crea and president of the Italian Society of Soil Science.

YOU ‘PINCH US’ TO THE SEA WITH CLEAN BEACHES AND SEEDS 2024

On 33 beaches in 12 regions, 23,259 pieces of waste were collected and catalogued, an average of 705 pieces of waste per 100 meters of linear beach. 40.2% of these are represented by five types of objects: butts, pieces of plastic, plastic caps and lids, construction and demolition materials and disposable plastic tableware. Faced with the numbers of the new Beach litter survey by Legambiente, from 10 to 12 May a ‘tide’ of volunteers will invade our beaches equipped with waste collection tongs and gloves, to participate throughout Italy in the dozens of ‘Beaches’ initiatives and clean seabeds 2024′. ‘Clean beaches? You staple us!’ is the chosen slogan.

ELECTRICITY, ADVERTISEMENTS ON THE END OF PROTECTION ON RAI

The communication campaign on the end of the protected electricity market is broadcast on the Rai TV networks. The commercials guide consumers on the options available in anticipation of the end of the light protection service, while explaining how the gradual protection market that will replace it works. The campaign, promoted by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, was commissioned by Acquirente Unico, in accordance with the provisions of the latest Energy decree. The commercials represent the first step of a broader information campaign to be carried out over the twelve months on printed paper and social networks. “With this campaign – explains Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin – we aim to clarify: the liberalization of the energy market will concern around 5 million families, to whom we have the duty to give maximum information and then ensure every possible control against scams and abuse”.

OLYMPIC TOrch SAILS ACROSS THE MESSINA STRAITS

The French sailing ship ‘Belem’, with the Olympic torch on board bound for Marseille, faced navigation in one of the busiest stretches of sea in the world, the Strait of Messina. The convoy was constantly followed by the Messina Coast Guard and the Strait Maritime Authority, from whose Vts (Vessel Traffic Service) control center there was a continuous exchange of communications useful for guaranteeing the safety of navigation of the Olympic torch, as every other vessel that generally passes through the area: data such as speed, route and estimated travel times of the vessels are in fact managed in real time.