Basilicata confirms its five blue flags for 2024: Metaponto di Bernalda, Nova Siri, Pisticci, Policoro and Maratea, Tyrrhenian coast
For 2024, Basilicata has confirmed five Blue Flags, the international recognition of the Fee (Foundation for Environmental Education) based on 32 Program criteria. In particular, the Lucanian Blue Flags concern the municipalities of Maratea (Potenza) on the Tyrrhenian Sea, e Metaponto di Bernalda, Nova Siri, Pisticci And Policoro, on the Ionian Sea in the province of Matera.
Always along the Ionian coast, in the nearby Puglia (with 24 Blue Flags in 2024), to obtain international recognition from the FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education) there are Leporano, Castellaneta And Ginosa. Calabria has 20 total awards, among the Ionian municipalities Imperial Fortress, Capo Spulico Rose Garden, Trebisacce, Villapiana.
BLUE FLAGS IN ITALY
Liguria is always first on the podium, marking 2 new entries but losing two Flags, thus confirming 34 locations; Puglia rises to 24 with 3 new Municipalities and one exit while Campania and Calabria follow on equal terms with 20 Flags, with one more recognition each. With a new entry, the Marche region receives 19 Blue Flags, while Tuscany loses a Municipality to 18. Sardinia confirms its 15 locations, Abruzzo also rises to 15 with a new entry, Sicily reaches 14 Flags with three new entries, Trentino Alto Adige rises to 12 with two more Municipalities, Lazio remains at 10. In Emilia Romagna awarded 9 locations and reconfirmed the 9 Flags of Veneto. Basilicata confirms its 5 localities, and there are also 5 Municipalities in Piedmont that obtain the Flags. Lombardy confirms 3 Municipalities, Friuli Venezia Giulia maintains its 2, like Molise. This year there are 23 Blue Flags on the lakes, with 2 new ones. In total there are 14 new entries: Ortona (Abruzzo), Parghelia (Calabria), Cellole (Campania), Borgio Verezzi (Liguria), Recco (Liguria), Porto Sant’Elpidio (Marche), Lecce (Puglia), Manduria (Puglia ), Patù (Puglia), Letojanni (Sicily), Scicli (Sicily), Taormina (Sicily), Tenno (Trentino Alto Adige), Vallelaghi (Trentino Alto Adige). Four municipalities have not been reconfirmed: Ameglia (Liguria), Taggia (Liguria), Margherita di Savoia (Puglia) and Marciana Marina (Tuscany).
FOUNDATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Founded in 1981, the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is one of the largest environmental education organizations in the world, with more than 100 member organizations in 81 countries. With 40 years of impactful experience in ESS, our new strategic plan – GAIA 20:30 – prioritizes climate action across all five programs to address the urgent threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution.
Our education programs, Eco-Schools, Learning about Ecosystems and Forests (LEAF) and Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE), empower young people to create an environmentally conscious world through a solutions-based approach. Our Green Key and Blue Flag programs are recognized globally for promoting sustainable business practices and protecting natural resources.
