“Calabria. History, landscapes, 800 km of coastline from the Ionian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea which give it the shape of a peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean, marine scenarios to which are added hilly and mountainous reliefs of poignant beauty, from Pollino to Sila and up to Aspromonte, a wealth of animal and botanical species, an extraordinary biodiversity: an immense tourist potential and, however, still to be exploited. Comparing this region to a rough diamond perhaps gives an idea of how much men and institutions, perhaps for too long, have kept this land on the margins of social and economic development”.
This is the summary, perhaps, of the first forum organized in San Nicola Arcella, in the beautiful Palazzo dei Principi Lanza di Trabia on June 24th. The title is “Calabria a rough diamond. Environment, sea and tourism”. The event is organized by“Clean Sea” association.
The purpose of the forum is to delve into the themes of tourism and environmental protection which drive to promote the economic and social growth of Calabria, attracting investments, encouraging public and private institutions to cooperate to guarantee the necessary infrastructures and, finally, adding many more arrows to the national game bag to increase tourist flows and contribute to a greater extent to the affirmation of our country in the world.
Introduction to the works scheduled for 9.30 am with the intervention of Francesca MirabelliPresident of the Mare Pulito Bruno Giordano Association. “The interactions between tourism and the environment identify the factors on which the economic growth of a territory and its employment levels depend, the improvement of the infrastructures that serve it and the risks, where the concept of sustainability in its broadest sense is not fully evaluated, of cause environmental degradation due to the intensity of tourist exploitation of the natural resource”explains.
“It is therefore necessary to evaluate the resilience of the ecosystem and understand the economic horizon of local, public and private decision makers in relation to the evolutionary characteristics of tourist demand”the thought expressed by Mirabelli.
The main aim of the conference is to develop a strategy that allows us to study the environmental damage of tourism and, in particular, the emission of waste, the environmental stress caused by tourist activities and the effects on population dynamics.
Moderate Riccardo GiacoiaChief Editor of TGR Calabria. Two sessions: speakers include Claudio Ricci, Adjunct Professor of Sociology of Tourism, University of Perugia, Engineer, indicated among the Italian experts in Territory and Tourism, Emilio Becheri Editor-in-Chief of the Tourist Magazine, Luca Santini President of Federparchi. Tullio Romita, President of the degree course in Tourism Sciences, University of Calabria.
And again, Mario Maiolo, Full Professor of Hydraulic Constructions and Hydrology, Coordinator of the Three-Year Degree Course in Maritime and Navigation Technologies, Department of Environmental Engineering (DIAM), University of Calabria, Giuseppe Mendicino Full Professor of Hydraulic Constructions and Hydrology , Director of the Department of Environmental Engineering (DIAM), University of Calabria, Elvira Brunelli Full Professor of the Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Francesco Sesso World Champion of Underwater Photography – Researcher Department of Environmental Engineering UNICAL environment.
And then, again, Aldo Ferrara President of Unindustria Calabria, affiliated to Federturismo, Claudio Moroni General Manager of the Infrastructure Department of the Calabria Region, Claudio Mehilli CIO & Co-Founder Unici Italia Srl, Pietro Francesco Salsano General of the Calabria Carabinieri Legion Division. And finally Alessandro Colucci, Secretary of the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, President of the Parliamentary Intergroup.
Closes Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the Environment and Energy Security. The 2024 “Mare Pulito Bruno Giordano” Award will be presented at 5.30 pm.
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