A New Green Mobility Plan for Trento, Italy
The city of Trento sustains high levels of traffic every day. The city council has recently approved a new Green Mobility Plan that defines objectives and actions to promote local sustainable mobility.
Entries by Barbara Centis
The Bark Beetle: A Threat for Trentino’s Forests
Besides destroying extensive forested areas in North Italy in 2018, windstorm Vaia exposed forests to further threats. The surviving forests are now struggling against bark beetle attacks.
Agritourism in Trentino: Hospitality and Simplicity in the Mountains
Agritourism is a symbol of Trentino, and it can help contrast the depopulation of mountain areas and the abandonment of agricultural activities.
Protected Areas and Tourism for Trentino’s Sustainable Development
Thanks to an idea of a decade ago, sustainable tourism has enhanced the natural and cultural value of Trentino’s protected areas.
The Provincial Environmental Energy Plan 2021-2030 of the Autonomous Province of Trento.
Trentino has approved a cutting-edge Environmental Energy plan for 2021-2030, focusing on actions to save energy, increase the efficiency of homes and industries, and boost electricity generation from renewable sources.
Trentino’s Beefarming Reinvents Itself to Stay Ahead of the Hard Times
Diseases, plant products overuse, and adverse weather conditions are threatening honey bees. How did Trentino’s beekeeping industry reinvent itself to tackle the hard times?
Vertical Farming: A Future-proof Winning Strategy
Vertical farming was born to fight the increasing unsustainability of worldwide cities but it helps tackle many other environmental critical issues.
“This Continent of Smoke”. Australia’s bushfires exacerbated by the climate crisis
The climate crisis has broken the delicate balance of fire-prone Australian ecosystems, thus threatening the life of animals, plants, and humans.
A participatory process for Trentino’s Sustainable Development
Thanks to a participatory process that involved citizens, students, experts, authorities, NGOs, and tourism agencies, Trentino became a cutting-edge province in terms of sustainable development.
Trentino Clima 2021-2023: Countermeasures to mitigate the climate crisis in Trentino
Providing the provincial administration with guidelines to contrast the climate crisis locally, the Trentino Clima 2021-2023 Plan is an excellent example of virtuous engagement between public and private bodies.
