Francesco Marcone

Artis Umbria, a beautiful private area in the Umbrian hills

Immersed in the lush Umbrian woods at the foot of Mont’Arale in the municipality of Montegabbione, Tenuta di Poggiolame is home to Artis Umbria. Surrounded by 88 hectares of oak forests at an altitude of 600 meters, there are unique environments with pastures, ponds, and streams, where it is easy to come across traces of …

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Casale del Pettirosso, a beautiful private protected area in the Ausoni Mountains

Project member Francesco Marcone with the landowner Gigliola MaglioccoThe Agriturismo il Casale del Pettirosso is an old rural farmhouse made from local stone in the municipality of Sonnino in the Lazio region. Inhabited since the early 1900s and recently restored by the owners, the farmhouse welcomes guests from all over the world. As well as …

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Protected areas and conservation, a national conference towards the 30×30 target

Caserta from May 15th – 17th.Biodiversity is in trouble and the time to reverse the crisis is short. As emphasised by the United Nations under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), by 2030 we must effectively conserve at least 30% of the planet, both on land and at sea, as well as restore degraded habitats …

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Exchanging ideas on regional networks for private land conservation between Italy and Poland

With the publication of the Biodiversity Strategy 2030 “Bringing Nature Back into Our Lives,” the European Commission proposes to increase and expand the network of protected areas and develop an ambitious plan to restore natural environments. The goals of the Biodiversity Strategy includes protecting and connecting 30 percent of the European Union’s territory, within which …

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