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NATURE AND BIODIVERSI
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND
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NATURE AND BIODIVERSIce.”
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food,
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nt ways that we take for
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what nature does for us,
if we had to pay for all the
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. It would cost us a fortune
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medicines and clothes. Let’
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it provides…
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on biodiversity: Several
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showing altered reproduct
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vision to preserve biodivers
outlining the post-2010
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POLICIES DESIGNED TO
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follows:
as
are
The key principles
ial for life on Earth, for
tem services are essent
sys
eco
• biodiversity and
nium Goals
achieving all the Millen
mankind welfare and for
ic value and they can
nom
eco
big
tems have a
t
• biodiversity and ecosys
resolution of the curren
and substantially to the
contribute considerably
nomic crisis
global financial and eco
ding to new goals after
a common pathway, lea
y
ntif
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• it is urgent to
the year 2010.
In PieMONTE
GOALS
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s of life (animals and pla
the most vulnerable form
ity
ers
• Safeguard habitats and
div
bio
pment and
between territorial develo
invade biodiversity.
• Strengthen compatibility
our Region), which may
of
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typ
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spe
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act
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aCTIONS
ation and pro
cial importance to the cre
The Region attaches spe
ue.
val
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c and biodivers
sites with high naturalisti
Surface of the protected
TYPE OF area
territory in Piemonte
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sitES
importance)
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AREAS)
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NETWORK)
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Environmental Network (Re
for quite some time.
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strategy of the Convention
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ording stations, providing
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Goals to be achieved
by 2020
ed by global warming,
t climate changes trigger
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designed to reduce
a set of strategic measures
the European Union defined
the so-called “Climate
here in the energy sector,
emissions into the atmosp
achieved by 2020:
contains the goals to be
and Energy Package”. It
to the 1990 level
ouse gases, with respect
• 20% reduction of greenh
total energy consumption
of renewable sources in the
• 20% increase in the share
forecasts to 2020
sumption with respect to
• 20% cut in energy con
bio-fuels.
sports should consist of
• 10% of fuels used in tran
Actions
ber 2009, the Region,
Report approved in Septem
With the Energy Planning
ontese “energy situation”,
rent picture of the Piedm
besides providing the cur
l of achieving Community
ns compatible with the goa
suggests possible action pla
different choices that
rent scenarios are tied to very
objectives. Of course, the diffe
needs and habits.
well as consumers in their
involve energy providers as
ns:
possible actions and solutio
In summary, these are the
renewable sources
of
use
sed
rea
inc
ification and
• energy resources divers
district heating
eration technologies and
• development of co-gen
rgy efficiency
demand by improving ene
k.
• management of energy
tric power generation par
ngeover of the thermoelec
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by each one
that can be implemented
energy sector are actions
the
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of the envisaged scenar
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of us, in ord
objectives.
collection of
achievement of the 2020
rantee its replicability, the
nce is the best way to gua
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the support in 2009 of
has been organized, with
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in the Region’s web site, and
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line)…”
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CURRENT SITUATION AN
dropped, and despite
rs:
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by the current law
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financial measures dedica
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rating in Piemonte.
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GOALS AND ACTIONS
USEFUL LINKS
data: IREA Piemonte of the
year 2007
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, knowledge
issues, goals and actions
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concerning
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EMISSIONS
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oil,
to
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and steel.
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ticu
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released amounts.
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WATER
that flow in rivers and
from horizon to horizon,
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the way.”
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to teach us and show us
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and
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streams,
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IN PIEMONTE
ental step to drive the cho
of life, is the first fundam
THE QUALITY OF WATER
s
form
all
of
ent
elem
ary
ter quality, the prim
Knowing the status of wa
and actions aimed at its
protection.
ged by the water
to the modalities envisa
ays and lakes, according
terw
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of
lity
qua
the
nched to assess
rds.
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nt with European standa
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framework directive for Com
sification of water quality
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in waterways and lakes
ed the
networks, confirm
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HUMAN CONSUMPTION
ed by Local Health Care
lect
col
s
ple
sam
legal limits.
WATER TO BE USED FOR
ter
to
wa
nt
plia
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s proved to be com
s carried out by
ut 95% of sample
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ility index. In particular, abo
kab
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with
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distributed to
good quality of the water
set for the Po valley
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valley and flows into the Adr
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ome a tool for programming
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recovery of the quality of the
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