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WWF Italy celebrates Sunday, February 6 by opening as many as 15 free Oasis of which four are located in Tuscany.

Today, February 2 is the "World Wetland" eil WWF Italy celebrating next Sunday with the opening of these four extraordinary di15oasi, Lake Burano, Lagoon of Orbetello, Orti diBottagone oasis affiliated with St. Felice is located in Tuscany.

"The World Wetlands Day which falls quest'annonell'anno the UN dedicated to forests - IsabellaPratesi said among other things, responsible for conservation WWF Italy - and we can not nonsottolineare as the world 's water and the forestry-related siaindissolubilmente. Forests create and protect well-preserved preziosiambienti Water reserves and acquapotabile for the entire planet. Nondimentichiamoci that besides being the real green lung leprincipali forests hold the largest reservoirs of water, such esempiola Amazonian forest that surrounds the largest reserve of fresh water delpianeta. Gliecosistemi Wetlands are most at risk of the Planet but at the same time bacinidi extraordinary life, CO2 tanks. dellearee 90% wetlands have disappeared in the last century in Europe alone. According to the European Commission thereof, between 1950 and 1985 were recorded perditemaggiori: France (67%) , Italy (66%), Greece (63%), Germany (57%) and Netherlands (55%). Italy hosts 52 Ramsar sites. Of the approximately 3 million hectares of original, early twentieth century there were still 1.3 million hectares, to fall to 300 thousand hectares in 1991. Today it is 0.2%, including shipping and areeinterne

It is estimated that in these environments is linked to about 12% total dellespecie animals, which become 40% of adding the vegetables. Quasiil 50% of bird species present in Italy are related to areas umideLe wetlands provide drinking water, help to recycle the gold blue eproducono 24% of food on the planet. About two billion uccellimigratori every spring through

Italy, Mediterranean bridge between Africa and Europe daipiccoli him to the great white stork. Our wetlands are permolti''a pit stop,''a kind of service area along the highways dellemigrazioni for resting, feeding, as well as nesting.

To celebrate the World Day of February 6 umidedomenica areas open fifteen of the WWF's Oasis, with entratagratuita from north to south. There are lots of birds frequentanoabitualmente wetlands: waders (such as flamingos and cranes), ducks (comecanapiglie and Shoveler); passerines (such as reed warbler and dipper), gulls and terns.

Many species also from Northern Europe''''overwinter InItalia: an example are the wild geese, which have already arrived from Holland.

OASI WWF ITALY OPEN Sunday, Feb. 6

Preola Lake - Round Gorghi SICILY

Saline di Trapani Sicily

Lake Alviano UMBRIA

Persano Astroni CAMPANIA CAMPANIA CAMPANIA

Lake Conza

The

Bine LOMBARDY

Lake Burano TUSCANY TUSCANY Lagoon of

Orti-Bottagone TUSCANY

Ripa Bianca Di Jesi Le Marche

Gesine PUGLIA

Lake Penne abuzz San Felice oasis-affiliated TUSCANY

Oasis Marmirolo EMILIA ROMAGNA

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in Fucecchio Marsh census of wintering waterfowl has made an exciting result: nearly 8,000 specimens, which confermanol'elevata regional importance of this area. The census is part of an international project dimonitoraggio of waterbird populations promoted at Digrandi biogeographical region (Western Palearctic) by Wetlands International in Italy held under the auspices of the Institute for the Protection and Environmental laRicerca.

In Marsh is organized by the census CentroOrnitologico Toscano and Research Center of the Padule hacoinvolto this year and as many as 10 detectors enabled ISPRA and 15 collaborators have covered the whole area wet foot or by boat (canoe center ebarchini padulini guided by experts).

speciediverse 27 were detected for a total of 7881 birds, an increase of 16% over the previous year (6796 birds), when it already showed a positive trendnotevolmente.

Particularly numerous Teals (3530 units), real iGermani (1475), coots (535) and Lapwings (452), with discretepresenze for water less common in our area, as the Pochard (221), for the first time in the Marshes were also surveyed two esemplarisvernanti of Avocet, a more common waders in salt or brackish water Chein freshwater.

In terms of quantity, this year leconcentrazioni more were recorded in the riservanaturale Pistoia, where they were counted more than 3529 specimens, namely il44, 8% of the total, to understand the meaning occorreconsiderare these data that the nature reserve with its 206 acres rappresentasolo 10% of the surface of the Marshes.

The percentage of admissions rose to 73.6% over allariserva if we take into account the Oasis of Forest Protection and Padulettadi Ramone and the area closed to hunting than the Marconi, managed by ATC, and al92, 4% if narrows the field to ducks and coots (excluding herons, lapwings, etc..), attending almost exclusively protected areas.

The census of wintering waterfowl costituisceun important date because that business, practiced with the stessametodologia since 1984, is one of the measures of effectiveness delleattività management of the protected area, it shows a steady increase, especially since 2000 when the birds can benefit degliinterventi improvement made in the protected habitat.

For information, please contact at washtimes RDP Fucecchio Marsh (tel. 0573/84540, e-mailfucecchio@zoneumidetoscane.it); full details of the census are sullepagine www.zoneumidetoscane.it web / events / padeventi.html.

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Paolo Maggi

in ultimidecenni man had not invented the car and had filled ilterritorio roads. Indeed semprepiù often these small animals, which are an irreplaceable link importantissimoe of our ecosystem, are having to cross streets in a vain attempt arrivaread a pool now become impossible: the result is that hundreds, thousands of amphibian die without even being able to see the luogodi playback.

years now, the WWF at this time to rally volunteers who will, starting in February and subsequent months until aquando will be necessary to manually carry the amphibians, and in order to raccoglieredati barriereantiattraversamento build on sections at risk and, where possible, underpasses and small ponds direalizzare alternative. Anyone wishing to respond to the call or just learn more about the WWF has organized Friday, January 21 2011, ore21: 15, at Villa Peyron, being Vincigliata, Fiesole (near right ofa crossing points where action is taken in Amphibian settimanesuccessive), a public conference to promote disalvataggio operations with video-projected images of interventions act.

For further information contact: WWF Section Regionale Toscana - Amphibian Conservation Group-cell. 338.3994177

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