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Mimmo is one of only two officially recogniseed dolphin sightings in the Venice lagoon REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

Rising dolphin sightings in Venice signal depleted Adriatic

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Growing numbers of dolphin sightings near the lagoon city point not to a recovery but to overfishing and warming seas pushing the mammals closer to shore, say experts.

Forests are spreading across Italy. Gubbio in Umbria

Italy’s forests have quietly overtaken its farmland

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A first-of-its-kind survey has found that forests now cover more of Italy than agriculture does, a shift not seen since medieval times. But the story behind the numbers is less a triumph for nature than a portrait of rural Italy slowly emptying.

Umbrian plateau with lentil bloom https://www.flickr.com/photos/andolfato/29656325828/in/photostream/ Under Creative Commons BY_NC 2.0

Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Every summer, the high plains beneath the Sibillini Mountains erupt into a sweep of red, purple, blue and yellow. The plant responsible for the Umbrian spectacle isn’t a flower at all, but the humble lentil.

Po Delta clams and mussels (clams pictured) are dying due to heat

Heatwave kills off Po Delta’s clams and mussels

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Lagoon water temperatures of 32 degrees are starving clams and mussels of oxygen and fuelling algae blooms not seen in a decade. It is resulting in losses of up to 100% in some areas.

WWF Italy marks 60 years of conservation

July 5, 2026July 5, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

From a Rome notary’s office in 1966 to over 100 nature reserves today, WWF Italy says its diamond anniversary is a stepping stone rather than a finish line.

carlo petrini Image credit: Slow Food/Reuters

Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement, dies

May 22, 2026May 22, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Piedmontese visionary, Carlo Petrini, who turned a protest against McDonald’s into a global food philosophy leaves behind a movement active in 160 countries and an enduring legacy of culinary conscience.

one of Tripadvisor's Best of the Best cities - Naples tremor felt across Naples 1626 earthquake and tsunami killed around 70,000 in Naples area

4.4-magnitude tremor shakes Naples

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Thursday’s tremor is among the strongest recorded during the ongoing bradyseismic crisis at the Phlegrean Fields. Ground uplift has now reached 140 centimetres since 2005 and a new study warns of a critical transition within a decade.

Apennine wolf. Death toll rises to 18 in pisonings. Guido Mastrobono, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Wolf death toll rises to 18 in Abruzzo Park

April 25, 2026April 25, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of agricultural pesticides in wolf carcasses recovered from one of Italy’s oldest and most celebrated national parks. Conservationists and opposition politicians demand urgent government action and call for a planned parliamentary bill to cull wolves to be shelved.

damaged Russian tanker could explode Image credit: Miguela XUEREB/Newsbook Malta/AFP

Damaged Russian tanker may explode Italy warns

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A damaged Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas is drifting unmanned in the Mediterranean, raising fears of a potential environmental disaster off the southern coast of Italy.

Landslide on the Amalfi Coast. Image credit: Vigili del fuoco

Violent storms trigger landslide on Amalfi Coast

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A landslide struck the Amalfi Coast on Friday as central and southern Italy continued to be battered by violent rainstorms. The slide severed the main coastal road between Vietri sul Mare and Cetara, prompting a local mayor to close schools as a precaution.