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Ovvero come la Provincia di Ancona spreading poisons and senseless death on the streets

"GROWTH" consumerist OR IN HARMONY WITH NATURE?

Biodiversity conservation is a challenge that is fought not only in remote rainforests, but also in the territory around us and in which we live. The "Countdown 2010" the European Union, came to the end but, in fact, we are far from being desirable to slow down the process of genetic drift and even the loss of biodiversity and naturalness on large territories. Neither one can see good prospects, especially as it is conceived economic growth, still widely released and too often in stark contradiction to his alleged sustainability. Everything is monetized, even human life and its quality, but we are not yet able to measure and to make them even remotely operating the economic value, social and cultural development of natural resources (water, air, soil, plants, animals, habitats, landscape, etc...)
Today the world economic crisis has called into question many certainties, but early responses, except those coming from overseas (the U.S. and those still to be verified in practice), foretell you try to change the form, not substance.

Among these objectives, the protection of threatened plant species and habitats and stop loss biodiversity priorities are certainly not just for the negative effects more or less direct (such as the degradation of the landscape), but also for the same economic prospects (think how many new jobs and opportunities are lost in the true development of natural areas, tourism , cultural and environmental). In our Italian territory, so lucky also included environmental crisis of many natural habitats and the fragmentation of populations of wild species (wild and excessive pressure due to urbanization of farmland productive, but also the abandonment of mountain areas and marginal) led to the disappearance and even local extinction many plant species, once common (remember, for agricultural areas, not just the cornflower, or the tulip fields, but even the most common poppy) and of great biological importance, along with an unspecified number of animal species, of which (like many insects) often do not even suppose to exist.


THE WORLD AND 'CHANGE, NO POLICY!

The interest in the plants, thanks to the rediscovery and recovery of customs and traditions, in recent years has steadily grown in public opinion, but this phenomenon is not matched by an increase in attention, though not a skin by the policy and many areas of application and technical society, including media personnel.
In a situation like the current one characterized by a slow but progressive awareness of the need to profoundly revise the concept of "economic progress" and "quality of life," the importance of preserving biodiversity (Habitats Directive and Countdown 2010, only to remember the commitments by the European Union), the need in terms of scientific and technical issues to address in a comprehensive manner, so as to overcome the sectoral vision (which often leads to choices profoundly wrong) and which would take into account the complexity of environmental systems, an attempt to overcome the difficulties of dialogue between policy makers, researchers, heads of government sector and the various technicians who deal with environmental issues (rivers and reservoirs, roads, tourism, agriculture, civil protection, etc.). it is really incomprehensible and anachronistic choice of the Province of Ancona to focus on a project at odds with all the general objectives of environmental sustainability and sound management of the territory.
There are more and more farmers using herbicides in an irresponsible manner outside of cultivated areas, but also ordinary citizens that spray the grass strips with herbicides to prevent the development of natural vegetation in any way without assessing the adverse effects on biodiversity loss, maturity, stability and functionality, as well as the stability of the ground. The practice of weeding, erroneously considered an alternative to mowing, it is now proposed by the Province of Ancona for the "dignity" of public roads and with the flimsy excuse of fighting pollen allergies (knowing full well that, once the first treatment, you will be forced to continue in subsequent years to prevent the proliferation of more aggressive herbs, free to expand following the disappearance of the vegetation that presided over the ground).

roadsides (anything but decent) at the Forest Castelfidardo (above, in March 2009) and as a way of blooming buttercups, simply treated by mowing, in the Parco del Conero (below, in March 2009).



so manifestly absurd situations occur because of the absurd and irrational ways to intervene in complex environmental problems without adequate preparation, with narrow criteria and objectives are extremely limited, as well as in a cultural context where the natural condition is that appearing as disorganized and less attractive, while the artificial is regarded, even by the general public and the media, as orderly and reassuring.

HABITATS

The roadsides are treated as if it were uniform and repetitive situations. In fact, the roads, especially those of provincial and local interest, through very different environments and affect many habitats, often of great interest, even for the simple fact that throughout the hills, dominated by industrial and urbanized settlements, most remained part of biodiversity is now concentrated along roads and rivers.

There is no alternative to mowing, weeding, as they are two intervention methods that have purpose, procedures and results are completely different and should be used in situations with very different objectives.

Two examples of the numerous and very different habitats that can be crossed by public roads: on limestone wall with flowering of umbrella Puglia (Tordylium Apulum) on the road for Conero (April 2010), in humid environments with populations of butterbur (Petasites hybridus) in the valley of the Boran (tributary dell'Aspio) along the road from Camerano down to the water and then goes back to the Conero, (April 2010).

mowing and weeding are not practical ALTERNATIVE

mowing

lets you control the luxuriance of the grass cover of grass (both urban green areas, and those of secondary grasslands of the hills and mountains), areas not under cultivation, the yards and grassy road margins favoring plants perennial (mostly emicriptofite) and which tend to uniformly cover the soil enriched with other species and to develop and maintain a stable coverage (and protection) of the land. That represent the best protection of soil erosion, which is the entrance of annual grasses and aggressive. The cenosis that have adapted to local conditions and structured penetrating, even in the root system, after decades of management by mowing, in the early stages of maturity reached a homeostasis that allows them to maintain a level of stability that can tolerate long periods of time (even a few years) between action and cut the next.

weed control, a practice that was born and should remain confined to the narrow cultivated land, serves to eliminate competition with wild species of cultivated plants, and determines, when used improperly and over large areas of grass component of road embankments, an immediate reset of the maturity and complexity of the plant cenosis gradually acquired, selected and adapted after several decades (from 30 to 50) of correct management practices.

On roadsides (anything but decent) in the Camera (maprile 2010) which have already been made is that the deiserbo mowing, in comparison to an example of the way with flowers of radicchio she (Hyoseris radiata), along the main road in the Parco del Conero (April 2010), a weed risk, but besides being very attractive has a "defect" di ridurre naturalmente lo sviluppo vegetativo della comunità vegetale!

NESSUN VANTAGGIO

E’ bene chiarire che il diserbo dei bordi stradali, rispetto al tradizionale intervento di sfalcio, non presenta nessun vantaggio:

- l’aspetto dei bordi trattati è oltremodo sgradevole dal punto di vista estetico (FOTO);

- non limita in alcun modo il numero degli interventi in quanto non elimina la necessità delle operazioni di sfalcio;

Effetti degli interventi di diserbo: sopra lungo la strada Pianello di Jesi - Poggio San Marcello, one of the first to have had the privilege of being included among those selected for testing (March 2009) under the long road from Crocette Castelfidardo down to the main Adriatic road passing under the Selva ( March 2009).

DAMAGES FROM WEED

However treatment with pesticides leads to numerous direct damages and creates the conditions for serious adverse effects, and sometimes not recoverable:

- does not allow the vegetation semi play the role of defending the land and sets out the road slopes to erosion and landslides, that in our region, given the abundance of clayey soil is particularly widespread and severe (PHOTO);

Above: a landslip road embankment immediate result of the intervention of weeding . Note that the landslide has affected only the section of slope where the spraying had been carried out (March 2010); below disastrous stretch of the Provincial dell'Aspio at Polverigi years now in continuous and unstoppable landslide (shining example of everything what you should do to prevent instability, which can be determined only by complete ignorance o da cinico calcolo).

- arreca danni gravi alla vegetazione, che perde istantaneamente diversi decenni di maturazione accumulati con il tempo, e provoca la scomparsa locale di numerose specie e l’impossibilità, in alcuni casi del ritorno allo stato precedente, neppure dopo l’abbandono della pratica (dopo due o tre interventi in anni successivi si annulla anche la carica dei semi del terreno);

- arreca danni diretti ed indiretti anche alla fauna minore, basti pensare agli effetti sulle popolazioni di carabidi che hanno uno stretto rapporto col terreno e con la qualità della copertura erbacea;

- Makes it compulsory intervention in later years, as the bare bands are treated, if not more invaded by a few annual species particularly vigorous and aggressive

- you buy unnecessary equipment and chemicals, as well as harmful, but do not invest improving the knowledge, preparation of technical as well as matching of resources and techniques of maintenance of slopes.

- it leads to a loss of maturity of marginal ecosystems, thus reducing the complexity and functionality from the perspective of both plants and animals, taking also into account that in many hilly areas the roads are the last centers conservation of biodiversity. follows

An illustrative example: If the Province of Pesaro-Urbino needs to take this absurd project there would be a realistic possibility of decreeing the final disappearance of a species, one of the few endemic in our region, the Polygala pisaurensis, growing only on its own road embankments band subcostiera between Pesaro and Fano.

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When all of a sudden spring-yellow part second-

The hectic life which leads too often, there will no longer be able to observe ..... until an appeal hearing, that of Prof. Fabio Taffetani Professor of Systematic Botany University Politecnica delle Marche, there awakens a sleepy indifference and selfish and makes us aware of and participate in a reality no longer acceptable, no longer sustainable.

We want to convince of the absolute validity and indispensability of certain interventions, but the environment? And the protection of public health?

and conservation of biodiversity?

Italy has not taken the ambitious commitment to halt biodiversity loss by 2010? There are many questions that the reading of the document raises.

The case of Prof. F. Taffetani when referring to a specific Italian province, the Ancona, complaint behavior and way of thinking rampant in other areas of Italian territory, perhaps right next to our homes ...

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SILENT SPRING / 1 Or how the Province of Ancona spreading poisons and senseless death on the streets

Appeals Fabio Taffetani

(Botanical Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona )

PRACTICE ABSURD

I am deeply shocked, and so all the people with whom I had occasion to speak to the arrogance, superficiality and ignorance demonstrated by the Province of Ancona nel perseguire l’insensato progetto di trattare sistematicamente i bordi stradali con diserbante.

Sembra proprio che, 50 anni dopo la pubblicazione di Primavera silenziosa, la maledizione della pazzia autodistruttiva che Rachel Carson presagiva, già all’inizio degli anni sessanta, osservando i primi effetti dell’abuso irrazionale della chimica nelle campagne americane (Silent Spring, 1962), stia giungendo alle sue fasi più preoccupanti anche nella nostra regione, un territorio che dovrebbe avere cultura, tradizioni, prodotti della terra, paesaggio e ambiente tra le risorse più preziose e condivise. Ci sono sempre più agricoltori che utilizzano il diserbo anche al di fuori delle aree coltivate, ma anche semplici citizens that spray the grass strips in the house with herbicides to prevent the growth of weeds. The practice of weeding born to the control of diners in agriculture, mistakenly considered as an alternative to mowing, it is now proposed by the Province of Ancona, supported by the chemical industries that produce more aggressive and less selective herbicide on the market today (glyphosate) for the "dignity" of public roads and under the pretext of fighting pollen allergies (actually, rather than reduce the sources of pollen production, it significantly increased with the proliferation of grasses, in addition to the spray in the air principles of toxic chemicals even in urban areas and high traffic density), knowing that, once the first treatment should be continued in subsequent years to prevent the proliferation of more aggressive herbs, free to expand, following the disappearance of the vegetation presided over the ground.

A porcupine swept along the Conero Direttissima the backdrop of a weeding grass strips when subjected to: the animal was killed by a car and not by the glyphosate, however, is a symbol of Death distributed free with the active participation of the Province of Ancona, instead favoring the maintenance and growth of the naturalness of roads and waterways, it determines, with the indiscriminate use and free of weed control, alteration and loss of biodiversity (April 2010).

"There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to flow in harmony with the surrounding landscape ... the evil influence of a sudden hit the whole area and everything began to change ... the shadow of death hovered everywhere ... the trees, came to the flowering season, but the bees did not dance more of the flowers, so there was no pollination and fruit had the edge ... road before so attractive, were now lined with vegetation so bleak and withered that seemed devastated by fire ... no magic, no enemy action had stopped the rise of a new life: the people themselves they were guilty. "
Excerpt from the book Silent Spring in which Rachel Carson foresaw environmental catastrophes, we have experienced in recent decades, seeing the first effects of the abuse of chemical irrational in rural America.
outlawed a PROVINCE

Unexpectedly, the colors of spring nell'anconetano this year, instead of the bright green and bright colors of flowers, sono marrone, ruggine e arancione (FOTO); la Provincia di Ancona ha infatti iniziato ad applicare interventi estensivi e sistematici di diserbo lungo le strade di sua competenza, tanto che a partire da questa stagione avrà qualche problema a esporre nei cantieri stradali il classico cartello “STIAMO LAVORANDO PER VOI”.

How can it justify the failure to meet basic criteria of the precautionary and conservation of natural heritage, as well as basic rules of public safety, by a public authority when carrying out a service ? Glyphosate is' CERTAINLY TOXIC Aquatic life

Margine erboso trattato con diserbante sistemico: non c’è alcun beneficio né estetico (solo a guardarlo fa venire l’orticaria, non solo in senso figurato, procurando irritazioni cutanee e altre reazioni allergiche), né beneficio funzionale perché viene eliminata la vegetazione naturale che for decades has effectively protected the soil (thus exposing it to erosion), nor the economic benefit because there is still a need to intervene with mowing on both the untreated than on the desiccated, especially where vegetation is already developed at the time of treatment.

Among the precautions for use of the herbicide used (based on the active ingredient glyphosate) is in fact forbidden spray the edges of streams and wetlands because of its proven toxicity, even at low concentrations, on aquatic organisms. Yet pumps poison in the province have not stopped in front of channels and manifolds (PHOTO) at the sides of roads.

for all risks arising from the use of pesticides and the damage that has been procured in the world only by the U.S. multinational chemical manufacturer of the active ingredient glyphosate, is sufficient evidence collected by the French journalist Marie- Monique Robin on the now famous book "The World According to Monsanto" (Arianna Editrice, April 2009).

clear effect of the interventions of weeding on the side ditches that drain the base of the slope along the road from the bottom of Vallesina, near Jesi, salt to Mazzangrugno (March 2010).

Important to know are also the results of research work (Differential Effects of Glyphosate and Roundup on Human Placental Cells and Aromatase. S. Richard, S. moslem, H. Sipahutar, N. Benachour, and G.-E . Séralini - Laboratoire Biochimie et de Biologie Molecular, USC-INCRA, Université de Caen, Caen, France. Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol 113 / 6, June 2005: 716-720), which contradicts the supposed safety of the herbicide glyphosate on the basis of which a summary of the concluding remarks.

"Our studies show that glyphosate acts as a destroyer of the activity of cytochrome P450 aromatase in mammals at concentrations 100 times lower than the recommended use in agriculture, and this is evident on the cells of the human placenta only after 18 hours , and can also influence gene expression of the enzyme aromatase. It also appears that partially disrupts the ubiquitous reductase activity, albeit at higher concentrations. ... Also, at higher doses still below the classical dilution for agricultural purposes, its toxicity on placental cells could induce some reproduction problems. "

25/88 REGIONAL LAW PROHIBITS USE OF AREAS Pesticides URBAN

But, as if it were not enough compelling reasons stated above, the spray arms of the province have not been arrested nor in any way on the outskirts of the villages (PICTURE), despite a regional law expressly prohibiting the use of pesticides in urban (LR n. 25 of 1988).

Two sample images of the many interventions even within urban areas: over in the neighborhood of Sappanico in the Municipality of Ancona (but was not spared even the much more urbanized way Pinocchio Tevernelle) in and under ' urban area of \u200b\u200bFilottrano (April 2010)

Considering that the effects of treatment with systemic herbicides appear after a few days, there is a real risk that, especially along the streets of periphery and in the less busy, someone along the roadsides to collect wild plants for food (such as wild asparagus or wild chicory, much research in this period) without being aware of chemical contamination. The lack of any reporting of the interventions so far carried out by the Province of Ancona is a particularly serious and detrimental to the safety of citizens.

sign warning of the City of Montecatini Terme, which informs the public of the danger to which they are exposed and warning, not only collect but also to touch the plants for at least 48 hours . Period, however, often insufficient to show signs of desiccation. DAMAGES FAR EXCEEDS THE BENEFITS (provided there is) It should be noted, however, that the extensive use of systematically weeding and includes a number of drawbacks, including: - puts at risk the health of operators (which can be protected ) and population

(unsuspecting motorists, motorcyclists, cyclists, pedestrians, gatherers, farmers, citizens) spraying a toxic chemical that acts at a distance of several days (depending on the concentration

can show its effects at a distance several days and remain in

soil and vegetation for at least a week) along roads and in villages;

- sets out the slopes subject to landslides and weeding consequent high risk of causing traffic accidents during the rainfall events and at night; functionality and Biological Diversity of the escarpments road; - significantly reduces the absorption of carbon dioxide and killing of nitrogenous substances by the coverage plant removed.

- drastically lowers the plant and animal biodiversity and the ability to self of the many semi-natural habitats that provide, in addition to good looks, the

With what authority the Provincial Police may intervene in cases of violation of these standards by farmers or ordinary citizens when the same administration to evade them?

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Provisions of assistance to people with free from severe disability of family support.
C. 2024 Livia Turkish and C. Barani 3381 and Di Virgilio.
(Further consideration and referral - Match of the Bill C. Barani and Di Virgilio 3381).

The Commission is continuing its examination of the measure, postponed, most recently, at its meeting on 8 April 2010.

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GRASSI Gero, President , warns that, on April 21, 2010, was assigned to the Commission, during the referral, the proposed Law 3381, the initiative of deputies of Barani and Di Virgilio: "Provisions for people with severe disabilities without family support. " Since this bill is on a matter identical to that of the proposed Law 2024, the Bureau has ordered the combination in accordance with Article 77, paragraph 1 of the Regulation.

Lucio Baran (PDL), noted the broad convergence between his proposal of Law 3381, have just combined, and the proposed Law 2024 Livia Turkish hopes that the continued consideration of allowing for a swift approval of a unified text widely shared.

Undersecretary Pasquale Viespoli notes that the thematic subject of this measure is at the heart of recent regulatory measures aimed at updating the current system of evaluation and assessment of disability civil. In particular, in implementation of Article 20 of Decree-Law No 78, 2009, is currently being finalized an order of the Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, in consultation with the Minister of Economy and Finance, to set up a committee to update the table shows the percentage of disability civil, in order to have access to updated tools to use for the evaluation and assessment of disabling conditions. It appears, therefore, entirely appropriate that any legislative initiatives to revise the amounts and extent of the remuneration currently paid to these categories of citizens, are considered and assessed at the end of the aforementioned review process.
Finally, the aims of the proposed action and immediate impact on the budgetary framework require that their assessment is accompanied by precise estimates of the audience of potential beneficiaries of the benefits they provide and their total charges resulting therefrom. It should also be noted that the reference to the Fund for the dependent for the years 2008 and 2009, is overtaken by events since the same year of the Fund have been allocated to regions and autonomous provinces of responsibility for the actions (the Fund for the reliant was refinanced by Finance Law Article 2, paragraph 102 for the year 2010). Believes, however, express a critical assessment on the further course of action, particularly in view of resources which they will draw from (provision for the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy) to cover the costs. The Government, however, must ensure the ability to identify a different funding package.

GRASSI Gero, President , asking anyone else to intervene, refer the following examination session to another.

provisions for the increase of the remuneration for the benefit of disabled civilians.
C. 1539 popular initiative, C. 1612 Mop and C. Fugatti 2119.
(Further consideration and referral).

The Commission is continuing its examination of the measure, postponed, most recently, at its meeting on 8 April 2010.

Undersecretary Viespoli Pasquale finds a substantial similarity between the provisions in question and some of the aims of the Fund for non self-sufficiency, which could lead to duplication of effort between the two measures. In addition, the establishment of a National Fund, also bound to its destination, it may be inconsistent with the provisions of article 8, paragraph 1, letter f ) of Law No 42, 2009, where it provides for the abolition of central government transfers to regions to finance the expenditure referred to in Article 117, second paragraph, point m), of the Constitution. Believes, however, to make an assessment

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negative on the further course of action, particularly in view of resources which they will draw from (provision for the Ministry of Labour and social) to cover their costs.

GRASSI Gero, President , asking anyone else to intervene, refer the following examination session to another.

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