The BioDistretto Sud Sardegna e Arcipelago del Sulcis works in close synergy with environmental associations (Legambiente) and consumer associations (Slow Food) because it shares their strategy toward a 360-degree sustainable society and a policy focused on quality of life and inclusivity for all people.
Environmental association
The activity
Legambiente Sardegna is a non-profit association. The activities are the result of the voluntary commitment of hundreds of citizens who, with tenacity, imagination and creativity, work to keep attention high on the environmental emergencies of our region.
Legambiente Sardegna has 11 Circles, 6 Environmental and Sustainability Education Centers, and several groups of members active in their respective territories.
Since its establishment in 1998, it has been equipped with a Scientific Committee made up of more than 40 experts and technicians from different sectors of activity; combining broad participation rooted in the territory with a concrete scientific approach to addressing problems, to develop constructive proposals, is the characteristic that makes our association unique and its action effective.
Since 2021, Legambiente Sardegna also operates through its Youth Coordination, which brings together the boys and girls enrolled in the various circles, dialogues with other youth associations in the regional territory and with the Coordinations of other Italian regions, supports youth engagement especially through climate change projects, and manages social media communication.
Mission
Legambiente Sardegna works for the defense of the environment and human health, natural resources, animal and plant species, historical and cultural heritage, for the protection of territory and landscape; in favor of lifestyles, production and consumption based on eco-development and a balanced and respectful relationship between human beings, other living beings and nature.
According to its statute, Legambiente operates through various methods, all characterized by educational paths for children and young people of school age, youth and adults, convinced that training and education are fundamental for the development of a widespread ecological consciousness.
Future objectives
The Association is committed to all themes of ecological transition, particularly energy transition.
Goletta Verde, the Energy Forum and the Ecoforum on Circular Economy are among the main appointments of the coming months, together with the projects carried out by the Environmental and Sustainability Education Centers managed by the association.
Contribution to the Biodistrict
Legambiente is convinced that organic and biodynamic agriculture allow for reducing the presence of dangerous synthetic substances, ensuring, together with good agricultural practices, the provision of ecosystem services, biodiversity protection, and the healthiness and safety of the products obtained.
More and more companies have understood the benefits of the agroecological model, integrating characteristic aspects of this model into their productions. Organic agriculture, moreover, is the one that has proven most suitable for marginal and mountainous inland areas, the only one to develop successful formulas where instead the phenomenon of field abandonment has spread.
Through its thematic campaigns, making available the ability to develop scientifically based analyses and positions, Legambiente commits to promoting organic agriculture and agroecology as a model to be privileged, focusing on further development and qualification of agricultural surfaces and encouraging advanced paths of innovation and territorial cooperation.
In the context of the Biodistrict, Legambiente will develop a methodology to measure the ecological footprint of companies and define the potential of organic agriculture for environmental sustainability purposes.
Trade association
The company
The CCN Calasetta association primarily promotes commercial and tourist development without forgetting the culture and history of Calasetta, through events and manifestations aimed at promoting the entire territory
Mission
to enhance the territory and the Calasetta community by creating attractive situations to promote and publicize the town
Future objectives:
to continue working with the aim of promoting and raising awareness of “Calasetta value”, an objective that encompasses all our work in these five years and will continue to develop in the future
Trade association
Brief activity description: Energy Community for sharing renewable energy in the territories of Calasetta, Carloforte and S. Antioco. It operates on the principles of environmental respect and social assistance. It is one of the few Energy Communities (perhaps unique in Sardinia) born from the grassroots with about fifty members, including the Municipality of Calasetta which will soon join.
Mission: Non-profit association aimed at sharing energy produced with photovoltaic systems, or other sources permitted by law, to combat energy, economic and social poverty.
Future objectives: To achieve energy autonomy for the entire community
Contribution to the Biodistrict: Transposition in the energy field of environmental sustainability policies
Trade association
Brief activity description
Slow Food Cagliari APS is a Social Promotion Association established in 2004 on a voluntary basis, from the desire of many people to promote an idea of food that is not only good in taste, but also fair for those who produce it and clean for the environment. We believe that everyone has the right to access quality food, produced with respect for the earth, people and traditions. For this reason we support small farmers, breeders, fishermen, food artisans and work to bring together those who produce and those who consume, enhancing biodiversity and the cultural riches of our territories. We are convinced that choosing what to eat is also a gesture of responsibility and that health, legality and sustainability are part of the same plate. We therefore promote simple conscious lifestyles, in harmony with the rhythms of nature.
Mission
Slow Food Cagliari is part of the large network of Slow Food Italia and Slow Food International, a global movement that puts food at the center as an instrument of positive change.
Future objectives
Promote knowledge of territories and productions through events and workshops and involve the local community;
Organize convivial and experiential events to strengthen the sense of belonging.
Involve young people in practical and project activities, promoting their active participation in the Slow Food philosophy.
Continue and expand educational activities in schools, involving students, teachers and families.
Contribution to the Biodistrict
Collaborate to expand activities and strengthen the local network with producers, restaurateurs, institutions, associations and schools. Promote knowledge of territories and productions through events and workshops and involve the local community; Organize convivial and experiential events to strengthen the sense of belonging. Raise community awareness about the importance of a healthy and sustainable diet.
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