Sustainable developmentSustainable development

Sustainable Sustainable

development is a development is a

process aimed at process aimed at

achieving achieving

environmental environmental

improvement.improvement.

Environmental improvementEnvironmental improvement

THE USE OF RENEWABLE THE USE OF RENEWABLE

ENERGYENERGY Renewable sources are inexhaustible Renewable sources are inexhaustible

energy sources that pollute little or not energy sources that pollute little or not at all. These energies can be derived at all. These energies can be derived

from water (hydropower), from the from water (hydropower), from the

ground (geothermal), wind (wind) ground (geothermal), wind (wind)

and sun (solar). These energies should and sun (solar). These energies should eventually replace those non-eventually replace those non-

renewable sources, such as oil, renewable sources, such as oil, gasoline and coal.gasoline and coal.

The Kyoto ProtocolThe Kyoto Protocol

The Kyoto Protocol has the The Kyoto Protocol has the commitment to reduce, for the commitment to reduce, for the

period 2008-2012, the total period 2008-2012, the total emissions of greenhouse emissions of greenhouse

gases by at least 5% below 1990 gases by at least 5% below 1990 levels. The percentage of levels. The percentage of reduction is different from reduction is different from

country to country: for Italy is country to country: for Italy is 6.5%. 6.5%.

The creation of national The creation of national parksparks

About 18% of European territory is About 18% of European territory is covered by national parks, which covered by national parks, which consist of areas that include land and consist of areas that include land and marine ecosystems.marine ecosystems.

these reservesthese reserves

help tohelp to

preserve thepreserve the

biodiversity.biodiversity.

What is the biodiversity ???What is the biodiversity ???

Biodiversity is the totality of biological Biodiversity is the totality of biological diversity and native diversity and native

species, ie species, ie

characteristics of a characteristics of a

given place.given place.

Disposal of waste:Disposal of waste:

Biodegradable waste, such Biodegradable waste, such

as paper, glass, as paper, glass,

Aluminum and plastic, Aluminum and plastic, 

can be recycled to produce new items can be recycled to produce new items

avoiding the waste of avoiding the waste of

raw materialsraw materials