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The role of Italy to fight the deforestation and the forest degradation on a global and regional scale

Rome, June 4, APAT, Conference room, Via Curtatone, 7
The global deforestation issue is perceived as the one of the most severe. The timber cut and commercialization is only one and not always the main causes of the deforestation, but surely the one direcly related to the consumer and western companies liability. The Department of Territory and Agro-forestal System (DITESAF) of the University of Padova will carry out a research, on APAT request, into "Deforestation and forest degradation: the responsibilities and Italian intervention fields. One of the seminar aims is to consult the Italian institution, category association and non governmental organization representatives, in order to evaluate policy hypothesis to fight the illegal deforestation and timber commercialization in Italy.

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