Italian voices in support of Earth Day

(ANSA) - Rome, April 22 - Various voices came together on Friday in favor of protecting the environment and the planet on the occasion of Earth Day, which this year coincides with the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at UN Headquarters in New York.
    In recognition of Earth Day, the Copernicus Sentinel 1B satellite gifted new images of the planet Earth to Milan's National Science and Technology Museum for its exhibit "My Planet From Space - Fragility and Beauty".
    Pope Francis expressed his views in a tweet: "A true ecological approach knows how to safeguard the environment and justice, hearing the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor".
    World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Italy, citing a study by American ecological economist Robert Costanza, said every year nature provides free services and assets totaling 145 trillion dollars, more than the gross world product (GWP).
    In Italy, 135,000 hectares of coastal land provide natural services worth 9,106 euros per hectare annually, according to a WWF Italy study.
    "The economic benefit of a territory like this is more than two billion euros, about 3,000 euros per resident," the study said. The Italian Farmers Confederation (CIA) was in Rome's Villa Borghese to celebrate Earth Day and raise public awareness.
    "Farming can really do a lot for the earth, because working together with nature and the land, when it chooses the path of sustainability, it plays a leading role in the fight against environmental emergencies and climate change," said CIA President Dino Scanavino.