INVITATION TO THE SEMINAR SERIES
THE HISTORY OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF POLICY MAKING

History and nature conservation in Italy

Discussion based on
Parchi naturali. Storia delle aree protette in Italia,eas in Italy,
Luigi Piccioni (il Mulino 2023)

February 2, 2026 – 10:00 a.m.

CNR-ISMed
Humanities Centre (6th floor)
Via Cardinale Guglielmo Sanfelice 8
Naples

REMOTE ACCESS
on the Teams platform

Poster

Protecting portions of the natural environment from degradation caused by human activity. This was the need that motivated the founders of the first US reserves and continues to motivate those who fight to establish protected areas. However, over time, other goals have been added to this one: the promotion of scientific research, the encouragement and support of widespread but respectful tourism, environmental education and, more recently, the sustainable development of local communities.

Luigi Piccioni recounts a long history of conservation, battles, disappointments, new beginnings, and profound cultural and political changes that have transformed the face of protected areas in Italy and the way they operate, making them increasingly complex and multifaceted.

THE SPEAKER. Luigi Piccioni, historian and activist, teaches Economic History at the University of Calabria; he is vice-president of the Italian Society of Wildlife History and coordinates the editorial staff of “Altronovecento”. His books include: «Primo di cordata. Renzo Videsott dal sesto grado alla protezione della natura» (2010), «Il volto amato della patria. Il primo movimento per la protezione della natura in Italia 1880-1934» (2014²) and «Cento anni di parchi. Scritti di storia delle aree protette italiane» (2022).

PROGRAMME

SPEAKER
Luigi Piccioni
University of Calabria

INTRODUCES AND MODERATES
Maurizio Fraissinet
President of Associazione
Studi Ornitologici Italia Meridionale (ASOIM)

FINAL DISCUSSION

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Alessandro Agosta, Valerio Caruso, Gabriella Corona, Giovanni Ferrarese, Gabriella Rago (CNR-ISMed)

INFO AND CONTACTS
valerio.caruso@ismed.cnr.it
www.ismed.cnr.it
www.storiaambientale.it

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The seminar is open to the public, subject to availability.
It is possible to participate remotely via the Teams platform.