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Italia Nostra

Italia Nostra is the oldest national association for the defence of historical, cultural and environmental heritage of Italy. It was established in 1955 by Umberto Zanotti-Bianco, Luigi Magnani, Giorgio Bassani, Elena Croce, Desideria Pasolini Dall'Onda, Pietro Trompeo and Hubert Howard.
The association has its main office in Rome and over 200 sections across the country. Italia Nostra stays rigorously outside party politics. The association has its own independent policies for historical preservation, territorial planning and landscape protection. For over 50 years, Italia Nostra has contributed to the promotion of culture of conservation based on the respect of national historical and human heritage.
Through detailed research Italia Nostra documents the following topics through current affairs journalism: national heritage; natural and historical evolution; historical centres; town and country planning; national parks, the environment; energy issues; models to develop the country; transport issues; agriculture; sea and coastline; islands; museums; libraries; historical archives.
This research constitutes a unique and irreplaceable heritage for the disposition of the country.
In its long history, Italia Nostra has contributed to the institution of Appia Antica Park in Rome and Delta del Po Park, the recovery of Mura di Ferrara walls, the institution of Act Number 394 on Natural Protected Areas and to the operation of Nettuno regarding Italian sea costs. The most significant actions are those aimed at conserving Agrigento and Paestum, the Villas of Veneto and Euganei hills, the Smeralda coast, the pinewood of Migliarino and Ravenna.
Since 2008 Italia Nostra has intensified cooperation with Europa Nostra for the benefit of the safeguard of cultural heritage in Italy and in Europe, by regular communication and exchange of information and documentation and by undertaking, whenever appropriate, joint campaigns in favour of endangered cultural heritage in Italy.

We thank the Venice Section for the cooperation.