These days they left in the schools of Forlì the meetings of the educational project "Biodiversity is ONE", promoted by UNA Onlus Foundation and edited by Atlantide with the contribution of Coldiretti Forlì-Cesena. In 2018/2019 it will involve 8 comprehensive schools, 15 teachers, 30 classes and over 700 students from the Forlì area. The focus of this second year will be agrobiodiversity, to sensitize young students to the protection of the territory and to animal and plant biological diversity of agricultural interest. At the center of the lessons also the effects of food choices onagroecosystem and the importance of peasant civilization in the historical and cultural heritage of Romagna.
Knowledge of biodiversity in agriculture will be enhanced thanks to the significant contribution of Coldiretti Forlì-Cesena che will provide information materials and gadgets for the composition of the class kit, and will organize a visit to educational farms for the winners of the competition. The goal of the “Biodiversity is ONE” project is to increase environmental awareness in new generations, educating students to protect resources and safeguard the biodiversity of their territory. Climate change, natural disasters, pollution, deforestation, the spread of alien species and harmful animals are in fact topics increasingly at the center of public debate and it is essential to implement a collective awareness that can only start from the schools and from those who will manage the territory in the future.
But “Biodiversity is ONE” doesn't stop at schools. To broaden the scope of the project e encourage the participation and involvement of families in fact, there is also a competition with prizes. Furthermore, UNA edutainment is active, an interactive portal with all the materials, work ideas and games that can be consulted at any time at the following link www.biodiversissimo.org. Thanks to these initiatives, the project will be able to involve, on the winning model of last year, a potential pool of over 5.000 contacts. The educational project "Biodiversity is UNA" is also developed thanks to the support of di Fiera di Forlì, Fe.RAVe.Ri., and companies Baschieri & Pellagri, Benelli, Beretta and Swarovski Optik.