Italy is a country with fragile soil. How many times have we heard the media repeat this phrase? Let us clear things up with Prof. Fabio Terribile in this interview.
How many times have we heard the media repeat this phrase in recent months, marked by two tragedies linked to the hydrogeological instability of our country’s territory. First came the flood in Ischia, a disaster that struck the island in Campania, and particularly the municipality of Casamicciola Terme, on 26 November last year, with 12 victims, 5 injured, 462 people displaced and 40 homes affected. Then came the flood in Romagna, and also in Emilia, in May 2023: a series of extreme weather events from 2 to 17 May, which caused deaths and devastation.
According to a 2015 EuroGeoSurveys survey, Italy is the European country most affected by landslides, with two thirds of the landslides recorded in Europe.
Our soils, therefore, are degrading, and at a rate that populations can no longer sustain. What are the causes?
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And what must or should be done to finally arrive at sustainable management of the soil and of our territory?
Greentomeet spoke about it with one of the foremost Italian and European experts. Professor Fabio Terribile has been, since 2002, full professor of pedology (the science of soil) at the Department of Agriculture of the University of Naples Federico II. A committee coordinator and project leader on several Italian and international projects, in recent years, thanks to funding from the European institutions, he has launched a totally innovative project: Landsupport.
