''Piemonte Parchi'' ('Piedmont Parks') is an Italian magazine devoted to

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s and

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. It is published since 1983 in

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(Italy) by the

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History and profile

''Piemonte Parchi'' was the first magazine published by an Italian

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devoted to nature conservation. Its first issue was published in November 1983 and soon the journal won a ''widespread praise''. The magazine consisted in a

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supplement of ''Notizie'', the official newspaper of the

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; in 1985 the magazine redoubled its pages (which from that year on were all printed in colours) and became

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