Legambiente

Italian environmentalist association Legambiente is an Italian environmentalist association with roots in the anti-nuclear movement that developed in Italy and throughout the Western world in the second half of the 1970s. Founded in 1980 as part of the ARCI, it later became a stand-alone organisation. Originally known as Lega per l'ambiente (League for the Environment), it changed its name during the IV National Congress held in Parma in 1992. Important values for the association include the improvement of environmental quality, the fight against all forms of pollution, and a wise use of natural resources. It is considered the most widespread environmental organisation in Italy, as it is composed of a national headquarter in Rome, 20 regional branches, about 1,000 local groups and more than 115,000 members. Activity Legambiente's activity is based on scientific environmentalism, which means that every campaign or proposal for the protection of the environment is developed from a preliminary review of scientific data. In more than 35 years of activity, Legambiente has organised many environmental monitoring and awareness-raising campaigns and volunteering activities on air quality,