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Italian green toads in flooded olive grove
Yesterday and today we had some heavy showers. Green toads (Pseudopidalea viridis), after almost two years of scarce rainfalls, are making the most of a flooded olive grove.
Il “cambiamento” del modello agricolo europeo delude ambientalisti e mondo del biologico
La proposta di nuovo Regolamento per la Politica Agricola Comune dell’Unione Europea dopo il 2020 presentato oggi dalla Commissione UE delude le aspettative delle Associazioni ambientaliste e dell’agricoltura biologica condivise da centinaia di migliaia di cittadini europei ed italiani. La riforma della PAC sarà una priorità per il nuovo Ministro, Gian Marco Centinaio, a cui le Associazioni della Coalizione #CambiamoAgricoltura chiedono un impegno per un’agricoltura più sostenibile.
Selvanuova's Big Five: discover the № 1 and the № 2
Africa's Big Five animals are very well known. More recently also North America and Europe have tried to identify their iconic large mammals. What about Selvanuova? What are the most exemplary and noticeable wild animals inhabiting our organic olive groves?
Spring in a busy time for nature in our olive groves
Spring has reached its peak in our organic farm, and nature is very busy at recovering from a cold late winter, and making the most before the summer drought.
'Catastrophe' as France's bird population collapses due to pesticides
France's bird population is collapsing because pesticides are decimating the insects they feed on. At Selvanuova we are conserving nature in a productive farm, and we would like to set an inspiring model for other farms.