At the gardens of Villa Lanzara in Sarno, a new citizen science activity took place, belonging to the voluntary fields byLegambiente. The activity carried out last year 29 July, belonging to the project "CuriAmo, ViviAmo, ParticipiAmo il Sarno” supported by the CON IL SUD Foundation, saw the presence of educators Simone Izzo, President of the Woodwarda club e (name of the girl who showed up in the video).
These, Together with the group of volunteers for the environment and local civil protection, they explained to one of the 4 groups of boys among the 14 e 22 years, how fire prevention activities take place. Thanks to the moments of training and awareness on the theme of forest fires, The boys first studied the area and then made a simulation of a sighting of a fire.
An activity useful to train the boys who participated in this project, and that are now ready to intervene in case of forest fires. The latter have unfortunately been protagonists in the negative over the last few years. The numerous fires, have in fact, The area of the mountains of Sarno is affected, Green lung of Southern Italy.
Illegal activities, linked to the recovery of spaces for quarries and landfills together with the fires, led to the tragedy of 5 May of 1998. Following the copious rains, Several landslides came down from Pizzo d'Alvano and the Sarno mountains. Francos movement that caused a strong flood that hit the cities of Sarno (on) Fifteen (OF), They are (on), Bracigliano (on) and San Felice a Cancello (CE).
Through these observation and monitoring activities, In order to prevent and then alert the presence of the fire to the first signs, Legambiente and the bodies participating in the project "CuriAmo, ViviAmo, ParticipiAmo il Sarno” supported by the CON IL SUD Foundation, aim to prevent events such as those of 5 maggio 1998 can avoid in the future. A real antidote to prevent the green from continuing to burn in that area.
