Greenpeace in Pescara with the Bamboo boat : Stop drilling in the Adriatic, the "Defend the Sea" expedition continues.
During the “Let's Defend the Sea” expedition, Greenpeace displayed a banner with the words “ Stop Drilling ” in front of an oil platform off the coast of San Benedetto del Tronto, between the Marche and Abruzzo regions, in the area adjacent to the Donata oil field, one of the drilling projects that recently received a positive Environmental Assessment from Minister for Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani.
"If we truly want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we need to halt new drilling and stop claiming that fossil gas is climate-friendly, because that's false. We have no time to waste with Minister Cingolani and ENI's greenwashing : we demand that there be no more room for drilling in this sea, and nowhere else," said Giuseppe Ungherese, head of the Pollution Campaign for Greenpeace Italy.
For decades, the Adriatic has been one of the seas most affected by a series of dangerous activities, now compounded by the impacts of climate change. In its report " Carpet Bombing ," Greenpeace demonstrates that, even considering just a dozen commercially important fish species (compared to the dozens caught in the Adriatic), its seabed is precious for fishing. Due to its unique conformation, the Adriatic is probably the richest sea in the Mediterranean: the fishing sector is worth approximately €300 million a year and provides employment for approximately 10 people. This does not include other sectors such as aquaculture and mussel farming, which are equally important.
Stop Drilling in the Adriatic
Greenpeace Italy's " Let's Defend the Sea " expedition , which is stopping in Pescara, aims to document the beauty and fragility of our seas, exposing how climate change and plastic pollution are interconnected and have negative impacts on marine ecosystems and coastal communities. Thanks to the Bamboo sailing boat, provided by Don Mazzi's Exodus Foundation, Greenpeace is monitoring the health of the central and southern Adriatic Sea. On board, alongside activists from the environmental association, are researchers from the Institute for the Study of Anthropogenic Impacts and Sustainability in the Marine Environment (IAS) of the National Research Council in Genoa , from the DiSVA (Department of Life and Environmental Sciences) of the Polytechnic University of Marche specializing in the study of microplastics, and experts in coastal marine flora and fauna from the DiSTAV (Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences) of the University of Genoa.
