Legambiente is an Italian non-profit organization founded in 1980.
It’s the most prominent and widespreadenvironmental association in Italy with two headquarters in Rome and Milan, 20 regional coordination offices and more than 600 local groups of volunteers.
Legambiente is a pacifist and independent movement and is not related to any Italian party or institution. It’s supported by more than 115,000 members, donors and by projects and businesses that are in line with the organization’s principles.
KEY MISSION
Scientific environmentalism to build policies and to advocate change towards local, national and international stakeholders and institutions
To engage communities, stakeholders and people and enable them be the leading actors of change
To drive the economy towards new models of green and circular economy
To improve the quality of life for everyone (environmentally and socially)
TOP ISSUES
Climate change
Renewable energy
Biodiversity protection
Marine litter
Circular economy
Environmental and social justice
Volunteering
Education
Air, water and soil pollution
TOP TOOLS
Campaigns
Research and studies
Projects
Legal disputes
Advocacy and lobby
Italian, European and international networking
Communication
Join the Clean up the Med Campaign
If you have any project proposals to develop together, please write to progetti@legambiente.it or fill the following form
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If you have any project proposals to develop together, please write to progetti@legambiente.it or fill the following form
Legambiente is member of several international networks focussing on climate change, environmental justice, sustainable development, biodiversity protection and volunteering.
These memberships enable us to promote environmental issues, as well as to strengthen transnational alliances to pursue topical issues and support lobbying at a European and global level.
Here below the most important networks we are part of:
RAC – MED – The Regional Advisory Council for the Mediterranean
Some campaigns and reports
Goletta Verde (Green Schooner)
A schooner touring Italian coasts during the whole summer, monitoring water ad marine litter and revealing environmental crimes along the coast. It also reports best practices and engages local communities and stakeholders in environmental projects.
Spiagge e Fondali puliti – Clean up the Med
Legambiente organizes an annual campaign in May to collect waste from beaches, to study marine litter and advocate for common policies to reduce the impact of plastic waste. Help us to organize events in your country!
Comuni Rinnovabili – Renewable Report
Italian ranking of the best performing municipalities in the field of energy saving and renewable energy production.
Puliamo il Mondo (Clean up the World)
The biggest volunteering campaign in Italy, the italian edition of the international campaign Clean up the World. Hundreds of thousands get going to clean green areas around their neighbourhood.
Ecoforum Rifiuti
Circular economy represents an excellent chance to accomplish the revolution in the maximization of natural resources use and of waste management and separate collection, dismantling dumps and waste combustion for energy purpose. For this reason, Legambiente is involved in a permanent campaign to achieve these goals, at a italian and european level.
Puliamo il Mondo (Clean up the World)
The biggest volunteering campaign in Italy, the italian edition of the international campaign Clean up the World. Hundreds of thousands get going to clean green areas around their neighbourhood.
Ecoforum Rifiuti
Circular economy represents an excellent chance to accomplish the revolution in the maximization of natural resources use and of waste management and separate collection, dismantling dumps and waste combustion for energy purpose. For this reason, Legambiente is involved in a permanent campaign to achieve these goals, at a italian and european level.
