{"id":18831,"date":"2026-05-18T10:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T08:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/alps-19-green-flags-for-those-building-future-in-the-mountains\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T07:23:24","slug":"alps-19-green-flags-for-those-building-future-in-the-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimabozza.it\/en\/alps-19-green-flags-for-those-building-future-in-the-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Alps, 19 green flags for those building future in the mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nineteen green flags will fly in 2026 over the Italian Alps.<\/strong> They were awarded by Legambiente in Rovereto, Italy, at the 10th National Green Flags Summit<\/a>, honoring associations, cooperatives, municipalities, university institutions and individual citizens who have chosen to build value in the mountain territory by focusing on sustainability, care for the commons and local economies<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

The most awarded region is Friuli-Venezia Giulia<\/strong>, which wins five flags and tops the 2026 high-altitude green ranking. It is followed by Trentino-Alto Adige<\/strong> with four flags, Piedmont and Lombardy<\/strong> with three each, and Valle d’Aosta and Veneto<\/strong> with two each.<\/p>\n\n

Wool, shepherds, and women spinning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Two of the award-winning stories are intertwined with the International Year of Pastures and Shepherds, proclaimed for 2026 by the United Nations. In Trentino, the “Bollait” project<\/a> – people of wool – is the brainchild of Barbara Pisetta and Giovanna Zanghellini: recovering the wool of Lagorai sheep<\/strong>, now almost completely abandoned, to build an ethical and local supply chain<\/strong> that unites shepherds, women and artisans. In Valle d’Aosta, in Valgrisenche, the women’s cooperative LesTisserands<\/a> has been carrying on for more than 55 years the weaving of Drap, the traditional fabric of Valle d’Aosta made from the wool of the Rosset sheep-a breed indigenous to the region-in collaboration with local farmers. Two experiences geographically distant but united by the same idea: the territory is also cared for through its production traditions. <\/p>\n\n

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