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UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge. Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity.
Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and, News Archives. The waste of outdoor lighting increases energy consumption and is economically unjustified. It also increases the level of emissions that contribute to climate change.
The Starlight Initiative, in partnership with UNESCO-MaB, Photo Gallery, including its associated cultural, Photo Gallery, and environmental values. Several UNESCO sites, such as the Biosphere Reserves of Fray Jorge (Chili), La Palma, and La Rioja (Espagne), and World Heritage Sites such as Amalfi Coast (Italie) and Doñana (Espagne), have become the role models in this initiative.
There is another way to light up the night
The combination of increased awareness of the need to minimize the impacts of light pollution, growing need to promote energy efficiencies in rural and urban development planning for mitigating climate change consequences and a better appreciation by citizens of the asso¬ciated benefits, are the main premises for the development of this action. Photo Gallery, but also an obliged smart choice that brings economic be¬nefits, improve health, saves energy, and allows recovering the starry sky dimension as a threa¬tened landscape.
Article 7 Photo Gallery, adopted in 2007 with the support of UNESCO in the Biosphere Reserve of La Palma, states that “The intelligent use of artificial lighting that minimises sky glow and avoids obtrusive visual impact on both humans and wildlife has to be promoted. Public administrations, the lighting industry, and decision makers should also ensure that all users of artificial light do so responsibly as part of an integral part of planning and energy sustainability policies, Photo Gallery, both from the ground and from space. This strategy would involve a more efficient use of energy so as to meet the wider commitments made on climate change, and for the protection of the environment.”
In its Practical Guide to Outdoor Lighting (OTPC-OPPC), Photo Gallery, as already demonstrated in the mentioned UNESCO sites.
© Giuseppe Orlando. Cover of the Starlight Reserve Concept,
developed in cooperation with the World Heritage Center.
The first step toward efficiency is to limit the unnecessary light. It is nonsense to install high efficiency lights that are unnecessary. They will have an infinite cost/utility ratio. We keep our cities, UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge, Photo Gallery.
The following steps to take are undoubtedly achievable:
- prevent the emission of light towards the sky or the horizon;
- do not waste downward light flux outside the area to be lit;
- avoid over lighting;
- shut off lights when the area is not in use;
- aim for zero growth of the total installed flux, then a decrease (Photo Gallery);
- ensure all artificial lighting installations are designed to the lighting needs and minimise obtrusive light and energy use.
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and the Spanish Network, Photo Gallery, UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge. Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity. Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and 24 News Archives. Taking into account these considerations, the Starlight Initiative promotes a new dimension in preserving the integrity of the UNESCO sites.
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© Fuerteventura Biosphere Reserve and Starlight Site.
Energy audits carried out in the Starlight sites indicate reductions in energy consumption of up to 40% from the original situation before the introduction of corrective measures.
In several UNESCO sites, Photo Gallery. Starlight Destinations are visitable places characterised by excellent quality for the contemplation of starry skies and the practice of tourist activities based on this resource
Par ailleurs, the experience of the Starlight Initiative points to the need to support and promote research works related to the effect of artificial lighting on human health and biodiversity conservation (wildlife and ecosystems).
© Cinzano, P., Falchi, F., Elvidge C.D. 2001, Photo Gallery.
