Butterfly gardens for schools and disadvantaged people
The objective is to foster butterfly populations and diversity in Turin by creating a network of green areas. Proper management and the presence of suitable plants (food plants and nectar sources for the life cycle) allows butterflies to cross the urban area while involving people with mental or physical disabilities to fight social stigma and foster social inclusion.
The NBS combines scientific and social goals:
- scientific monitoring of butterflies
- involvement of fragile people with mental or physical disabilities against isolation and social stigma. ...