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DESCRIPTION:Papyria is the new cultural project promoted by the Giardini Ra
 vino and curated by Dr. Mariangela Catuogno. The project aims to promote a
 wareness and appreciation of botanical heritage\, exploring the daily chal
 lenges involved in protecting national and international landscapes and of
 fering ideas for reflection on ways to enhance and improve access to botan
 ical gardens through publications by botanists\, landscape architects\, an
 d creators of botanical gardens.\nThe aim of Papyria is to provide cultura
 l insights for those who love Nature\, landscapes\, and botanical gardens 
 and who\, fascinated by the wonders of this immense heritage\, wish to dis
 cover positive strategies for the care\, protection\, and enhancement of g
 reen spaces.\nIn this way\, the project creates a fruitful connection betw
 een authors and readers and visitors. In addition to learning about the hi
 storical\, cultural\, and management aspects of international botanical he
 ritage\, participants are encouraged to reflect on today’s sustainability 
 challenges and on how to preserve the beauty of our landscapes.\nThe Papyr
 ia project takes its name from Cyperus papyrus\, the plant that revolution
 ized writing and the dissemination of texts in the ancient world. It is a 
 clear reference to that extraordinary medium of knowledge-sharing\, which 
 today becomes the symbol of a project based on a clear and effective scien
 tific approach to communicating topics related to Nature and the relations
 hip between Nature and humankind.\nThrough four events held on Wednesdays 
 in September at Giardini Ravino\, at 7:30 p.m.\, the programme will explor
 e topics including the conception and creation of La Mortella Gardens by i
 ts founder\, Lady Susana Walton\; how to address the challenges posed by c
 limate change in order to safeguard the world’s botanical heritage\; the b
 eauty and productivity of botanical gardens\; and the extraordinary herita
 ge of gardens located in volcanic areas and their contribution to shaping 
 the landscape.\nPapyria Programme\nWednesday\, September 30 at 6:00 PM\, t
 he final event of the Papyria project will take place at Giardini Ravino. 
 Promoted by the D'Ambra family and curated by Dr. Mariangela Catuogno\, th
 e initiative has been dedicated to promoting and sharing publications by b
 otanists\, landscape architects\, and creators of botanical gardens. Its a
 im is to offer cultural insights for everyone who loves nature\, landscape
 s\, and botanical gardens\, inspiring visitors to explore positive approac
 hes to the care\, understanding\, and enhancement of green spaces.The spec
 ial guest will be Professor Giuseppe Barbera\, Full Professor of Arboricul
 ture at the University of Palermo\, who will present his book The Garden o
 n the Lava. The Etna Landscape in Three Acts (Suq. Unconventional\, 2025).
 Published in a bilingual Italian-English edition\, the book celebrates the
  extraordinary bond between nature\, memory\, and human ingenuity on the s
 lopes of Mount Etna. Created in the 1950s\, Parco Paternò del Toscano refl
 ects the playful spirit and creative vision of its founder\, landscape des
 igner and nurseryman Ettore Paternò del Toscano. The park features a remar
 kable collection of exotic plants harmoniously integrated with native vege
 tation and the volcanic Etna landscape. Covering approximately three hecta
 res\, this lush rock garden is characterized by black lava-stone terraces 
 shaped by ancient lava flows\, with Mount Etna rising in the background ab
 ove vineyards and citrus groves.Papyria concludes its series of events wit
 h a book that explores a garden born in a volcanic landscape closely conne
 cted to Ischia's own botanical heritage\, reaffirming its mission: a journ
 ey through the beauty of Italy's historic gardens and landscapes. https://
 www.ischiapress.it/en/events/tradizioni/gastronomy/event/250700-papyria-th
 e-garden-on-lava-the-etna-landscape-in-three-acts
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LOCATION:Giardini Ravino (Via Provinciale Panza\, 140b\, 80075 Ischia NA\, 
 Italia)
SUMMARY:Papyria: The Garden on Lava: The Etna Landscape in Three Acts
URL:https://www.ischiapress.it/en/events/tradizioni/gastronomy/event/250700
 -papyria-the-garden-on-lava-the-etna-landscape-in-three-acts
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