Italy, through the Municipality of Pollica, will lead the coordination of the UNESCO Mediterranean Diet Emblematic Communities in 2022. The decision was voted unanimously at the eleventh intergovernmental meeting of the Network held under the coordination of the Emblematic Community of Koroni (Greece).
 

Carnival is considered as one of the countless traditions, with roots that go back decades, and even centuries, into antiquity. The spirit of carnival is similarly celebrated in many countries, often regardless of religious beliefs, because apart from the mirth and joyful time it symbolizes the facets of life.

For thousands of years, wetlands in the Mediterranean have provided people with water, food, building materials, fertile soil, navigation, and energy. Areas with a water source were a prerequisite for life, so there were developed today’s cities, such as Stari Grad on Island Hvar in Croatia, Tavira in Portugal, and Soria in Spain. Next to wetlands, we also find archeological sites that testify to the life of the community in this area.
 

In the beginning of March 2022, pupils from the 2nd Primary School of Hora (Municipality of Pylos-Nestor), will start growing vegetables as a teaching resource so as to make them understand where their food originally comes from. 

Food growing can teach children about soil, nutrition, science, and life cycles of the vegetables and the eusocial species attracted to the garden.