Farewell to Giulia Maria Crespi, founder of FAI

Giulia Maria Crespi, the person who founded Fai - Fondo Ambiente Italiano - in 1975, has passed away at the age of 97. “The passing of Giulia Maria Crespi, founder and Honorary President of the FAI marks a crucial moment in the history of the Foundation [...] The clarity of her teaching, the furrow she traced, the style and enthusiasm she infused into whatever she did indicate without uncertainty the path that the FAI is called upon to follow for the good of the country, set in the mission that she herself helped to define,” reads the note that the entire institution dedicates to her.

She founded FAI with Renato Bazzoni, secretary general until 1996, and was its inspiring soul until the last, first as president until 2009 and until today as honorary president.

“Defend the earth, it is the most precious good,” she had declared in an interview. She believed in the care and health of the Earth as a fundamental principle for human health, a commitment to poison-free agriculture and environmental protection.

A descendant of a family of Lombard cotton workers who owned Corriere della Sera, she was born in Merate in 1923. She began covering Corriere della Sera in 1960 until 1974 when she left editorial management. She also carried out a long activity in Italia Nostra. He received numerous awards, including the honor of Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell’Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana from President Ciampi. In 2015 he published for Einaudi his autobiography Il mio filo rosso.

Farewell to Giulia Maria Crespi, founder of FAI

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