Ecologists and Civic Networks

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Ecologists and Civic Networks ({{langx|it|Ecologisti e Reti Civiche}}) was a green coalition of parties in Italy.

Modelled on the French Europe Ecology – The Greens,Luigi Franco, [http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2011/11/26/nasce-ecologisti-reti-civiche-nuovo-partito-politico-ambientalista/173388/ Nasce Ecologisti e Reti civiche Il nuovo partito politico ambientalista], Il Fatto Quotidiano. November 26, 2011 the coalition was launched in November 2011. Its core was composed by the Federation of the Greens.{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/novembre/26/Ecologia_per_uscire_dalla_crisi_co_9_111126042.shtml |title="Ecologia per uscire dalla crisi" |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date= |accessdate=2014-07-15}}{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/novembre/27/Mai_piu_alleanze_ogm_con_co_8_111127002.shtml |title="Mai più alleanze ogm con il Pd" |publisher=Archiviostorico.corriere.it |date= |accessdate=2014-07-15}} According to Angelo Bonelli, the Green leader of the time, the new political force would take inspiration also from the German Grünen and would be open to the contribution of movements and associations, notably including Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement.{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/settembre/25/Verdi_addio_nata_Costituente_ecologista_co_9_100925017.shtml |title=Verdi addio, è nata Costituente ecologista|work=Corriere della Sera|accessdate=2013-11-10}} Other than the Greens, participants of the new political force included, among others, Massimo Scalia (a former leading Green), Bruno Mellano (president of the Italian Radicals), movie maker Mario Monicelli, writer Dacia Maraini, geologist Mario Tozzi and comedian Giobbe Covatta.[http://www.costituentecologista.it/partecipanti/firme ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001004552/http://www.costituentecologista.it/partecipanti/firme |date=October 1, 2010 }}

The coalition was disbanded in May 2013,{{cite web|url=http://www.ecologistiecivici.it/mozione-conclusiva-eco-civici.html |title=Mozione Conclusiva Eco-Civici E Verdi Europei |publisher=Ecologistiecivici.it |date= |accessdate=2014-07-15}} but some of its members joined the Greens. These included Covatta, who would go on to become spokesman of the party in November 2015, succeeding to Bonelli.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2015/11/15/verdi-giobbe-covatta-e-il-nuovo-portavoce-della-federazione-ecologista/2221489/|title=Verdi, Giobbe Covatta è il nuovo portavoce della federazione ecologista|date=15 November 2015|work=ilfattoquotidiano.it|accessdate=15 October 2016}}