At this rate, many countries in the inland areas will disappear within a few decades. Macomer and Marghine are not immune, they suffer considerably from this serious situation. Demographic desertification appears unstoppable everywhere , in inland areas. The data that emerged last night in the meeting organized by the Nino Carrus association, with the theme "Wish to Stay", are truly worrying.
«Unfortunately - says Rita Zaru, mayor of Noragugume , 279 souls - we have no recipes to avoid depopulation. A turning point is needed. We need a cultural revolution." Gian Pietro Arca, mayor of Silanus and president of the Union of Municipalities of Marghine, is on the same wavelength: «Young people leave and don't return because there is no work. Those engaged in agro-pastoral activities resist, because they inherit the family businesses. Added to this is the school dimensioning which weighs heavily on the internal areas. The situation is dramatic. We need a U-turn."
From last night's meeting, there was no shortage of indications on how to get out of this situation. First of all those suggested by groups of young people, such as the researcher Daniela Pisu and the project manager Giuseppe Salis , who spoke about the research conducted in the ghost village of Rebeccu (Bonorva), by Gian Luca Atzori , president of the ProPositivo association and of the consultations youth of Sardinia, then Ilaria Onida , international aid worker, who told her experience. Giovanni who reported the results of research conducted in the regional territory, giving value to the opportunities that the territory offers. In addition to sharing their experiences, everyone also suggested recipes.
The connection with the sociologist Andrea Membretti , coordinator of the survey on young people in Italy's villages and of the "Riabilitare l'Italia" association, who with a project has brought the drama of demographic desertification back to the center of public debate, is interesting. "70% of young people who live abroad would like to return to their country of origin, but only a small percentage manage to find concrete solutions."
A project, that of Rehabilitate Italy, to which the Nino Carrus association adheres, the only one in the area to concretely address the problem of depopulation. «A problem - says the president of the association Rosanna Carboni - which deserves attention, especially from politics and regional institutions. Our territories are now emptied of public services and condemned to productive and cultural impoverishment." An interesting debate, presented and skillfully coordinated by the journalist and writer Giacomo Mameli, where accusations against politics emerged and interesting indications were provided: investing in the future and with young people.