Realacci was born on 1 May 1955 in
Sora, Lazio. He obtained a
diploma from the
liceo classico (classical high school) In the early 1970s, he participated in the Christian Animation Movement (MAC). After finishing his studies, he worked as a journalist and publicist. He founded Legambiente, of which he was president from 1987 to 2003 and of which he remained honorary president, making it the most widespread and rooted Italian environmental association in the territory and becoming one of the most exponents of Italian environmentalism. In 2001, as a member of
The Daisy (DL), he was elected to the
Italian Parliament as a deputy. He was re-elected in 2006. In 2007, he joined the
Democratic Party (PD) and was re-elected deputy in 2013 and 2018. In 2008, he served as Minister of the Environment of the
Shadow Cabinet of
Walter Veltroni. == References ==