Protected Areas
What the Region does
Areas planned and managed so to guarantee a good status of conservation of natural ecosystems and the requalification of deteriorated environments.
What we do
Emilia–Romagna Region preserves and protects the regional biodiversity, made up of habitats , fauna and flora species, valorizes the natural and seminatural landscapes, promotes the knowledge of the natural heritage, of the history and culture of local communities, incentivizes all those recreational sportive and cultural activities taking place in the open.
Protected Areas are represented by Parks , Natural Reserves, Ecological Rebalancing Areas, Protected Natural and Seminatural landscapes, and together with Natura 2000 network sites, they cover the 61% of the regional territory.
The Region:
- establishes Parks and Natural reserves;
- coordinates the activities of management, planning and programming of the Protected Areas through a dedicated Regional Programme;
- coordinates the activities of the Parks and Biodiversity Management Bodies;
- dispenses the contributions to support the regional system of Protected Areas;
- provides guidelines for the Plans , Programmes and Regulations;
- promotes activities of information, dissemination and education concerning the biodiversity, the environmental sustainability and the technical and scientific knowledge exchange;
- promotes models of sustainable tourism (see Alta Via dei Parchi, Ciclovie dei Parchi).
Contacts
Protected Areas, Forestry and Mountains Development Department
Emilia-Romagna Region
Via della Fiera 8, 40127 Bologna
tel. 0039 051.527.6080/6094 fax 0039 051.527.6957
e-mail: segrprn@regione.emilia-romagna.it
certified e-mail: segrprn@postacert.regione.emilia-romagna.it