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Chapter 20 - Italy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2023

By
Elisa Cardarelli ,
Barbara Calaciura ,
Daniela Zaghi  and
Giuseppe Bogliani
Edited by
Graham Tucker
Graham Tucker
Affiliation:
Nature Conservation Consulting
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Summary

The chapter describes the main nature conservation challenges in Italy, its main policy responses and actions, and their achievements and lessons, primarily over the last 40 years. This covers the country’s natural characteristics, habitats and species of particular importance; the status of nature and main pressures affecting it; nature conservation policies (including biodiversity strategies), legislation, governance and key actors; species measures (e.g. regulation of hunting and poaching, and species recovery and action plans); protected areas and networks; general conservation measures (e.g. development planning, and management of High Nature Value farmland); nature conservation costs, economic benefits and funding sources; and biodiversity monitoring. Likely future developments are also identified. Conclusions are drawn on what measures have been most effective and why, and what is needed to improve the implementation of existing measures and achieve future nature conservation goals.

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Italybiodiversitynature conservationenvironmental policyenvironmental legislationEuropeEuropean UnionBirds DirectiveHabitats Directiveprotected areas
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Nature Conservation in Europe
Approaches and Lessons
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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