The systematic integration of landscape dimension into general and sector-focused planning policies is one of the European Landscape Convention crucial points. This aspect is still poorly implemented in Italy, where landscape is often conceived as a field of action separate from the territorial context.
Quadro della pianificazione delle aree naturali protette in Italia
Cork oak forests in Sardinia cover about 139,500 ha of land both as pure stands or wooded pastur...es.
An effective biodiversity conservation in Protected Areas (PAs) requires that they are seen as pa...rt of larger
ecosystems and that the ecological connectivity is maintained beyond PA administrative boundaries. The study
of ecological processes that link PAs to their surrounding landscapes is thus of great importance to understand
Metodi per la valutazione dei servizi ecosistemi del paesaggio naturale e forestale per fornire o...rientamenti per la pianificazione paesaggistica.
Prevention and reduction of forest fires is a crucial challenge. Forest fires are constantly incr...easing at a global level, particularly in areas close to settlements due to the steadily growing interface between vegetated land and settlements resulting from sub-urbanization processes.
An effective biodiversity conservation in Protected Areas (PAs) requires that they are seen as part of larger ecosystems and that the ecological connectivity is maintained beyond PA administrative boundaries.