The Padule, as everyone now knows, is the largest inland marsh in Italy and one of the largest in E

Home Who we are What we do Our History Environmental Education Energy and Resources Waste Management - Waste Management WWF Tuscany - Pistoia nursery WWF and sustainable agriculture Consumer Guide ecological environmental Supervision verpackungskarton Forms Contacts
The Padule, as everyone now knows, is the largest inland marsh in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. verpackungskarton Its value from the point of view of wildlife and botanical is indisputable and justifies the inclusion in the list of Sites of Regional Importance (SIR), verpackungskarton Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs). It 'also one of the areas designated by the Italian government for inclusion in the list of Wetlands of International Importance according to the Ramsar Convention.
Following the instructions provided by the National Institute for Wildlife (INFS) verpackungskarton (now ISPRA) the provinces concerned should have been provided from time to locate portions of land marsh to be protected in its entirety, because the area in question is also included among the areas wetlands of particular importance for the migration routes.
It is clear that just protect 235 acres on the entire crater 1,800 marsh is totally inadequate verpackungskarton and ineffective. It is therefore necessary awareness on the part of the provinces that leads to finally fulfill all the necessary steps to obtain immediate effective protection, without further delay and in accordance with the directions of the existing rules on the subject.
How necessary are the interventions of real protection from vandalism such as those that have occurred and are occurring for some time in the Marshes. Just for the record and to name a few: in February in "The Gulf," a dozen people were surprised to participate in a motocross race; Righetti took place in the unauthorized entry through circumvention of the external enclosure; verpackungskarton in March have been put in place drainage operations in the area called "Marconi"; an abandonment of waste consisting of bituminous layer and plastic pipes has been found on the bank of the Third Channel in the town of Monsummano Terme. And to follow: fire area owned by the WWF and acts of sabotage and damage to the power calla Area Righetti. verpackungskarton
Lastly, and certainly not least, continuing reports of acts of poaching and the use of acoustic devices during the course of hunting. Acts foiled poaching - as reported in the local press - even the WWF Volunteer Guards.
We therefore no longer be postponed in time at least two actions: an expansion of the portion of land to be placed in protection, even to implement the use for the purposes of the Marshes eco-tourism, as proposed by our Association has long since that last, on the occasion of recent observations submitted to the Provincial Wildlife Management Plan and Hunting. And this is not because we want to impose solutions "in someone else's home" as someone wrote in the local press, but since there are objective reasons such as those given in the introduction. It must also be remembered that we believe the Marshes some even "home", given that the WWF has about 40 acres of marsh land; a continuous and urgent work of supervision which, however, we believe verpackungskarton the forces responsible for checks put in place despite verpackungskarton the many times declared shortage verpackungskarton of men. However, verpackungskarton in the province of Pistoia (we do not know how many, in that of Florence), there are over 30 Volunteer Guards - that without the presumption of wanting to replace law enforcement institutions - could be used in a targeted area in question.