Regional Act No. 11 on regional parks and nature reserves Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Emilia-Romagna Document type Legislation Date 1988 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Emilia-Romagna No. 32, 7 April 1988 Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Protection of habitats Policy/planning Institution Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract It is hereby laid down at regional level the legislative framework relating to regional parks, nature reserves and ecological re-balance areas. The Regional Act regulates the procedures to be followed to set up those protected areas. As regards the setting up of regional parks, the aims particularly pursued shall be, among others: (a) the protection and restoration of ecosystems; (b) the preservation of flora, biotopes and habitats; (c) the performance of study and scientific research programmes. Agreements with other Regions regarding the creation of interregional parks are encouraged. Article 4 defines the content of the Regional Territorial Plan, whilst articles 6-12 describe the content of the territorial plan to be adopted for each park. Article 21 is concerned with nature reserves, which are classified into the following four categories: (1) total nature reserves; (2) oriented nature reserves; (3) partial nature reserves (geological, botanic and zoological); and (4) special nature reserves. Article 32 establishes penalties. Article 33 provides for the setting up of the Regional Advisory Committee for the Environment. Full text Italian Website www.regione.emilia-romagna.it References - Legislation Amended by Regional Act No. 6 on the setting up and management of the regional system of protected areas and Nature 2000 sites. Legislation | Italy | 2005 Keyword: Protected area, Biodiversity, Protection of habitats, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Wild fauna, Wild flora, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX