Regional Act no. 19 of 2020 concerning the government of the territory. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Sicilia Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Regione Siciliana n. 44/2020. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Agricultural commodities Agricultural development Urban and peri-urban agriculture Irrigation Air quality/air pollution Hazards Environmental planning Flood Institution Integrated management Local government Noise pollution Pollution control Protection of environment Public participation Public private partnership (PPP) Risk assessment/management Social protection Standards Sustainable development Waste disposal Policy/planning Afforestation/reforestation Biodiversity Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures National parks Protection forest Protected area Agricultural land Land consolidation Land-use planning Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil rehabilitation Urban land Birds Ecosystem preservation Protection of habitats Wild fauna Wild flora Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes August 21, 2020. Abstract This Act, consisting of 56 articles, concerns, in compliance with the regional statute, national and European law, the actions of the region, the metropolitan cities, the free municipal consortia and the municipalities in the government of the territory, and establishes the fundamental principles for the protection of the soil, in order to promote and protect the environment, the landscape and agricultural activity as well as to prevent further soil consumption. For the fulfilment of the territorial governance functions, the Act identifies the following objectives, in compliance with environmental sustainability: sustainable development of cities and regional territories improving the health and the quality of life; safety and reduction of territorial risks; reduce land consumption; sustainable urban regeneration interventions. The government of the territory is conducted on the basis of administrative principles and several plans: subsidiarity; sustainability; elimination of land consumption; public consultation and participation; simplification. Full text Italian Website www.gurs.regione.sicilia.it References - Legislation Amended by Regional Act no. 2 of 2021, amending the Regional Act no. 19 of 2020 concerning the government of the territory. Legislation | Italy | 2021 Keyword: Environmental planning, Governance, Local government, Protection of environment, Public land, Sustainable development, Urban land, Policy/planning, Birds, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora Source: FAO, FAOLEX