Evaluation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Europe

National Reporting

Italy

Status

Italy did not report officially to the EU ICZM Recommendation.

In Italy, ICZM as a management instrument has not been nationally practiced, as there is no national strategy. The administrative functions on the maritime state property have been integrally transferred from the State to the Regions. Therefore, Italy has a regoinal approach for coastal zone management and there is no single institution invested with the governance of the coastal zone. Furthermore, the regional and local approaches often appear sectoral.

Reporting Institution

Unclear

National Contacts

Mr. Oliviero Montanaro
Head of Division
Marine and Coastal Areas Protection and Management
Department for Nature Protection
Ministry of the Environment and Territory
Contact: montanaro.oliviero@minambiente.it

Mr. Giuseppe Bortone
Regione Emilia Romagna
Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Sustainable Development
Servizio Tutela e Risanamento
Risorsa Acqua
Contact: GBortone@regione.emilia-romagna.it

National Reporting to the EU ICZM Recommendation

Italy did not officially report to the EU ICZM Recommendation.

Stocktake and Supporting Documents

Integrated Coast Management, Introduction and Summary of Project Guidelines, Emilia-Romagna Regional Council Approval No. 645, January 2005 (13 pages, English summary)

Sintesi schede, 9 thematic overviews and guidelines (English summaries)

Regione Emilia -Romagna "Gestione Integrata delle Zone Costiere in Emilia-Romagna (GIZC) - Primo rapporto sul coinvolgimento delle Amministrazioni Locali nell'applicazione delle Linee Guida GIZC" a cura di Fondazione CerviaAmbiente.

Regione Toscana "Erosione Costiera" Il Piano Regionale di gestione integrata della costa; a cura di - Regione Toscana, Direzione generale Politiche territoriali e ambientali, Edizioni Firenze, pp. 18

WWF Italia "Le coste italiane: le norme di tutela e l'illegalita' diffusa ". Realizzato a cura di Sara Fioravanti e Désirée Martinoja Ufficio Legale WWF Italia; Giugno 2000 , pp. 22

Regione Marche (2005) "Deliberazione n. 169 - Piano di gestione integrata delle aree costiere" Legge regionale 14 luglio 2004, n. 15, pp167.

Mario Scalet (2000) - The environment in Italy: Key facts and policies . Symposium on "21st Century Environmental Problems and Solutions" Environmental Health Purity and Honesty Society Scandinavian Club, Seoul October 24th 2000, pp.14

Regione Toscana "progetto di piano regionale di gestione integrata della costa ai fini del riassetto idrogeologico

Further Information

Website of the Ministry of the Environment and Territory
http://www.minambiente.it

Website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Sustainable Development, Regione Emilia Romagna