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Italian national parks anniversary celebrations

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In late July 2026 Italy marked major milestones for two of its protected areas. On 22 July, July the Tuscan Archipelago National Park commemorated celebrated its 30‑year 30th anniversary, highlighting its IUCN Green List status, biodiversity value, status and plans for sustainable tourism, cultural education and climate‑change monitoring across the islands of Elba, Giglio, Capraia, Montecristo, Pianosa, Giannutri and Gorgona. A few Five days later, on 27 July, President Sergio Mattarella made his first official visit to visited Pantelleria to attend for the decennial celebration of the Pantelleria National Park. Park, the first national park in Sicily. The ceremony, held at in the island’s airport hangar, hangar and later in Piazza Cavour, featured Minister of the Environment Roberto and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, park officials president Italo Cucci, the mayor and armed‑forces representatives, with about sixty local children serving acting as “small rangers.” Organisers emphasized The park, created by a decree signed by Mattarella in 2016, covers roughly 80 % of the park’s UNESCO‑listed cultural landscapes, its rich flora island and fauna, protects around 640 plant species (including 13 endemics) and recent conservation efforts such as about 260 bird species. UNESCO has listed the re‑introduction of island’s dry‑stone walls and traditional vine‑training method as Intangible Cultural Heritage, underscoring the native Pantellerian donkey. area’s combined natural and cultural value.

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