Mountain and rural areas
The Regional Council of the Lombardia The Lombardy Region has approved three measures that significantly strengthen prevention, monitoring, and management activities for the presence of large carnivores in Lombardy. The aim is to protect biodiversity while simultaneously supporting communities and farmers in mountainous and rural areas. In total, the Lombardy Region has allocated approximately €160.000 through these measures.
How the funds were divided
This is the breakdown:
– Additional contribution to the Province of Sondrio to strengthen prevention measures and technical support for farmers, particularly in Alta Valtellina, where the aim is to consolidate the use of effective tools for livestock protection and land management: €27.000.
– Provincial Police Forces of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Sondrio, Lecco, Pavia, Lodi, Cremona, Mantua, Varese, Monza Brianza, and the Local Police of the Metropolitan City of Milan, to continue monitoring, damage assessment, anti-poaching, and respond to problem animals: €108.000.
– Edmund Mach Foundation, as part of the collaboration agreement with ERSAF and the Stelvio National Park, to strengthen genetic analysis of samples collected during wolf monitoring campaigns, an essential tool for assessing the presence and distribution of the species: €23.000.
The words of the commissioner
"These measures," commented Gianluca Comazzi, Councilor for Land and Green Systems for the Lombardy Region, "are aimed at strengthening damage prevention to livestock, supporting farmers, and ensuring thorough and constant monitoring of the presence of large carnivores. Coexistence is only possible if accompanied by effective tools and coordinated efforts between the Region, Provinces, research institutions, and local communities." "To those who live and work in the mountains," Comazzi concluded, "we want to give one assurance: the Lombardy Region is here, listening, and taking action. Protecting biodiversity cannot ignore the protection of traditional activities and the economy of our valleys. With the right measures and careful attention to local concerns, a peaceful coexistence between humans and animals is not only possible but even desirable." (Source: LNews)
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