State Forestry Corps: "The high professionalism of the members of the Forestry Corps and its specialized units finds constant confirmation in the commendable results that have distinguished their work in the prevention and repression of environmental, forestry and agri-food and in the valuable contribution ensured, in particular, in the territories devastated by illegal landfills and illegal landfills of waste and by fires ".
This was stated by the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, in the message sent to the Head of the State Forestry Corps, Cesare Patrone, on the occasion of the 191th anniversary of the foundation.
Napolitano renewed "to the women and men of the State Forestry Corps the most sincere sentiments of appreciation and gratitude for the irreplaceable commitment of those who, with diligence and self-denial, work daily to defend the forest-wildlife, agricultural and environmental heritage of our country ".
"Particularly appreciable - added the Head of State - is the continuous search for innovative organizational solutions, aimed at ensuring an ever more effective activity to protect and safeguard nature and the landscape, meeting the expectations of a community that is always more sensitive to environmental issues ".
"In expressing my appreciation and best wishes to all members of the body and their families who share risks and sacrifices - concluded the Head of State - I pay homage to those who have taken to the extreme the attachment to duty and to love for nature ".
Rome, 14 Oct 2013
Source: AGI