A very broad topic
It is celebrated today the World Wildlife Day, a very broad theme, which this year focuses on medicinal and aromatic plants. This aspect may seem unrelated to wildlife conservation issues, but it actually has several related aspects. Indeed, as described in the ISPRA note, medicinal and aromatic plants support ecosystems and play a fundamental role for pollinators, a category of insects particularly at risk in European habitats, directly linked to the decline of birds in agroecosystems.
Bird data
For this reason, Federcaccia once again appeals to all administrators and politicians involved in agriculture and conservation: the data on birds in agricultural habitats is alarming, particularly in Italy, but also in Western Europe. It is necessary and urgent to intervene by allocating significant financial resources to modify environments affected by intensive agriculture, bringing pollinators back to our fields and thus promoting the nesting, resting, and feeding of birds associated with agricultural habitats.
PAC and Restoration Law
The Restoration Law could be an opportunity, but unfortunately, to date, we haven't seen a decisive commitment to these environments. The CAP would be another important opportunity, but here too, we don't see a willingness to intervene in the manner described above. Federcaccia will continue its commitment to the conservation and proper management of wildlife, particularly for the most urgent need: agricultural habitats (source: FIDC).
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