Hunting: Sicily, the Pantani Reserve in Syracuse passes the scrutiny of the Consulta after the TAR raised the question of the constitutional illegitimacy of the regional law on protected areas.
Apparently, the establishment of protected areas on a given territory does not always manage to integrate well between the local communities with which they integrate; often the problem is legal due to the numerous constraints that a reserve can often impose on the territory in which it settles. An example of this type of problem is well represented by the Reserve of the Pantani located in the South Eastern area of Sicily involved in a legal case in opposition with hunting associations, economic, social and cultural activities.
First of all, the consortium for the protection of the famous Pachino tomato IGP which has made a specific appeal to the TAR against the Riserva dei Pantani; on the other side of the barricade, the Department of the Environment of the Sicily Region, the Italian Alpine Club and the environmental associations Legambiente and Lipu defend the reserve with a sword. The reasons provided by the Consortium refer to the lack of involvement of the municipalities, especially that of Pachino, and other local communities.
Last February, the TAR of Sicily raised the question of the constitutional illegitimacy of the Regional Law on protected areas since it provides for forms of participation other than those envisaged by the framework law on protected areas. According to the Regional Law, in fact, the municipal administrations have the possibility to formulate observations on the establishment of protected areas but are not directly involved.
13 April 2013
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