Protection of Biodiversity

Abstract

The protection of Biodiversity, the variety and variability of living organisms and the ecological systems where they liveis an imperative that must be respected, as enshrined by Italian Constitution, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Birds Directive and the EU Habitats Directive. - Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protection Areas (SPA). It cannot be circumvented, at a local and national level, by entrepreneurial and economic activities that do not respect this imperative, as highlighted in this article about the specific case of the ‘NTC’ (Nardò Technical Centre- Porsche Engineering) runway extension and other similar cases of less relevance. At the local level, Italia Nostra Sud Salento has been engaged for several years in actions, including legal ones, to protect Biodiversity, the environment not only natural but also social, historical, and artistic as a fundamental unicum for the survival of man and all living organisms.