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Rewilding in Italy: Legal Guidance Notes
Our guidance notes for Italy cover the following broad topics:
Obtaining and protecting land for rewilding;
Managing land for rewilding purposes;
Rewilding and animals; and
Legal responsibilities and liabilities.
Within these topics, there are often several notes. The content of each note is summarised below and you can either view them online or download them, in both English or Italian.
Bruno D’Amicis / Rewilding Europe
Obtaining and Protecting Wild Land
Obtaining and Protecting Wild Land
Bruno D’Amicis / Rewilding Europe
Obtaining Land and Legal Protections for Wild Land
This note covers rewilding and:
- How to obtain access to rural land in Italy for rewilding and nature restoration
- How to achieve long-term protection of the ecological gains achieved through rewilding
Managing Land for Rewilding Purposes
Bruno D’Amicis / Rewilding Europe
Developing Land for Rewilding
This note covers rewilding and:
- Authorisations and licenses for rewilding activities
- Different procedures with relevant administration
- Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)
- Forest management
- Removal of small dams
Rewilding and Animals
Bruno D’Amicis / Rewilding Europe
Wildlife Reintroductions
This note covers rewilding and:
- Reintroductions and reinforcements of native species
- Introduction of non-native
species
Bruno D’Amicis / Rewilding Europe
Feeding Stations
This note covers rewilding and:
- The use of carrion in feeding stations
- Permissions and authorisations required to establish feeding stations
Staffan Widstrand / Rewilding Europe
Hunting
This note covers rewilding and:
- How hunting is regulated in Italy
- Excluding land from designated hunting areas
- Obligations of landowners within hunting areas
Legal Responsibilities and Liabilities
Bruno D’Amicis / Rewilding Europe
Public Access and Restrictions
This not covers rewilding and:
- The rules on public and third party access to private land
- Legal tools to grant access to privately owned land and ways to limit such access
- Rights on common land
- Grazing rights
- Unauthorised entry and trespassing
Bruno D’Amicis / Rewilding Europe
Third Party Liability
This note covers rewilding and:
- Practical steps that you should take to limit the risk or impact of liability on your project
- The types of liability and how they are established
- Liabilities in specific situations related to rewilding
- Waiver and exemptions of liability
Bruno D’Amicis / Rewilding Europe
Liability to Neighbouring Landowners
This note covers rewilding and:
- Liability for damage caused to neighbouring landholders
Nelleke de Weerd / Rewilding Europe
Liability for Animals
This note covers rewilding and:
- Liability for kept and wild animals
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