The Carabinieri including the CFA, European and international excellence in the field of environmental protection and combating environmental crimes, have expressed their willingness to collaborate with the Sicily Region to combat the serious phenomenon of forest and vegetation fires.
This was discussed during a meeting at the Ministry of the Environment requested by Federparchi.
“I ask the Sicilian Region – writes Marco Mastriani, Territorial Coordinator of Federparchi Sicilia – to urgently send the request for collaboration as required by law and to immediately be able to implement all useful actions to strengthen the monitoring, prevention, control and repression of the serious phenomenon of fires starting this season.
Last year’s data – he continues – unfortunately confirm that the phenomenon has become a national emergency and we must make all possible efforts to protect our natural heritage.
From the meeting it emerged clearly and unequivocally – he adds – that both in the immediate and in the long term there are useful solutions that can seriously combat the phenomenon, as has already happened in other Italian regions.
At the same time, however – concludes Mastriani – the Sicilian Region must proceed with announcing competitions for new entries of Forestry Corps units in order to make up for the serious shortage of personnel in the regional context”.
