SIMBIOTIC PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA, MALTA
26/05/2011 – 27/05/2011
DAY 1
TOPIC 1 Pilot Sites – Project Development,
Planning and Management
Anna Guglielmo
Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Catania
University of Catania
Department of Biology “Marcello La Greca” - Section of Plant Biology
Established in January 2011 following the fusion of different structures,
includes three sections: Plant Biology, Animal Biology, Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
More than 50 researchers involved, together with administrative personnel
and technicians
Activities
Academic Didactics, Scientific Research,
Environmental Education
Some projects
GENMEDOC Network of Mediterranean seed banks
SEMCLIMED Impact of climate changes on
Mediterranean plants
ECONET COHAST Conservation and management in
coastal habitat of Community importance
Structures
Botanical garden (Exotic plants, Sicilian plants)
Herbarium, Seed Bank, Library
Labs and lecture rooms
Hortus Siculus – The Sicilian Garden
The Seed Bank
Banca del Germoplasma – Catania (BGS-CAT)
Established in 2004
ex situ conservation of wild species from Sicily and Calabria
- endangered
- of biogeographic, ecologic or landscape value
- of potential interest for renaturation
Raetama raetam ssp. gussonei
Adenocarpus commutatus
Senecio aetnensis
Conservation of Mediterranean shrub and tree species
from forest protected areas
Quercus cerris L.
Betula aetnensis Raf.
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PILOT SITES – PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Pilot Sites
SE Sicily – Comune di Pachino (Siracusa)
Coastal retrodunal marshes once widely diffused
Standing areas for sedentary or migratory birds
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PILOT SITES – PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Landuse – current and adjacent areas
Agriculture pomodoro ciliegino (IGP), pomodoro costoluto,
melone cantalupo, vite e vino
Urbanization holidays houses (near the sea)
o Private ownership
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PILOT SITES – PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
o
Legal and policy background
SCI Sites of Community Importance
SIC: ITA090003 – Pantani della Sicilia sud-orientale
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PILOT SITES – PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Legal and Policy Background
ZPS in Sicily = Special Protection Zones
ZPS: ITA090029 – Pantani della Sicilia sud-orientale,
Morghella, di Marzamemi, di Punta Pilieri e Vendicari
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PILOT SITES – PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Legal and Policy Background
“Riserva Naturale Orientata Pantani della Sicilia Orientale”
(Zona B)
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PILOT SITES – PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Forward Planning
Up to now no Managing Authority and no management
planning
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PILOT SITES – PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Objectives
Scientific knowledge of the territory
Planning and correct use
o Actions
Suggestions to local authorities for reclaiming marshes
Environment valorisation
Sharing of management and use of natural heritage
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PILOT SITES – PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Resource Management
Department staff and cooperation contracts
Challenges and Issues
Sensitization of citizens and owners, together with farmers
and private enterprises
Fighting against the total lack of attention to environmental
topics