The Regional Environmental Protection Agency (Italian: ''Agenzia regionale per la protezione ambientale'', ARPA) is the
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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environmental agency, one for each
region of Italy
The regions of Italy ( it, regioni d'Italia) are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, constituting its second NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, five of which have higher autonomy than the rest. U ...
(excluding
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
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, which has been split for the two Autonomous Provinces of
Trento
Trento ( or ; Ladin and lmo, Trent; german: Trient ; cim, Tria; , ), also anglicized as Trent, is a city on the Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th centu ...
and
Bolzano
Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...
).
Purposes
The agencies are under regional or provincial administration and their main role is the
natural environmental protection of Italy, with the task of keep under control the natural environment and verify environmental regulations.
External links
Official websites of the agencies (all in Italian):
PiedmontTuscanyEmilia-RomagnaLiguriaAosta ValleyProvince of TrentoProvince of BolzanoVenetoBasilicataMarcheFriuli-Venezia Giulia
UmbriaCampaniaAbruzzoLazioApuliaCalabriaLombardyMoliseSicilySardinia
Environmental protection agencies
Environment of Italy
Government agencies of Italy
Government agencies established in 1994
1994 establishments in Italy
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