This list is of the Marine Protected Areas (
Italian: ''aree marine protette'') of Italy. As of the most recent ''Official list of natural protected areas''
t decreed on 27 April 2010 and published in the official gazzette on 31 May 2010 by the
Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection, there were twenty-seven such
marine protected areas, and a further two "Submerged Archaeological Parks" (Italian: ''parchi sommersi''); in 2018, two new marine protected areas were created. Typically subdivided into Zones A, B, and C, each affording a different level of protection, these areas help safeguard in total some of the seas around Italy as well as some of its coastline. The
Ligurian Sea Cetacean Sanctuary is not included in these figures. While some stakeholders have opposed such measures, fearing the impact on short-term economic exploitation, a study of the alternatives at
Portofino suggested that steps at protection might offer not only environmental benefits but also the concomitant potential of enhanced long-term usufruct.
List of Marine Protected Areas
List of Submerged Archaeological Parks
See also
*
Conservation in Italy This article contains links to topics on conservation in Italy.
Protected areas
* List of national parks of Italy
*List of regional parks of Italy
Conservation organisation
* Lega italiana protezione uccelli (LIPU) (Italian League for Bird Protect ...
*
List of National Parks of Italy
*
List of Regional Parks of Italy
The regional parks of Italy are protected natural areas consisting of terrestrial, river, lake areas and stretches of sea overlooking the coast, of environmental and naturalistic value, which represent, within one or more adjacent regions, a hom ...
References
External links
*
Marine Protected Areas*
Official list of protected areas
{{Italy topics
Marine protected areas
Italy