The directives "Habitats" and "Birds" and the conservation of biodiversity. Generalities about the evaluation of incidence and the VInca procedure. Description of the natural environment and of the project. The natural environments in the Mediterranean region. Checklist of species, of biotic communities and of most significant habitats. Species of international, national and regional red list and species authorities and of EU Directives 42/1992 and 147/2009. Protected areas (parks, natural reserves, SIC and ZPS). Techniques for the identification of the impacts of primary and sequential (graphs, checklists, thematic mapping, matrices). Measures to minimize impacts. Cases study.
Habitat directive (Directive n. 92/43/EEC) and its interpretation, European priority species, plant red lists ; conventions on flora protection, European Union habitats and their recognition, Sites of Community Importance (SCIs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs) with special attention to Sicily, Environmental Incidence Assessment Procedure, techniques for the identification of the impacts (thematic mapping, matrices). Measures to minimize the impacts. Renaturation interventions and environmental restoration. Study cases.
- Documenti Comunità Europea 2000, La gestione dei siti della rete Natura 2000. Guida all’interpretazione dell’articolo 6 della direttiva «Habitat» 92/43/CEE;
- Documenti Comunità Europea 2002, Valutazione di piani e progetti aventi incidenza significativa sui siti della rete Natura 2000. Guida metodologica alle disposizioni dell’articolo 6, paragrafi 3 e 4 della direttiva “Habitat” 92/43/CEE;
- G. Landi, 2009 - Guida alle procedure di autorizzazione ambientale - La valutazione di impatto ambientale e la valutazione ambientale strategica. UTET, 268 pp;
- M. Aleo, 2012 – Valutazioni ambientali. Le procedure di VAS, VIA, AIA, e VI nel governo del territorio. Grafill ISBN 13 978-88-8287-464-7;
- Appunti delle lezioni
Manuale di gestione per i siti Natura 2000. Ministero dell’Ambiente (pdf file)
"Assessment of plans and projects significantly affecting Natura 2000 sites, Methodological guidance on the provisions of Article 6 (3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC" European Commission for the Environment. (pdf file)
INTERPRETATION MANUAL OF EUROPEAN UNION HABITATS EUR 28 2013 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG ENVIRONMENT (file pdf)
Blasi et al. 2010. Manuale italiano di interpretazione degli habitat (Direttiva 92/43 CEE) available at link http://vnr.unipg.it/habitat/index.jsp