The Litorale Romano state nature reserve is a protected area in Lazio (Italy), established by the Ministry of the Environment with Ministerial Decree of March 29, 1996,[1] which includes a large territory of historical-naturalistic interest within the municipalities of Rome and Fiumicino at Tiber Valley. With its over 17,000 hectares, discontinuously distributed along the Lazio coast[it] between Palidoro and Capocotta, it is the largest protected area overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Its management is entrusted to the two municipalities in their respective sections of competence.
The territory of the reserve, which occupies an area of 17,243 hectares, includes large portions of land (mainly on the coast but also in the inland), encompassing zones of both naturalistic interest – such as the dunes of Palidoro and Capocotta, the oases of Macchiagrande and Castel di Guido or the pine forests of Castel Fusano and Coccia di Morto – and of historical and archaeological importance, such as the excavations of Ostia Antica, the remains of Portus and the coastal towers of the two municipalities (Tor San Michele, Tor Boacciana, Torre Primavera and Torre Perla).
Some natural areas have been granted to the environmental organizations LIPU and WWF Italia. From a hydrographic point of view, the reserve overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea and is crossed by the rivers Tiber, whose valley and mouth are among the protected areas, and Arrone.
History
The first instances for the establishment of a protected area on the Roman coast date back to the 1970s, but only in 1982 an official promoting committee was set up. A first attempt was made with the Decree of July 28, 1987, signed by the Minister of the Environment Mario Pavan. The State nature reserve was finally established with a ministerial Decree of March 29, 1996.
As a sensitive target for arsonists, the reserve is protected by one of the four AIB Plans for forest fire prevention of the state nature reserves in Lazio.[2] The area also suffers from desertification.[3] In 2000 the Municipality of Rome established the CEA (Centro per l'Educazione Ambientale), having its headquarters close to Castel Fusano pinewood; a small museum of insects of the Roman coast has been set up there.
A great egret (ardea alba) at Vasche di Maccarese.
The mouth of the Tiber displays a mosaic of natural environments that still preserve a remarkable fauna.
Invertebrates
Due to the presence of centuries-old holm oaks forests, the rhinoceros beetle and the great capricorn beetle are very common, while the dunes host the Pimelia bipunctata and the Scarites. Among the butterflies there are the Philobrosis fregenella and the Caracoma nilotica (the only sighting in Italy).
↑ M. Agrimi et al., Struttura dei popolamenti e proposte di gestione per le pinete del litorale romano.
↑ Francesco Perego (February 27, 1998). Il Litorale diventa Riserva. Fiumicino. pp.7, 10.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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Francesco Perego (February 27, 1998). Il Litorale diventa Riserva. Fiumicino.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Mariagrazia Agrimi; Simone Bollati; Ervedo Giordano and Luigi Portoghesi (2002). "Struttura dei popolamenti e proposte di gestione per le pinete del litorale romano". L'Italia Forestale e Montana.
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