Responsibilities and functions
The Cabina di regia (steering committee) for protected areas and glaciers is an organ of significant importance provided for by Provincial Law 11/2007 (art. 51), whose functioning is regulated by Chapter IV of Presidential Decree no. 50-157 of 2008.
Through the Cabina di regia the Province coordinates, promotes and directs nature conservation and development actions in the provincial protected areas, including glaciers and periglacial areas, also by proposing new protected areas, and ensures information and participation in the definition of sector strategies and guidelines.
The Cabina di Regia also takes care of the organisational and promotional connection of the parks and reserves within the provincial network of protected natural areas and between this and the national and international nature conservation network.
The steering committee is established by the Provincial Council for the duration of the legislature and is chaired by the provincial councillor responsible for protected areas. The secretariat of the steering committee and the implementation of its guidelines are ensured by the provincial structure responsible for nature conservation.
What it deals with
Since its inception, the members of the steering committee have emphasised the consultative and propositional nature of the body in relation to the bodies with a political-administrative function, to support actions and to provide a comparison for the structures with management functions.
Over the years, transversal topics were addressed on all the province's territories and protected areas, with an open eye to initiatives proposed in the Alpine arc by other regions and provinces. Discussions were held on tourist attendance and the positive and negative impacts that the activity can have in fragile contexts such as protected areas. Reports and technical contributions were also brought to the table on the topic of coexistence between different species, in particular between man and nature, in the search for a constantly changing balance.
The themes and contributions gathered within the steering committee were developed by the Sustainable Development and Protected Areas Service for the part falling within its competence, in compliance with the provincial policy and planning documents.
Some concrete projects
Guidelines for events in the mountains
As part of the Protected Areas and Glaciers Steering Committee, a working group was activated in 2018 to address the issue of the guidelines to be adopted, at the various institutional levels, with respect to events taking place in natural areas.
This resulted in a document, the results of which, combined with the reflections elaborated by a similar working group within the UNESCO Dolomites Foundation, led to the Resolution of the Provincial Council no. 2115/2019 "Guidelines for mountain events".
The topic of glaciers
The Cabina di regia (steering committee) started some time ago a reconnaissance of the study, monitoring and research initiatives on Trentino's glaciers and periglacial areas developed by the various competent bodies.
Here is a collection of studies, scientific publications and press articles.
The need emerged to ensure effective dissemination of the accumulated knowledge, towards local authorities and all citizens.
It is from this consideration that the Glacier Days, a cycle of periodic meetings on the theme of glaciers and high-altitude Alpine environments, starting from their vulnerability and moving on to geomorphological aspects, the theme of glacier memory and what they leave behind with their history. The meetings are organised by the network of parks in the provincial territory in collaboration with the Muse - Science Museum.
