Biodiversity and protected areas
In Trentino more than one third of the territory is under protection: a vast and articulated system, consisting of three large parks - Stelvio National Park, Adamello Brenta Nature Park, Paneveggio Pale di San Martino Nature Park -, 10 Reserve Networks, 154 Natura 2000 areas, countless local reserves, the Dolomites World Heritage Site, the UNESCO Biosphere Alps Ledrensi & Judicaria. All this guarantees the conservation of biodiversity - there are 3724 animal and plant species registered - and quality of life for residents and visitors.
Protected areas, with their dynamic and innovative territorial management, go beyond conservation and research, generating important opportunities for sustainable local development. They are a key element of a growing awareness of the value of the territory and its biological diversity, perceived as fundamental elements of Trentino's identity and future.
Main themes
Biodiversity
Biodiversity, a common heritage
The Earth's true wealth is biodiversity, that is, the boundless and not yet fully understood variety of living forms and the ecological communities of which they are part.
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Networks of Reserves
In Trentino, amalgamations of small, naturalistically homogeneous protected areas are managed through Networks of Reserves.
In these areas local communities - public bodies, entrepreneurs, associations and private citizens - participate in the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable economic development.
To date, 10 Networks of Reserves have been established, some of which are known as Local Nature Parks or River Parks.
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News
Review of Conservation Measures for Special Protection Areas (SACs)
Notice - Started the process for the adaptation of the Conservation Objectives and Measures of Special Areas of Conservation, protected areas that are part of the Natura 2000 European ecological network.
Publication date:Thursday 14 August 2025
Expiry date:Tuesday 11 November 2025
Gottardi: "10 years of Riserva Alpi Ledrensi Judicaria, sustainability has always been in Trentino's DNA".
The councillor at the meeting of Unesco biosphere reserves in Italy in Comano Terme
Publication date:Wednesday 15 October 2025
Autumnus. The fruits of the earth
A festival to celebrate Trentino's gastronomic excellence and the food supply chain.
Tastings, interactive workshops, activities and meetings: ten days of events for all ages.
As every year, Parks and Reserve Networks will be present, from 16 to 19 October, at the MUSE stand in Piazza Duomo dedicated to Trentino's nature and biodiversity.
Modifications for Demonstrations and Events within the Impact Screening Procedure (VIncA)
Preliminary adoption and commencement of the filing phase for the modification of the 'MAE01 - Manifestations and Events' Prevalence Screening procedure
Publication date:Friday 12 September 2025
Expiry date:Friday 31 October 2025
Year of Glaciers: an extensive calendar of events
2025 is the International Year of Glacier Conservation, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, with the aim of raising society's awareness of the essential role of glaciers in the global climate and hydrological system.
From March to October, an extensive programme of events is organised in Trentino, including exhibitions, educational workshops, theme days, conferences on the results of scientific research and shows to get to know the world of glaciers and understand their value for our future.
Publication date:Friday 07 March 2025
The lammergeyer returns to nest in Trentino
Experts surveyed a brood in Val di Rabbi, in the Stelvio National Park. One of the young took its first flight on 16 July.
Extinct in the Alps in the 1930s, the bearded vulture was the subject of a reintroduction project in the Alpine arc in the 1990s - 2000s, which the Stelvio National Park also joined with the release of young bearded vultures from zoos. Twenty years ago, in a nest in the Braulio Valley, Stelvio was born, the first wild bearded vulture to be born in Italy and the second ever in the European Alps.
Publication date:Thursday 18 July 2024
News from the LIFE NatConnect2030 project
Crayfish restocking started in Roncegno
In order to counter the drastic decline in the crayfish population in Valsugana, after a feasibility study conducted by researcher Maria Cristina Bruno of the Edmund Mach Foundation, 60 crayfish were translocated from the Rio Laguna di Grigno to the biotope Palude di Roncegno.
Translocation is an effective tool for the conservation of endangered species, consisting in moving part of a population to a suitable place to colonise.
The intervention is part of the NatConnect2030 project.
Publication date:Friday 22 November 2024
LIFE NatConnect2030 project kicks off
Kick-off meeting of the European project that will engage the Province of Trento together with many other partners over the next 9 years on the theme of biodiversity protection.
The aim of the project is to consolidate an integrated management system of the Natura 2000 network, in order to achieve the conservation objectives of the Habitats and Birds Directives, through the implementation of a set of strategic actions.
Work in progress: THE RIVER GAMBER
Among all the activities planned in Trentino in the LIFE NatConnect2030 project, actions are already underway to improve the conservation status of the crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) population and its habitat.
This is an autochthonous crustacean that lives in the watercourses and lakes of Trentino and plays a very important role in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem in which it lives.
Publication date:Friday 14 June 2024
Work in progress: CHIROTTERS
We have begun an initial study on the protection areas for bats, of which some species are particularly protected (they fall under Annex II of the Habitats Directive).
Two very important breeding sites have been identified, the Mezzolombardo anti-aircraft shelter and the Forte Alto di Mattarello, where actions are planned to limit the disturbance caused by unwanted access, as well as cleaning and restoration of fences and gates.
Publication date:Monday 06 May 2024
Steering committee for protected areas and glaciers
Through this body, the Province coordinates, promotes and directs nature conservation and development actions in the provincial protected areas, including glaciers and periglacial areas, and ensures information and participation in the definition of strategies and guidelines.
World Heritage Sites
UNESCO Acknowledgements in Trentino
The Autonomous Province of Trento has four recognised Unesco sites: the Dolomites, World Heritage, the Prehistoric Pile-Dwelling Sites of the Alpine Arc, the Geopark Parco Adamello Brenta and the Biosphere Reserve Alpi Ledrensi and Judicaria from the Dolomites to Garda.
In addition to these, there are other important Unesco recognitions: the Art of dry stone walls, Intangible Heritage, Mountaineering, Intangible Heritage, the Chair Engineering for Human and Sustainable Development, University of Trento, the Chair on Anticipatory Systems, University of Trento, La Terrazza delle Stelle, a Unesco site 'connected to the sky', the partnership with the UNESCO-Global Network of Water Museums and the Unesco Club of Trento.
Some are shared with other regions (e.g. the Dolomites, which it shares with the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, the Veneto Region and Friuli Venezia Giulia) and with other nations (the Pile-dwelling Sites are part of a circuit of similar monuments found in northern Italy and Europe, as are Mountaineering and the Art of Dry Stonewalls).
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural, Communication and Information Organisation. UNESCO programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda adopted by the UN in 2015.
The protection of the world's cultural and natural heritage is among UNESCO's core missions. The UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Heritage provides for candidate properties to be protected as Cultural Heritage (architectural monuments, agglomerations of buildings, archaeological sites), Natural Heritage (natural monuments, geological formations, natural sites) and Cultural Landscape (joint creations of man and nature). The properties on the World Heritage List are universal, they belong to all the peoples of the world, regardless of the territories in which they are located.
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All nature reserves in Trentino
Consult the list of areas in Trentino dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity and associated natural and cultural resources, established and regulated by law. A dedicated sheet is published for each of the areas.
