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The Expert Assessment Group for the Green List (EAGL) for Italy had their Green List evaluation and process training in Rome on 21^st and 22^nd of January 2019. The training was conducted jointly by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation and Assurance Services International. The EAGL is hosted and coordinated by (Italian Federation of Parks and Nature Reserves) and – the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List Implementing Partners in Italy.

The EAGL is composed of 14 national experts selected by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) following a public call for interest. Members have a diversity of expertise, including from terrestrial and marine ecology, protected area management, environmental and agricultural economics, environmental management and sciences, and landscape architecture and conservation planning.

The EAGL was trained on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List programme, including the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List Standard, User Manual and COMPASS (internal data management system) platform on the first day. On the second day, the first important task of the EAGL was accomplished well - the adaptation of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List Standard indicators to the Italian context. The adapted indicator list will soon be published for public consultation, please stay tuned.

The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas is the first global standard of best practice for area-based conservation. It is a programme of certification for protected and conserved areas – national parks, natural World Heritage sites, community conserved areas, nature reserves and so on – that are effectively managed and fairly governed. By giving recognition to well-managed and well-governed protected and conserved areas, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List aims to increase the number of natural areas delivering long-lasting conservation results for people and nature.

EAGLs are the expert bodies set up within a jurisdiction (e.g. a country or region within a country). The primary tasks of the EAGLs are to ensure that the Indicators and Means of Verification of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List Standard are adapted (where necessary), to properly reflect the intent of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List Standard in their jurisdiction, and to effectively evaluate protected and conserved areas against the Standard.

For further information about Italy and the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Green List, contact Carla Danelutti.