IVREA. We have been working on the 5 Lakes Park project for five years, involving the municipalities of Ivrea, Borgofranco, Cascinette, Chiaverano and Montalto, and when everything seemed to be on the home straight, there is a sudden stop asked by Coldiretti . The mayors immediately made their voices heard and on Saturday morning Confagricoltura also said it was in favor of the park.
“The process initiated by the local administrations, which has been discussed for years with the organized representatives of the territory, with a confrontation that involved politics, institutions and representatives of the organized expressions of the Canavese area, deserves to be concluded quickly”. Like this Confagricoltura Turin takes a position on the creation of the Five Lakes Park of Ivrea and confirms the favorable opinion of the farmers’ organization for the creation of the protected area.
«We highlight the need to enhance, from an environmental, touristic and productive point of view
a particularly significant area of our territory, which with the constitution of
park will also be able to contribute to creating value for the agricultural economy ”, he comments
Sergio Tos, farmer from Azeglio, president of Confagricoltura for the area of
Canavese. Confagricoltura supports the initiative carried out with commitment by the administrations
municipal, also underlining the cultural value of the project.
«We must work hard and look to the future – declares Ercole Zuccaro, director
of Confagricoltura Piemonte – to ensure that the new body, which we hope can
take shape quickly, have a competent and effective management, able to
ensure the development of production in full respect of the environment. Are
firmly convinced – adds Ercole Zuccaro – that the establishment of the park can
represent an opportunity to improve the quality of the territory. In this respect it is
It is necessary to counteract the excessive proliferation of wild animals right from the start
altering the natural balance and undermining existing biodiversity: farmers are the first
defenders of the environment and are happy to be able to do their part, enhancing a protected area
for use by citizens and visitors who love nature ».
Also the mayors of the Municipalities concerned responded with a very harsh communiqué, expressing “their disappointment, both in terms of substance and form, for this initiative. First of all, it should be noted that for about five years there has been a completely transparent and public discussion on the establishment of the 5 Laghi di Ivrea Park and, all this time, in intercommunal meetings, in municipal councils, in the media, in social has extensively debated on the constitutive characteristics of the new Park. Never, in these five years, Coldiretti has brought to the attention of the five municipalities its opposition and, to do so only today with a press release without affecting any institutional referent, is at least irrational. Furthermore, for over a year a European project called LUIGI Alpine Space has been implemented, which has the task of evaluating the ecosystem services of the future Park area and which has been widely communicated and shared also through initiatives and photographic campaigns that involved everyone. territorial actors. Entering then into the merits of the reasons indicated to justify their opposition, we believe that these reasons are due to the lack of knowledge of the application dossier which, in an analytical and in-depth way, describes the many advantages that the Park would bring to the territory, including farmers, to in the face of almost non-existent disadvantages “.
The mayors do not see: “what could be the constraints and restrictions brought by the Park that led to the late and unusual opinion against Coldiretti. On the contrary, even farmers could have advantages as producing food and wine goods within a Park can give an important added value such as, for example, for the branded products of the Gran Paradiso Park or for the diffusion of coherent farmhouses and widespread hotels. with agricultural activities. But, moreover, we do not understand what serious damage can be caused to crops when there are very few arable areas in the identified perimeter of the Park ”
“After five years, every doubt – add the mayors – has been addressed and clarified and, therefore, all that remains is to wait for the Piedmont Region to conclude this long journey. With the transmission of the candidacy dossier (note Metropolitan City n.58545 of 27/8/2020) the Piedmont Region was asked to start the process for the establishment of the “Natural Park of the 5 Lakes of Ivrea as a protected area pursuant to of Regional Law 19/2009, classifying it, pursuant to article 5, as a “natural park with provincial management” and therefore inserting it in the regional system of protected areas provided for by art. 4 of the same law. The candidacy dossier sent by the Metropolitan City contains all the information necessary to amend art. 10 of Regional Law 19/2009 for the establishment of the protected area. As of today, the completion of the procedure is pending to allow the inclusion of the first resources necessary for the start of management activities in the budget estimates of the individual entities for the year 2022 and to finally be able to access indispensable financing necessary for growth. of our territory. When the Park is formally established, we hope for effective cooperation between all the local authorities to find all the ideas and initiatives to guarantee the positive effects of this important project.
The Mayors therefore ask the Piedmont Region to facilitate the conclusion of the process in a short time
In her statement Coldiretti said she was opposed to the establishment of the Natural Park of the five lakes of Ivrea. Silvio Ferrarese, section president of Coldiretti of Cascinette, Chiaverano e
Burolo, explained: «The farmers of the area are not in favor of the establishment of the Natural Park of the five lakes of Ivrea. Today the area is the Oasis of the five lakes. The constitution of the park for agricultural entrepreneurs would mean new constraints and restrictions on agricultural activities ».
Sergio Barone, vice president of Coldiretti Torino said: «Before proceeding with
operations of this kind, which have a heavy impact on the territory – and consequently on agricultural businesses – we ask that the Municipalities, Metropolitan City and Piedmont Region, open a dialogue with those directly involved: farmers. In the meantime, Coldiretti Turin, in order to understand where we are with the park constitution project and how we intend to proceed, will ask for a comparison with the Region
Piedmont ».