To date, the director of the La Maddalena Archipelago National Park, Giulio Plastina, has not yet received a response to the letter sent on November 21st to the Regional Councilor for Environmental Protection, Rosanna Laconi. The letter requested urgent action to remove hazardous waste from the island of Caprera.
"In the 1990s, the Region entrusted Teletron Euroricerche with the installation of a cutting-edge fire remote detection system. The system was tested and put into operation at various sites," Plastima wrote. "Cameras were also installed on the island of Caprera, and a comprehensive network was created. Power systems for the cameras, consisting of solar panels, batteries, and other necessary equipment, were placed at Monte Tejalone and Becco di Vela."
The remote sensing system was managed by the then State Forestry Corps, based in Stagnali on the island of Caprera. Around the 2000s, the Region "decided to abandon the remote sensing system, and in 2005, the Court of Cagliari found the Region guilty of negligently decommissioning remote sensing and video surveillance services for the forests."
Following inspections by the Authority's staff, the National Park Director noted "the state of neglect of accumulators, batteries, solar panels, and various materials." Hence the urgent request for "the restoration of the area, with the removal of the materials and installations listed above, which, in addition to defacing the area, constitute dangerous elements that could spark fires."
