Sardinia is in eighth place among the Italian regions in the "Ecomafia 2022" report presented today in Cagliari by Legambiente . At the basis of the evaluation there are offenses in the waste cycle, illegal building, crimes against the archaeological heritage and against the fauna.
The numbers of environmental lawlessness refer to data for 2021 and are based on information transmitted by all law enforcement agencies.
In detail: 1,387 crimes were ascertained, of which 359 in the waste cycle, 345 in the cement cycle, 271 concerned fauna, 293 the cycle of fires and 99 those against the archaeological heritage.
In particular, the indication on archaeo-crimes puts the island in second place on a national level after Lazio with the province of Sassari, with Gallura in first place. «These are crimes of theft of archaeological assets committed by grave robbers or art thefts - underlined Annalisa Colombu , president of Legambiente Sardinia - but the greatest number of offenses is concentrated in the waste cycle with 3,232 people reported, 24 custody orders and 422 seizures".
The province of Cagliari is the most affected in this sector (199 cases), followed by Sassari and South Sardinia, Carbonia and Medio Campidano.
Although the island still appears to be free from the phenomenon of organized crime, "it still has some high-risk sectors, such as waste disposal and the cement cycle , both from the point of view of real estate and infiltration", said Luigi Patronaggio , Attorney General of Cagliari. "Sardinia - he clarified - has localized criticalities, for example all of the North starting from the Costa Smeralda for what concerns building abuses".
Furthermore, what is worrying is the field of reclamation and unrestored sites "where attention must remain high - added Patronaggio - because it is not enough to inflict a sentence, which then perhaps can be negotiated, the places must be restored and the reclamation costs cost" .
Some examples are the industrial site of Portoscuso and La Maddalena as regards the former military areas. «The situation in Sardinia has not changed compared to previous years, the risk of organized crime is still low - reiterated Enrico Fontana, national head of Legambiente -. But attention should be paid to possible infiltrations, particularly in the building sector for recycling, both on materials and on financing».
(Unioneonline/ss)
