The European Diploma of Protected Areas was created in 1965 and is awarded to protected natural or semi-natural areas of exceptional European interest from the point of view of conservation of biological, geological or landscape diversity that have an appropriate protection status. The Diploma is awarded for a five-year period and is renewable. The award procedure is complex and rigorous and includes an on-the-spot expert assessment and annual reports.
![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise | 50.500 ha |
![]() ![]() | ![]() | Gran Paradiso | 71.043 ha |
![]() | ![]() | Gallipoli Cognato - Piccole Dolomiti Lucane | 27.027 ha |
![]() ![]() | ![]() | Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli | 23.115 ha |
![]() ![]() | Alpi Marittime | 28.455 ha | |
![]() ![]() | Maremma (o Monti dell'Uccellina) | 9.000 ha |
![]() ![]() | ![]() | Sasso Fratino | 764 ha |
![]() | Isola di Montecristo | 1.039 ha |