For the first time in seventy years, the Ministry of Defense starts the assessment of an environmental incidence for exercises in Capo Teulada. An act that implies recognition of decades of military activities outside of rights and increases controversy between environmental activists and antimilitarists
The Ministry of Defense launched the procedure on January 21, 2025 Evaluation of environmental incidence (V.inc.A.) For exercises in the military polygon of Capo Teulada. The training of soldiers, such as any intervention that can cause damage to the protected sites, must submit to the V.inc.A. To reduce environmental effects and to introduce compensation measures. The code of the military system, Decree legislative no as. 66/2010 and sSanctions this is mandatory.
For the first time in seventy years, the Polygoon was founded in 1956, the army sent the necessary documentation to the autonomous region of Sardinia. The process will have to investigate the consequences of the fire exercises in areas that are subject to environmental protection.
Military polygons in Sardinia within the special nature conservation areas
The military polygons of Capo Teulada and Capo Frasca fall at the locations of Community Interest (SIC) Red Island and Chief Teulada (ITB040024), Voor investment, dunes and damp area of Porto Pino (ITB040025) E Corru’s Pond S’ittiri (ITB030032).
With the Resolution of the Regional Council n. 23/61 of 22 June 2021These areas have been increased to special nature conservation areas (ZSC) and inserted in the Natura 2000 Network. This network protects Habitat and Dieren in the wild according to European Guidelines 92/43/EEC EN 2009/147/EC.
Seventy years of military exercises outside of rights
For decades, the Ministry of Defense has allowed the exercises in clear violation of environmental rules. With the request from V.inc.A. The army presented a few precautions to the regional department to the environment to continue the activities in the Polygoon of Capo Teulada.
The investigation into the environmental incidence, presented by the Ministry of Defense before the start of the V.inc.A. -Procedure, proposes various mitigation measures, so. They are: limit the landings to a single beach, stop the air bombing, remove the terrestrial maneuvers on beaches and dunes and establish a compliance band around the Wetlands.
“If God played false and his carabinets”
“If God wants to and the Carabinieri wants”. According to environmental activists and antimilitarists, this request represents a tool for continuing military activities, including the use of impoverished uranium ammunition and missiles, in an area subject to environmental protection.
Il Legal Intervention Group (Gr.ig)Represented by the lawyer Carlo Augusto Melis Costa del Foro di Cagliari, he raised the case by presenting two professions to the Sardinia Tar. The professional visit contest the ministerial decisions that regulate the exercises in the polygons of Capo Teulaa and Capo Frasca in the second half of 2023 and in the first half of 2024.
The aim was to obtain the cancellation of the training calendar, authorized without the necessary assessment of an environmental incidence.
The Ministry of Defense is not almighty
The Ministry of Defense has submitted more than two hundred pages of analysis and technical data sheets to the Ministry of Defense of the Environment in Cagliari. This law implies the implicit recognition of having seventy years in violation of the regulations.
The Ministry therefore proposes to continue the activities from January to May and from September to December, excluding holidays. According to the antimilitarists of TroopThe documentation remains insufficient. They also underline that the Ministry of Defense can no longer act “As if he was the absolute master” of these areas.
Observations
Within thirty days after the publication of the documentation (January 21, 2025), the public concerned can present observations by sending them to the following addresses:
– PEC: difesa.ambiente@pec.regione.sardegna.it
– Via via – Department of Environmental Defense, Via Roma, 80 – 09123 Cagliari.
Source
Legal Intervention Group (Gr.ig)
The Sardinian Union