The truth behind Italy’s illegal abstraction

Illegal activities may account for up to 20% of Italy’s total water abstraction. There is a high price to pay.

Fines of more than €1 million and criminal proceedings against more than 400 people are the result of nearly 44,000 checks on freshwater-related activities carried out by the Italian forestry police (Corpo Forestale dello Stato) in 2008.

Figures released in early May outlining the body’s most recent campaign to protect freshwater resources reveal widespread illegal abstraction from rivers ...

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