Marche Region Ecological Network (REM) in the territorial and urban planning tools.

Marche Region, with Regional Law 2/2013, approved the rules on the Regional Ecological Network and the protection of the landscape, in order to encourage the protection of biodiversity, to reduce the fragmentation of the natural, semi-natural habitats of the environmental matrix, to increase the quality of the territory and promote ecological functionality, and to contribute to the enhancement of the landscape. The presence of a regulatory framework to support environmental policies, aimed at greater knowledge, better accessibility, usability of territorial information and environmental data between the different managing authorities (Regions, Provinces, Municipalities, Park Authorities, Mountain Unions, Municipalities, etc.), facilitates the identification of actions focused on an economic and sustainable development, through the protection of biodiversity, ecological systems and the strengthening of green infrastructure. The aim of the operation is the improvement of the local authorities policy instruments by the process of downscaling the REM from the regional 1:50,000 scale to the provincial and municipal levels respecting and deepening structure and objectives of the regional ecological network.
The information contained in the REM and in the regional and local environmental databases, are the first element in the process of downscaling, and contribute greatly to improving the quality of the Plans.