La tutela della biodiversità nelle aree umide artificiali: l’istituzione di una ZPS nel bilanciamento tra tutela dell’avifauna e interesse del privato

The article comments on a ruling by the Administrative Court about protected areas under the Birds Directive. The case concerned a deliberation of the Puglia Region with which an artificial wetland was qualified as Special Protection Areas (SPA) for the protection of the birdlife, without considering its man-made features. This essay explains and elaborates some passages of the judgement, especially, the one regarding the discretion of the Public Authority on land use limitation for environmental purposes and the consequences of such limitations.