Appeal to Unesco from 150 mayors. Half of the Sardinian municipalities join the initiative of the Reformers
CAGLIARI. The idea of having all of Sardinia protected by Unesco is excellent. This is stated by 150 mayors who responded to the appeal launched by the Reformers so that “the Sardinian landscape, including the cultural one, is considered a precious asset for humanity.” Almost half of the municipalities have approved the motion to highlight what has been defined as an open-air museum. “Our initiative,” said regional councilor Michele Cossa, listing the long list of adhesions, “is based on the assumption that enhancing Sardinian heritage is also enhancing world heritage.” It is a cultural landscape that can count on 3,500 Domus de Janas, entire fields, and isolated Menhirs, necropolises carved into solid rock. But also on 10,000 nuragic towers and about 1,000 Tombs of the Giants. “So far, it is mostly the municipalities that have been safeguarding this heritage,” added Cossa, “which are fighting to preserve it from neglect and the incivility of those who continue to plunder it.” He then reiterated the appeal: “Sardinia, with mayors on the front lines, asks that this heritage of immense value be secured and recognized as such in the eyes of the world.” The motion has been presented to the regional council and should be voted on unanimously in the coming days. “We are sure,” concluded the spokesperson for the Reformers, “that no party will hold back. Our campaign for the recognition of the principle of insularity in the Constitution now has an additional piece, and that is why we aim to also obtain the prestigious seal of Unesco.”