Editing Sardinia (section)

=== Natural parks and reserves ===
[[File:Sardinian natural parks.jpg|thumb|National and regional parks of Sardinia]]
[[File:Punta Sebera.JPG|thumb|right|Sulcis Regional Park, the largest [[Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub|Mediterranean evergreen forest]] in Europe{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}]]
Over {{convert|600,000|hectare}} of Sardinian territory is environmentally preserved<ref>{{cite web |date=8 April 2010 |title=Gruppo Mela |url=http://issuu.com/fotolitoerregi/docs/brochure_mela_pag_singole_mail |access-date=15 September 2011 |publisher=Issuu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alberghieturismo.it |url=http://www.alberghieturismo.it/alberghi-sardegna |access-date=16 September 2011 |publisher=Alberghieturismo.it}}</ref> (about 25% of the island's territory).
The island has three [[Italian national park|national parks]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Parks – What's on offer – Sardinia Tourism |url=http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/offerta/mare/parchi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604032210/http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/offerta/mare/parchi.html |archive-date=4 June 2010 |access-date=23 April 2010 |publisher=Sardegnaturismo.it}}</ref>
* 1. [[Asinara National Park]],
* 2. [[Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park]], and
* 3. [[Gennargentu National Park]].
: <small>The numbers correspond to those in the map to right.</small>

Ten [[List of regional parks of Italy|regional parks]]:
* 4. Parco del Limbara
* 5. Parco del Marghine e Goceano
* 6. Parco del Sinis – Montiferru
* 7. Parco di Monte Arci
* 8. [[Giara di Gesturi|Parco della Giara di Gesturi]]
* 9. Parco di Monte Linas – Oridda – Marganai
* 10. Parco dei Sette Fratelli – Monte Genas
* 11. Parco del Sulcis
* Parco naturale regionale di Porto Conte
* Parco regionale Molentargius – Saline

There are 60 wildlife reserves, 5 W.W.F oases, 25 natural monuments and one Geomineral Park, preserved by [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parco Geominerario Storico e Ambientale della Sardegna |url=http://parcogeominerario.it/comunita/dinamiche.php?sezione=storia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613162440/http://parcogeominerario.it/comunita/dinamiche.php?sezione=storia |archive-date=13 June 2010}}</ref>

Northern Sardinian Coasts are included in the [[Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals]], a Marine Protected Area, that covers a surface of about {{convert|84000|km2|0|abbr=on}}, aimed at the protection of marine mammals.