Volunteers with the environmental association Italia Verde say safety and surveillance on the Taburno side of the Taburno-Camposauro Regional Park remain inadequate, after inspections in early September 2026 found abandoned waste, vehicles on restricted grassland, and unauthorized camping.
The claims, attributed to Filomeno Bovino and volunteer observations, were reported by NTR24 on 25 September 2026. They describe conditions observed on the Taburno side of the protected area west of Benevento.
What volunteers reported
According to the report, Italia Verde volunteers carried out two inspections in early September 2026 and found substantial quantities of abandoned waste on the Taburno side.
The association says some waste bags had been placed beneath signs prohibiting dumping, and that animals had torn open several bags, dispersing the contents.
Volunteers also reported vehicles on restricted grassland and people camping in an area where signs prohibit dumping, vehicle transit, and other activities.
The central issue raised is a gap between the park's conservation value and the enforcement, maintenance, and prevention measures visible to the association's volunteers.
Taburno side contrasted with Vitulano side
Italia Verde contrasts the Taburno side with the Vitulano side of the park.
On the Vitulano side, the association says waste was less frequent, waste-storage areas were fenced, and vehicles outside permitted areas were more limited.
No inspection log, photographic record, enforcement statistics, independently verified quantity of waste, or number of vehicles is provided in the acquired sources.
A 12,370-hectare protected landscape
Context helps explain why the association treats the findings as significant.
The Taburno-Camposauro Regional Park covers approximately 12,370 hectares across 15 municipalities west of Benevento, in the Sannio area.
The park contains protected forests, karst landscapes and depressions, equipped paths, historic sites, and diverse plant and animal species. That protected status and biodiversity increase the significance of reported waste-management and visitor-control problems, according to the research context.
Wildfire prevention cited
Italia Verde links the surveillance question to wildfire prevention and recalls severe fire damage affecting part of the park's woodland.
The precise extent and timing of that reported wildfire damage are not documented in the acquired sources. The legal powers, staffing levels, and current operational arrangements of the park's surveillance bodies are also not established by the acquired sources.
What is not yet established
The NTR24 report presents allegations and observations from Italia Verde. It does not include a response from the park authority, municipalities, or law-enforcement agencies.
The report does not establish whether the conditions described were persistent across the entire park or concentrated in specific locations and times.
For readers following the case, the next relevant information would be any response from the responsible authorities, clarification of surveillance responsibilities, and documented follow-up on waste removal and compliance with posted prohibitions in the areas named by the association.
