The Conservatoria delle Coste (Coastal conservation agency) (official name: Conservatoria delle Coste della Sardegna in Italian, Conservatoria de sas Costeras de sa Sardigna[1] in Sardinian) is a Sardinian public agency created by the Regional Law N°2 of 29 May 2007, to ensure the protection of outstanding natural areas on the Sardinian coast.
The creation of the Conservatoria delle Coste was inspired by the British National Trust, and foremost by the French Conservatoire du littoral.
The headquarters of the Regional Agency for Coastal Conservation of Sardinia is in the City of Cagliari Sardinian coasts are composed by cliffs, islands and sand dunes, which are the result of geology, weather conditions and exposure to the ever-pounding sea.
The agency manages some of the most beautiful locations belonging to the Sardinian historical and cultural heritage: lighthouses, harbours, towers and past archaeological sites.
The agency works in collaboration with the Priority Actions Programme and Regional Activity Centre of the Mediterranean Action Plan of UNEP[clarification needed] to better manage Sardinian coastal zones, improving an integrated approach of the decision processes, able to take into account geographical, political, environmental, social, cultural, historical and economical aspects.