▁me als ▁and ▁often ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁dess ert s . ▁ ▁Pres ervation ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁Italian ▁Ministry ▁for ▁the ▁Environment ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Prote cted ▁natural ▁marine ▁area ▁Cin que ▁Ter re ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁natural ▁environment ▁and ▁to ▁promote ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁development ▁compatible ▁with ▁the ▁natural ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁Today , ▁millions ▁of ▁visitors ▁visit ▁it ▁every ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁Par co ▁Nazionale ▁delle ▁Cin que ▁Ter re ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁con serve ▁the ▁e colog ical ▁balance , ▁protect ▁the ▁landscape , ▁and ▁saf egu ard ▁the ▁anth rop ological ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁location . ▁Nevertheless , ▁dw ind ling ▁interest ▁in ▁cultiv ation ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁terra ce ▁walls ▁pos ed ▁a ▁long - term ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁site , ▁which ▁was ▁for ▁this ▁reason ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁World ▁Mon uments ▁Watch ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Mon uments ▁Fund . ▁The ▁organization ▁secured ▁gr ants ▁from ▁American ▁Express ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁conservation ▁of ▁Cin que ▁Ter re . ▁Following ▁the ▁study , ▁a ▁site ▁management ▁plan ▁was ▁created . ▁ ▁Ne igh bour ing ▁towns ▁ ▁Bon ass ola ▁ ▁La ▁Spe zia ▁ ▁L er ici ▁ ▁Lev anto ▁ ▁Porto ▁Ven ere ▁ ▁Sar z ana ▁ ▁Vol ast ra ▁ ▁Sister ▁cities ▁ ▁South land ▁District , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁