UNESCO World Heritage Sites
The Aeolian Islands are listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. However, inaccuracy, the missing closure of a pumice quarry, and the oncoming building of some four harbours by the shore of the sole town of Lipari pose a threat to the islands' place on the list, according to the Italian UNESCO Commission.
It is to be remembred that before the years 2000, Dr. Sc. Sergio Cucchiara, sicilian geologist, discovered a new specie of lizard on the rock "Canna" which is part of the island Filicudi: the Podarcis Sicula Cucchiarai, registered at the University of Palermo, and at the British Museum in London. From this time on, this lizard became the symbol of Nature’s delicate equilibrium in the Eolian Islands. Since it is part of the natural park and UNESCO’s heritage, the Canna of Filicudi cannot be visited anymore.
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