This Ministerial Decree establishes the nature reserve "Ventotene and Santo Stefano Islands", which is delimited in accordance with the coordinates listed out in the Annex. The nature reserve is established in order to: a) protect flora and fauna and conservate the ecological characteristics of the environment; b) promote the environmental restoration of degradated ecosystems; c) promote activities which are compatible with the conservation of the reserve's natural resources; d) encourage studie