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{{Short description|Former Italian police agency}}
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{{Infobox Law enforcement agency
|agencyname  =State Forestry Corps
|nativename  = Corpo Forestale dello Stato
|logo = Coat of Arms of the State Forestry Corps.svg
|abbreviation  = CFS
|motto  = ''Pro natura opus et vigilantia''
|formedmonthday  = October 15
|formedyear      = 1822
|dissolved       = December 31, 2016
|superseding     = [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests (Italy)|Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests]]
|country  = Italy
|employees  = 8,500{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}}
}}
[[File:Corpo Forestale dello Stato.jpg|thumb|right|Officers of the State Forestry Corps.]]
The '''State Forestry Corps''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: '''''Corpo forestale dello Stato''''' or '''''CFS''''') was a national [[Law enforcement in Italy|police agency in Italy]]. It was established on 15 October 1822 by [[Charles Felix of Sardinia]] as '''Amministrazione forestale per la custodia e la vigilanza dei boschi'''. [[Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute|The five Italian autonomous regions]] have their own corps of forestry police under regional or provincial control (''Corpo forestale regionale/provinciale''), which have not been disbanded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sardegnaambiente.it/corpoforestale/|title=SardegnaCorpoForestale - Home page|website=www.sardegnaambiente.it}}</ref>
CFS was dissolved on December 31, 2016, and all personnel became militarized and absorbed by the [[Carabinieri Command of the Forest, Environmental and Agri-food units]].

==Mission==
The CFS had police powers and acted as a [[park ranger]] force responsible for protecting Italy's [[natural resource]]s, the environment, countryside and ecosystems, especially [[List of national parks of Italy|national parks and national forests]]. It also acted as a criminal investigative department and as a typical police force. Its specialist duties included arresting [[Poaching|poachers]], investigating [[Environmental crime|environmental violations]], [[illegal building]], [[counterfeit food]]s, safeguarding [[Endangered species|protected animal species]], enforcing [[endangered species]] laws, and preventing and fighting [[wildfire]]s through 15 regional commands and its fleet of 22 [[Aerial firefighting|fire-fighting aircraft]]. It had responsibility for managing activities related to the [[Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species]] in Italy.

==Organization==
The CFS was an agency under the [[jurisdiction]] of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. It was part of the Direzione Investigativa Antimafia (DIA) (Anti-Mafia Investigation Department). The CFS was also responsible for civil protection in Italy's mountain areas and for [[disaster relief]]. If necessary, the CFS could also be used in tasks of public order in the city and any urban context.
==Regional Corps==
The autonomous forestry corps of the special statute regions have not been suppressed and are active in Sicily, Sardinia, Val d'Aosta, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino Alto Adige/Südtirol.

==Corporate profile==
The CFS's [[emergency telephone number]] for reporting forest fires was 1515. The CFS's vehicle [[livery]] was green with a white stripe and the words ''Corpo Forestale dello Stato'' in white along the side. The vehicle [[Vehicle registration plates of Italy|plates]] began with the letters "CFS" in red.

==Rank insignia==
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==See also==
* [[Gruppo Sportivo Forestale]]
*[[Meteomont]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.corpoforestale.it Official website] (in Italian)

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[[Category:Defunct law enforcement agencies of Italy]]

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