THE REFERENCE PROFESSION IS THAT OF THE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE. THE PROFESSIONAL PROFILE IN QUESTION IS AN EXPERT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE THROUGH THE USE OF MODERN TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFYING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LAND AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS, WITH A VIEW, ON THE ONE HAND, TO DRAWING UP PRODUCTIVE FORECASTS, ON THE OTHER, TO EXPLOIT THE USES AND TERRITORIAL STRUCTURES AND TO OPTIMISE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE. IT IS ABLE TO IDENTIFY MEASURES TO PROTECT THE STATE OF SOIL AND WATER, FLORA AND FAUNA WITH THE AID OF APPROPRIATE INDICATORS, AND TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, TO DEFINE IMPACT SITUATIONS, TO EXAMINE PROJECTS UNDER THE TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS. FINALLY, Ê BE ABLE TO KNOW AND MANAGE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS, AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS WITH A STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL AND LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION AND LANDSCAPE AND PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SPACES, USING THE APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS P