Description
The Paneveggio - Pale di San Martino Nature Park is a provincial protected area located in Trentino, north-eastern Italian Alps region. Its surface includes the Pale di San Martino and Lagorai mountain group. The territory extends between 1200 and 3200 m a.s.l. The area hosts several NATURA 2000 Network Sites.Specifically, the Park includes a SPA and three SAC, with high-altitude pasture environments interesting for varius species of conservation interest. The Park is divided in 3 zone categories, depending on the kind of land use and protection status: A zones correspond to “strict protection Reserve”, fully dedicated to conservation; B zones are “oriented Reserves”, with extensive agro-silvo-pastoral activities and limited human settlements; C zones comprise anthropic landscapes characterized by a sustainable use of agro-silvo-pastoral resources and infrastructured areas (guided Reserve).
The Paneveggio Pale San Martino Nature Park is an Italian protected area that plays an important role in biodiversity protection and monitoring: the naturalistic interest is also linked to the presence of rare and / or endemic species of flora and fauna, as well as the existence of species and environments in the annexes of the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive.The Park Authority manages the protected area with particular attention to environmental conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources.
Staff members involved
Piergiovanni Partel
He is Head of the Scientific Research and Conservation Sector. He deals with research, monitoring and environmental conservation projects.
Links:
Website: www.parcopan.org
Associação Geopark Estrela
Portugal
Description: The Estrela UNESCO Global Geopark, is a territory with a remarkable heritage that, due to its relevance, uniqueness and meaning, constitutes a common legacy that must be safeguarded and valued. Its geological history stretches over millions of years, with more than 650 Ma, when it was at the bottom of an ancient ocean, culminating with the emergence of the highest mountain and the pearl of the geological heritage, are the marks left by the last glaciation, with special relevance given its position in Southwest Europe.
Official contact:
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Working Packages: WP5-Communication and Dissemination
Category: Non-Academic
Links:
- Website: http://www.geoparkestrela.pt/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Estrelageopark
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estrelageopark/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/estrelageopark/
Regionalplanungsgemeinschaft Grosses Walsertal - Biosphärenpark / Biosphere reserve
Austria
Description: The Regionalplanungsgemeinschaft Grosses Walsertal is the legal entity of the Biosphärenpark Großes Walsertal – biosphere reserve since 2000; NGO; focussed on sustainable economic development, integrated issue of nature protection (protection in correlation to land use), core zone, buffer zone, development zone; main fields of action: landscape and nature protection, education and research, regional development.
Official contact:
biosphärenpark.haus, Boden 34, 6731 Sonntag
E-mail:
Tel: +43 5550 20360
Staff members involved:
Working Packages:
Category: Non-Academic
Links:
- Website: www.grosseswalsertal.at
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grosses.walsertal/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grosses_walsertal/
Parc Naturel Régional Livradois-Forez
France
Description: The PNR Livradois-Forez is implementing local development in mountain area (~2,800 Km2, ~170 rural and small counties, ~100,000 inhabitants) dedicated to rural and industrial activities. PNR Livradois-Forez is funded by local and regional institutions (public, private and associative) interacting in the PNR governing board, which is directly managed by their representatives. The main PNR topics are natural resource use and conservation, energetic transition, enhancing small and medium-scale industries, promoting tourism, transport and education.
Staff members involved: Eric Cournut
Working Packages: WP2-Methods & Capacity Building
Category: Non-Academic
Links:
- Website: https://www.parc-livradois-forez.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parc.livradois.forez/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parclivradoisforez/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/PLivradoisForez
- Other: https://www.vacances-livradois-forez.com/destination/parc-naturel-regional-livradois-forez/
Terra Thessalia
Greece
Description: Small dairy chains in the region of West Thessaly need to preserve their tradition and quality characteristics in their relationships and their productions, as they are threatened by the onslaught of businesses that are growing bigger every day and the intensification of livestock farming. The awareness of their common cultural and productive tradition and the ever-increasing interest of the consumers led those micro-regions to a cooperation through which TERRA THESSALIA was created. This act expresses their will to preserve and guarantee the specific characteristics of the products they produce incorporating characteristics, elements and ties into this rich dairy tradition and in the interest of all those involved, especially the livestock farmers.
Regional focus: The Terra Thessalia field of activity is the transhumance and the extensive livestock farming in the Region of Thessaly and specifically in its mountainous areas.
Official contact:
- Prof. Dimitris Goussios
S.TH.E,B, Building, Karamanli and viomihanias str., GR-41335 Larisa, Greece - Dimitra Gaki
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Staff members involved:
Working Packages:
Category: Non-Academic
Links:
- Website: http://www.terrathessalia.gr/
Lakmos Mt- Verliga.
Lakmos Mt- Verliga.
Tzoumerka Mt - Katafydi.
LOFOTLAM SA
Norway
Description: Lofotlam is an association of 68 active sheep farmers in Lofoten with a geographically protected name for their products. Lofoten consists of a mountain range reaching into the Norwegian Sea, embraced by the Gulf Stream every spring. Within few days, the vulnerable nature is covered with lush pasture grass and nutritious herbs. Lofoten is a tourist magnet and is visited annually by 250,000 tourists who want to experience our magnificent nature. It is of great value to protect the nature and to keep the landscape open. Sheep farming therefore has an important role including the sheep farmers to maintain their tradition and sustainable operating arrangements. The characteristic meat of Lofotlam has unique qualities through its muscle conformation, its taste and tenderness. This is achieved through a small-scale operational plan, systematic breeding and follow-up of individual animals on pasture. Bad weather and storms cause sea salt to swirl over the landscape affecting the vegetation. The sheep graze from sea level to the top of the green mountains, and a natural part of the feed is seaweed in the floodplain. In this way, Lofotlam achieve quality characteristics which are referred to as “Norway's pre-sale” - finished salted by nature. Awareness of cultural and productive traditions and consumers' ever-increasing interest in the products has been the basis for the region and for the geographically protected designation. The protection expresses farmers willingness to preserve and guarantee the specific qualities of the Lofotlam products. The farmers benefit from added value and the increased market.
Regional focus: Lofotlam is geographically limited to Lofoten, and the animals must have been born and raised here, they must have grazed in the mountain areas, and they must meet strict quality requirements.
Official contact:
General manager Gustav A Karlsen
E-mail:
Tel: +47 970 92 996
Staff members involved:
Working Packages: WP5-Communication and dissemination
Category: Non-Academic
Links:
- Website: http://www.Lofotlam.no
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lofotlam-280969245415283
Pososki Razvojni Center
Slovenia
Description: The main task of the Soča Valley Development Centre (Posoški razvojni center) is to facilitate development in the Upper Posočje region (NW of Slovenia), most notably in the areas of business, human resources, environmental and spatial planning and rural development. The Centre takes part in national and international development projects (as project partner or as lead partner).
As a leading Regional Development Institution for Goriška region (NUTS3), the Soča Valley Development Centre aims to bring new ideas, knowledge and opportunities to the Upper Posočje region as well as to the broader region. Alongside its partners the Soča Valley Development Centre helps creating an environment, which is not only a pleasure to live in, but which promotes work and innovation as well.
The most relevant for the content of project Highlands.3 is the department of environment, spatial planning and rural development. Its focus is on sustainable development projects such as mobility, construction, climate change, water management, regional food supply chain, etc. The Centre acts as an official Info point of the Alpine convention in Slovenia and is member of Euromontana. It is also the manager of Local action group (LAG) Dolina Soče.
The Centre, located in Tolmin, has 25 employees.
Official contact:
Miro Kristan
E-mail:
Staff members involved:
Working Packages:
Category: Non-Academic
Links:
- Website: https://www.prc.si/en
Cows on the mountain pastures where during summer months the traditional Tolminc cheese is produced. Photo: Pososki Razvojni Center
Cultural landscape is one of the attractive elements of Soča valley. Photo: Pososki Razvojni Center
Bersntoler Kulturinstitut
Italy
Description: The Bersntoler Kulturinstitut / Istituto Culturale Mòcheno is a cultural Istitutution located on the mountains (1400 metres), in the Fersina Valley (Trentino, Italy), characterized by the presence of a minority language called “Bersntoler” and by a particular wild nature.
This small valley also soffered in the last decades of depopulation, but in the recent time some inhabitants have decided to remain on the mountains cultivating berries or rising sheeps, cows and local goats or commuting to the main centres at the bottom of the valley.
“Bersntolerisch” is the bavarian language spoken in this area that resists in an Italian speaking context and is officialy recognized by the Italian law.
Aim of the Institute is to preserve and develop the Bersntoler language and culture, activating specific projects.
Due to the strict connection between language and territory, projects are carried out in the linguistic and in the ethnografic field as well.
Whithin the linguistic field, the Institute is in charge of a database to conserve the lexicon of “bersntolerisch”, of editing books in the local language and other specific activities, in cooperation with local primary school or other representatives of the local society.
From an ethnografic point of view, the Institute is managing four museum section, which are inspired by the Intangible Culturale Heritage of the population. In that sense, the Institute focuses on projects involving local young people in cultural measures, in order to make them aware of the local heritage and to encourage the transmission of the local traditions. Museum projects are also aimed to offer an in-depth overview on the local community, avoiding the idea of a past and underdevelopped community, but showing aspects of the contemporary linguistic community.
The Institute is also cooperating with other Institutions focusing on the connection between population and the territory, the way the community lives nature today and lived it in the past.
Official contact:
E-mail:
Tel: +39 0461 550073
Staff members involved: Mauro Buffa, Leo Toller, Claudia Marchesoni, Sara Toller
Working Packages:
Category: Non-Academic
Links:
- Website: www.bersntol.it
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BersntolerKulturinstitut/
Asociación de Hostaleria e Turismo de Trevinca - Trevihost
Spain
Description: Trevihost (the Association of Hotels and Tourism of Trevinca and A Veiga) is an association of private tourism companies located in the local government area of A Veiga, in South-Eastern Galicia (Spain). It consists of several entrepreneurs devoted to tourism industries (accommodation, restoration and mountain trekking services) using the brand “Galician Highlands” (“Terras Altas de Galicia”) for their promotion, in cooperation with the Municipal Government of A Veiga (http://www.aveiga.gal/). This municipality has also obtained the label “Starlight Destination” (https://fundacionstarlight.org/). The highest lands of Galicia are located in this local government area, including the highest peak of Galicia, Trevinca (2127 m.a.s.l.), which is the outstanding landmark for Trevihost.
Trevihost is a proactive member of European Union’s LEADER local action groups (LAGs) developed in the area since the early 2000s. In the period 2000-2006 (LEADER+), Trevihost had a leading role in the LAG created around the Trevinca peak, with municipalities from Galicia and from Leon (Pena Trevinca LEADER+ LAG). The following LEADER LAGs for 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 have not been centered on the mountains themselves (Valdeorras LAG), but Trevihost has kept an active role into them (https://www.gdr7valdeorras.gal/).
Regional focus: Trevinca Massif (Galicia and Leon, North-Western Iberian Peninsula), mainly the Local Government Area of A Veiga (Galicia).
Official contact:
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Staff members involved:
- President: Juanjo Lorenzo – Terras Altas de Trevinca (Xares, A Veiga): www.terrasaltasdetrevinca.es
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E-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Árbores de Lenda (Xares, A Veiga): http://www.arboresdelenda.com/index.php/en/arbores-de-lenda-en/
E-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Eido das Estrelas (Valdín, A Veiga): http://eidodasestrelas.es/
E-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - O Trisquel (Vilanova, A Veiga): https://www.otrisquel.com/
E-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Patron: Valerià Paül
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Working Packages:
Category: Non-Academic
Links:
- Website: https://www.trevihost.com/
Aira da Petada (Corzos, A Veiga): http://www.airadapetada.com/nueva/ |
Árbores de Lenda (Xares, A Veiga): http://www.arboresdelenda.com/index.php/en/arbores-de-lenda-en/ |
Eido das Estrelas (Valdín, A Veiga): http://eidodasestrelas.es/ |
O Trisquel (Vilanova, A Veiga): https://www.otrisquel.com/ |
Terras Altas de Trevinca (Xares, A Veiga): www.terrasaltasdetrevinca.es |
