Twinning between the Park of the Belluno Dolomites in Italy and the Park of Durmitor in Montenegro.

1. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Best practices for the
management of natural
protected areas.
The experience of Dolomiti
Bellunesi National Park
International Training Workshop on
Sustainable Tourism Development in
Nino Martino
UNESCO Designated Sites in South-Eastern Europe DBNP Director
3-8 May, 2009
Podgorica and Durmitor NP, Montenegro
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2. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Where is it?
•Country: Italy
•Region: Veneto
•Province: Belluno
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3. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Geographic location
•The southernmost part of the
Dolomites
•The most extensive wilderness
area in north-eastern Italy, less
than 100 km far from Venice
•Transition between alpine and
pre-alpine landscape
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4. The
Dolomites
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5. Peaks of Feltre area
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6. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Its numbers
• 32,000 hectares: its size
• 15: Townships involved
• 88 residents in the Park
(wilderness area)
• 102,870: residents in the 15
Townships (48.5% of the
Province)
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7. Cimonega
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8. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
The reason why the Park was
created
1. Area with very high flora and and
fauna biodiversity
2. Optimum preservation of ecosystem
structures
3. Important evidence of the past
antropic presence
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9. Campanula morettiana
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10. Chamois
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11. Eagle owl
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12. Vedana chartreuse
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13. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Goals
General policy law concerning protected
areas (law n. 394, 1991)
•Preservation of Nature
•Application of management methods to
integrate man with natural environment
•Preservation of anthropological,
historical and architectonical values and
traditional activities
•Education, scientific studies, recreational
activities
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14. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Examples of best practices
1. Planning
2. Tourist facilities
3. “Model shepherd’s hut” project
4. “Fossil free” project
5. “Carta Qualità” project (Park
logo)
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15. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
1. Planning
• The Dolomiti Bellunesi National
Park is the first National Park in
Italy with the planning
instruments provided for under
the National Law n.394/91, that
have been approved
• Plan of the Park
• Long Term Economic and Social
Plan
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16. Monti del Sole
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17. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Zoning
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18. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Economic and social long-term
Plan
•Worked out by the Park Community *
•Promotes activities to carry out the
economic and social development of the
communities inside the Park and in the
bordering territory
* Park Community : Presidents of Provinces and
Regions, Mayors of Townships, Presidents of
Consortiums of Townships
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19. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Economic and social long-term
Plan
Lines of intervention
1.Preservation of environmental
heritage and human landscape
2.Development of resident
communities by sustainable
economic activities
3.Increase of Park system efficiency
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20. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
PPES Area
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21. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
2. Tourist facilities
1. Visitors centres
2. Cultural and historical sites
3. Refuges
4. Paths
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22. PEDAVENA
Visitor Centre
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23. PEDAVENA
Visitor Centre
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24. RIVAMONTE AGORDINO
Valle Imperina Copper Mines
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25. RIVAMONTE AGORDINO
Valle Imperina Copper Mines
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26. SOVRAMONTE
“All’antica torre” Restaurant
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27. SOVRAMONTE
“All’antica torre” Restaurant
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28. RIVAMONTE AGORDINO
Visitor Centre “Uomini di Valle Imperina”
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29. CESIOMAGGIORE
Lodge “Al Frassen”
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30. SEDICO PIC NIC AREA AND
Val Cordèvole - Candàten PARK’S SHOP
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31. SEDICO PIC NIC AREA AND
Val Cordèvole - Candàten PARK’S SHOP
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32. ENCAMPMENTS
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33. SOSPIROLO
Botanic Garden Campanula morettiana
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34. SOSPIROLO
Botanic Garden Campanula morettiana
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35. Path project
of the Park system
Sub-action 3.6
“Realization of naturalistic and excursion paths
with information table and facilities
G.A.L. 2 Prealpi and Dolomiti of Belluno
and Feltre area
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36. The narrow passage of Castel Agordino The wooden bridge on Rio Carbonère
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37. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
3. Project
“Model shepherd’s hut”
• Use of alternative sources of energy
• Recovery of energy from biomass
• Disposal of zootechnical sewage
• Application of organic zootechnics
methods
• Business versatility
• Educational farm
• Agritouristic activity
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38. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Parks and mountain pasture
An example of environmental
management
• Parks must preserve naturalistic
elements and, simultaneously,
promote agro-sylvan- pastoral
activities
• Rationalized mountain pasture is
an example of integration between
man and the natural environment
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39. Erera’s Shepherd’s hut
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40. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
The Park for the mountain
huts
• Full renovation of 4 mountain
huts
• Much more than 2 million of
euro for investments
• Project: restoration and
management of fields and
pasture lands–renovation of
mountain huts
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41. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Mountain huts in the 15 Communes of the Park
Inside the Outside the
Park Park
ABU ( Adult 800 980
Bovine Unit)
potential
ABU real 774 406
ABU potential/
Being in
97% 42%
summer
pasture
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42. Pramperet Shepherd’s hut
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43. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
The Park for shepherd’s huts
a.From 2 to 5 working shepherd’s
huts
b.Over 2.000.000 € investments to
recover the mountain pastures
and the so-called "pendane" (the
open stables offering the cattle
grazing in the mountain pastures
shelter for the night)
c.4 new dairy systems
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44. Brendol’s Shepherd’s hut
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45. Casere dei Boschi
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46. Casere dei Boschi
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47. Casera dei Boschi
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48. Prampér
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49. Vette Grandi
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50. Vette Grandi
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51. Dairy
systems
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52. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
4. Project “Fossil free”
• Making the Park an area free from
fossil sources of energy
• Use of energy from:
– Biomass
– Biodiesel
– Thermal solar
– Photovoltaic solar
– Microhydroelectric
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53. Biomass Biodiesel electric generator
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54. Photovoltaic and
microhydroelectric
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55. Photovoltaic
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56. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
5. “Carta Qualità” Project
• Territorial marketing
• Fields of application
– Agroalimentary
– Tourism and hospitality
– Commerce
– Handicraft
– Building trade
– Services
– Institutions
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57. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
“Carta Qualità” Project
1. Elaboration of rules and
regulations
that fix ecocompatibility standards
2. Grant of the logo
3. Promotion
 Park newsletter : local
 “Festa del Parco”: local
 Fairs – leaflets: local and national
 Web site: national and international
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58. Carta Qualità
Local products and
services granted
with the park logo:
a quality guarantee
for consumers
and for the
environment
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59. “Carta
Qualità”
Area
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60. National and
international
exhibitions
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61. Roma Park Life
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62. Summer Festival - Feltre
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63. Summer Festival - Rivamonte
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65. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
The Park Authority
Political area Technical-
Administrative area
President General Director
Executive Council Technical Area: 7 units
Directive Board Administrative Area: 6 units
Local Park’s Rangers: 30 units
Community
Board
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66. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
The Park captures financial resources for the local
development
National Park’s
Funds
Other Public
8.000.000
Authorities 9.000.000
12.000.000
European Union’s Funds
or private organizations
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67. Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
The Park: certificated
quality
ISO 9001: 2000 ISO 14001: 1996 EMAS Record
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