A. Documents
- Final Agenda EN, FR
- List of participants EN/FR
- Information about the Study tour of the Regional Natural Park of the Bauges (see at the bottom of this page)
B. The thematic seminar
The thematic seminar of the theme 3 will take place in Aix-les-Bains in the Savoy Department, Rhône-Alpes Region, the 5 and 6 December 2006.
The objectives of this 2-days thematic seminar are to introduce the results of the local studies, to illustrate them through case studies and field trip, to highlight good practices and the mechanism of innovative management and ultimately to discuss the transferable success factors. Through discussions and workshops, these practices will be debated and the findings of the studies will be tested against the experience of participants. The results of these discussions will form the basis for moderating and adapting the draft final report findings so that the final report is fully representative of the partner’s experiences and individual project results.
The thematic seminar is of interest to elected representatives and administrative officers from local and regional authorities in Europe, as well as to project holders from mountainous landscape, natural resources and rural areas management. Results from the work programme will be outlined and participants will have the opportunity to exchange views with their counterparts from other regions and to influence the recommendations to be adopted by this project.
C. Agenda and the documents presented
Tuesday 5 December 2006
Objective: Presentation of the context and the activity of theme 3
Opening Session
> Official inauguration and welcome
> Mission and objective of Euromountains.net project
Elena Di Bella, (FR) Head of mountain development Unit, Province of Turin, Lead partner, Italy
> Mission, objectives and organisation of the Theme 3
Dave Roberts, (EN) Planning and development service, The Highland Council, Scotland
> Objectives of the seminar
Cécile Levret, (FR) Euromontana
Plenary session 1 : Common environment and unique activities
> Comparing our common environment heritage
Becky Shaw, (EN) Scottish Crofter Foundation, Scotland
> Three models in economic activity on the land (North, West and Central)
Kay Bjerke, (EN) Senior Adviser, County of Buskerud, Norway
José-Luis Geraldes, (FR) Project manager, ADRAT, Portugal
Philippe Fleury, (FR) SUACI GIS, Alpes du Nord, France
> Public/Private Partnership, an opportunity for the management of rural and natural spaces of mountains in Europe: Example of the Massif of Pyrenees
Thierry Percie du Sert, (FR) Deputy Director, ARPE Midi-Pyrénées, Board member of Euromontana, France
Plenary session 2 : Description of some of the projects studied
> Presentation of the common study guide and the methodology
Dave Roberts, (EN) Planning and development service, The Highland Council, Scotland
1/ Example 1 : Deputation de Palencia (Spain) - Management of alternatives in the development of a sustainable tourism in Palencia: “Cueva de Los Franceses” and its surroundings.
Conflict between economic activity and the protection of the environment
Sandra Manzanal, (EN) R&D Unit, ITAGRA. CT, for the Diputacion of Palencia, Spain
2/ Example 2 : Val d’Aosta Region (Italy) ‘And human being… set up summer alpine pastures’
Sustainable use of land where economic activities with low impact risk of disappearing
Giuseppe Gnemaz, (FR) Assessorat à l’agriculture et risques naturels, Vallée d’Aoste, Italie
3/ Example 3 : Province of Torino (Italy) - Ordinary land maintenance plans.
Production of services Land Actors, to manage environment at risk of abandonment or natural disasters.
Elena Di Bella, (FR) Head of mountain development Unit, Province of Turin, Lead partner, Italy
Margherita Qualia, (FR) Forestry Engineer , Co.R.In.Te.A. soc. coop., Italy
Wednesday 6 December 2006
Objective: presentation and discussion of the findings of Theme 3 with and emphasis on broadening the findings through active consultation
> Day 2 programme and welcome
Rhône-Alpes Region
> Introducing the 2 worshops sessions
Cécile Levret, (FR) Euromontana
> Presentation of the draft findings and report of the study projects
Results and first conclusions of the study
Russel Smith, the Scottish Crofter Foundation, Scotland
Becky Shaw, the Scottish Crofter Foundation, Scotland
Workshop session 1 : From innovative activities and policies through good practice...
> Workshop 1 : Economic activity as the prime driver for land actors
Moderator: ADRAT (Portugal)
Achieving the balance between designation and sustainable development to maintain and protect both the wild and special habitats and the living cultural landscape. Focusing on economic activity as the prime driver to management.
Report (FR)
> Workshop 2 (EN, FR): Environmental protection as a prime driver for land actors
Moderator: County of Sogn og Fjordane (Norway)
Achieving the balance between designation and sustainable development to maintain and protect both the wild and special habitats and the living cultural landscape. Focusing on protection of the environment as the prime driver to management
Presentation (EN)
> Workshop 3 : Are policies and regulation leading or following best practice in managing our mountain landscapes?
Moderator: County of Buskerud (Norway)
The tensions between protecting the mountain environment and the need for economic development to sustain in habitants, what part does policy play in creating or resolving these tensions.
Report (EN)
Workshop sessions 2: Moving forward and looking for new solutions/ propositions
> Workshop 1 : Living cultural landscapes and their contribution to mountain areas
Moderator: Rhône-Alpes Region (France)
Does the consideration and promotion of Cultural Landscapes contribute to the protection of our mountain areas? How can the Cultural Landscapes of mountain communities be used to best sustain life and the environment in our mountain areas? Report (FR)
> Workshop 2 : Local activity – relationships, decision making in the management of mountain environments
Moderator: Province of Trento (Italy)
Relationships and structures that drive protection, development and management of natural resources in mountain environments
Presentation (EN)
> Workshop 3 : The involvement of NGOs, third sector bodies and private landowners
Moderator: Highland Council (Scotland)
Who is best positioned to control management of natural resources in mountain environments? What role do formal contract play as a means of delivering natural resources management?
Summary of workshops and conclusions
Scottish Crofter Foundation and Highland Council (Scotland)
Rhône-Alpes Region
Thierry Percie du Sert, Member of Euromontana Board
Study tour of the Regional Natural Park of the Bauges
Lescheraine with Eric Bolard (Moderator of the forestry Charter of the territory of ‘Massif des Bauges’)
Association for natural resource management and economic development based on working on the supply-chain of forest-wood energy : the Park is in charge of the managment of the supply of energy-wood for the commune from the Massif of Bauges. Examnination of the cooperation between the forestry operators and farmers, economic adding-value, forestry adding-value.
Documents: Forest Territory Map (EN , FR)
Agriculture (FR)
Community (FR)
Forest (FR)
Ecole Commune with Simon Paillet (Uban architect)
Planning policies of communes on efficient management of land and resources. The park supports its communes in the implementation of their town plannning projects and brings an expertise enabling the setting-up of sustainable projects : space efficiency, landscape integration, choices in energies, social mix... Exemple of a project involving a housing estate in the Commune of Ecole.
In door in the Park with Pascale Vinit (Manager of the relation cities/ Park)
Measures to develop the links urban/ rural. With its 4 and shortly 6 “door” towns, the Park coordinated a programme of developmenet that is based in particular on the implementation of concrete actions of the Park towards the towns and of the towns towards the Park: products promotion, pedestrian connections, insertion,...
More information on PNR (Regional Natural Park)
A PNR (from French “Regional Natural Park”) is integrated into a rural territory with an outstanding cultural and natural heritage but which at the same time is fragile. This PNR is created by the initiative of the Region, and it is organised around a project that ensures the park protection, management and economic and social sustainable development.
PNR missions: Heritage protection ; Economic and social development ; Welcoming visitors, education and information ; Research and innovation
Different from the National Parks, which work in favour of the natural heritage protection by means of protection measures that could be restricting, the PNR’s try to reconcile protection and development of activities within a territory. Their action is based on a Charter which is submitted to a public inquiry, after consultation with the dynamic forces of the territory. The Charter aims to promote the production and quality know-how (in agriculture, tourism, forestry, industry, environment education, cultural activities…), linked to protection efforts and heritage enhancement.
Rhône-Alpes Region has 6 Regional Natural Parks. Each one is managed by an organisation that groups the local authorities that signed Charter and finance its activities, and each benefits from a technical multitask team to well manage their programme.
