Day

Topics/presentations

Instructors

8

Arrival of participants

Transfer TORINO à ORMEA

9

Opening ceremony

Michele Freppaz
 UNITO; Giorgio Ferraris, Mayor of Ormea;

An overview of the Mountain Partnership, IPROMO and this year’s main topic

Giorgio Grussu,  FAO/MPS

Introduction and establishment of working groups

Chairman

Participants’ presentations

Chairman

10

Key elements of sustainable mountain development.  

Integration of protected areas in wider landscape approaches

Thomas Hofer

FAO/MPS

11

Promoting integrated management of mountain protected areas – the new approaches to sustainable conservation and growth:

•  Buffer zones and corridors
•  Networks of protected areas

Giuseppe Scarascia

University of Tuscia

12

Morning

Governance of protected areas, the role of authorities and local populations - How protected areas safeguard their territories:

•  Human diversity
•  Landscape
•  Biodiversity
•  Soil and geodiversity

Marco Giardino
Luigi Perotti
 University of Torino

Afternoon

Sustainable farming and environment conservation in protected areas

Mauro Bassignana (Chairman)

Evening - departure to Aosta Valley

13

Field Trip  Mosso Institute on Mount Rosa

Examples of soil and geology valorization inside the Natural Park  Val  Sesia

Michele Freppaz

Edoardo Dellarole 

Chairman, experts

14

Field Trip

Regional Park  Mont Avic

Santa Tutino 

Massimo Bocca 

Chairman, experts

evening – departure for Ormea

15-16

Climate change, other global challenges and protected areas

• Increased climatic variability and its effect on water resources in mountains
• The importance of mountain forests to maintain environmental services
• Building resilience into mountain watersheds using rehabilitation and protective measures.
• Local communities, key allies in mountain protected areas

Hans Schreier

University of British Columbia

 17

Integrating the cultural and spiritual significance of nature in the management and governance of protected areas

Radhika Borde

University of Prague   IUCN WCPA Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas

18

Morning

Working group presentations

Synopsis

Closing ceremony

Chairman, Michele Freppaz, Rosalaura Romeo

Evening

Participants’ departure