Linking networks of protected areas to territorial development

Programme 2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

Date of latest update: 2024-05-18

Description

Description (EN):

This targeted analysis addresses mountain territories where high degrees of biodiversity and natural capital hotspots are localised, and experiences on their preservation, management and monitoring were gathered. Mountains cover 41% of the territory in the ESPON space and are home to 17% of its population with 16 massifs (ESPON GEOSPECS 2013). Mountains can be seen as “inner peripheries”, “marginal” areas from a socio-economic perspective (ESPON, “Inner Peripheries”, 2016), where the issue of accessibility to services should also include ecosystemic ones (MiSE, “Inner areas”, 2015). Mountain issues assume relevance in key themes for sustainable territorial development such as ecological connectivity and natural resources management (e.g. water, forests, soil). The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals mention mountains with reference to water management, efficient use of natural resources, ecosystem and biodiversity, ensuring mountain ecosystems conservation and enhancing their ability to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development. In this sense NPAs contribute to defining common visions and scenarios for sustainable development of homogeneous areas. Endogenous natural capital can thus contribute to sustainable regional economic cycles and provide inputs for a green economy that NPAs should be able to promote. The ecological conditions and vulnerability of the territory require also strategic and integrated policies for both natural and urban areas. According to IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) a protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. Europe’s Natura 2000 and the Emerald network under development are international European networks of protected areas that catalyse biodiversity conservation.The topic deserves being tackled with a wider territorial and spatial planning perspective, embracing core natural areas and related buffer zones and urban areas. At EU level, valuable experiences are the specific Protocols of the Alpine and Carpathian Conventions recalling the necessity for NPAs and the integration of the objective of conservation and sustainable use of natural assets into sectoral policies. In this sense, NPAs contribute to achieve EU and international objectives. The EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 encourages cooperation and dialogue with key sectors and stakeholders, as well as the development of mechanisms for biodiversity (e.g. Business@Biodiversity Platform; The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity initiative), ensuring that these issues are reflected in decision-making at all levels. A territorial development approach based on NPAs could also be transferred to other types of territories, whether they are mountainous (Pyrenees, Dinaric Alps) or not (e.g. coast-maritime areas as with the Adriatic Protected Areas Network, DANUBEPARKS, the network of protected areas along the Danube River). It represents a perspective for both ESPON countries with no experience in NPAs and non-ESPON countries (e.g. Bosnia Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania) seeking to integrate natural capital into territorial strategies and meet EU targets.

Website: https://archive.espon.eu/

Expected Results (EN):

The objective of this activity is to collect territorial data and produce knowledge on territorial dynamics as a basis for mountain stakeholders to identify indicators, develop tools and decision support systems for policy makers. Indicator systems may ease the coordination and integration of management of NPAs and territorial and sectoral development strategies; the involvement of buffer zones outside protected areas in the management of natural capital; the support to regional and local decision makers in identifying the most suitable options.More concretely, the objective of this activity is to satisfy the stakeholders’ knowledge need as defined below: - Which different types of NPAs exist across European mountain regions in general and in the stakeholder territories (i.e. Abruzzo Region, European Park Alpi Marittime Mercantour, ALPARC territory, Razlog Municipality, Maritime Alps) in particular? - How and to what extent do NPAs contribute to developing and implementing territorial development strategies? Which policy sectors do they mainly impact on (e.g. sustainable tourism, environmental protection, climate change adaptation, urban and spatial planning)? What kind of actions and/or policies are needed to ensure a sustainable and integrated management of natural resources in mountain areas?- Are NPAs able to support local business development? Which are the main economic sectors affected? Which schemes (e.g. financial and legal framework, policy dialogue and cross-sectoral approaches, stakeholder involvement methods, policy cycle assessment) can be used to involve local actors, particularly SMEs, and mobilize private sector investment? Do NPAs support green jobs and business creation at the local level?- How can framework conditions be created in mountain regions for strengthening the relationship between protected areas and citizens of those regions and the surroundings?- How do citizens benefit from cross-sectoral strategies developed within NPAs for a sustainable use of natural resources? Which opportunities exist to increase the awareness of civil society for the role of NPAs in the management of natural resources and how can their quality of life be improved by fostering the development of NPAs?The main outcomes of the service should be:- Identification of the features and extent of the application of NPAs through collecting experiences and existing governance models of cooperation in mountain regions.- Identification of the main relevant policy sectors on which NPAs impact, especially concerning territorial development, and identification of the territorial specificities to be connected with the observed development.- Data collection at regional scale and per relevant sectors addressed by NPAs: a) territorial data on population, natural resources, business sectors; b) experiences and local strategies for managing natural and cultural assets (few data already exist, but not studied in relation to NPAs). - Identification of indicators for monitoring outcomes of actions undertaken within NPAs and their effects on policy sectors, especially “green economy” sectors.

Thematic information

Sustainable management of natural resources Regional planning and development

Specific Objective: Upgraded knowledge transfer and use of analytical user support

Thematic Objective:

(11) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration through actions to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to the implementation of the ERDF, and in support of actions under the ESF to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administration.

Investment Priority: (11 ETC) ETC specific for transnational cooperation: enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration by developing and coordinating macro-regional and sea-basin strategies

Partners (6)

Lead Partner: University of Rome Tor Vergata

Address: via Orazio Raimondo 18, 173 Rome, Italy

Legal status: public

University of Camerino

Name: University of Camerino

Address: Piazza Cavour 19/F, 62032 Camerino, Italy

Legal status: public

Accademia Europea di Bolzano - EURAC Research

Name: Accademia Europea di Bolzano - EURAC Research

Address: Viale Druso 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy

Legal status: private

E.C.O Institutute of Ecology

Name: E.C.O Institutute of Ecology

Address: Lakeside B07 b, A-9020 Klagenfurt, Austria

Legal status: private

Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique

Name: Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique

Address: 250 rue Albert Einstein , 6905 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France

Legal status: public

Forest Research Institute

Name: Forest Research Institute

Address: St. Kliment Ohridski Blvd 132, 1756 Sofia, Bulgaria

Legal status: public

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UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA

Linking networks of protected areas to territorial development

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Linking networks of protected areas to territorial development

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Accademia Europea di Bolzano - EURAC Research

Linking networks of protected areas to territorial development

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E.C.O Institutute of Ecology

Linking networks of protected areas to territorial development

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Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique

Linking networks of protected areas to territorial development

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Forest Research Institute

Linking networks of protected areas to territorial development

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Summary

Project name (EN): Linking networks of protected areas to territorial development

Project acronym: LinkPAs

Project start date: 2017-06-06

Project end date: 2018-11-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 186 733.44

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 152 692.68

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 152 692.68.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Videos / films

Maria Prezioso: Linking Networks of Protected Areas to Territorial Development

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/protected-areas

Publication date: 2021-02-25

Document date: 2019-07-08

Languages: en

Reports

Targeted Analysis - Executive Summary

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/protected-areas

Publication date: 2021-02-25

Document date: 2018-06-27

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Main Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/protected-areas

Publication date: 2021-02-25

Document date: 2018-06-27

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Scientific Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/protected-areas

Publication date: 2021-02-25

Document date: 2018-06-27

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Synthesis Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/protected-areas

Publication date: 2021-02-25

Document date: 2018-06-27

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Presentations

Linking Networks of Protected Areas to territorial development - LinkPAs Project

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/protected-areas

Publication date: 2021-02-25

Document date: 2018-11-30

Languages: en

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Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2024-03-04

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

68 / 69 (98.55%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

353 / 370 (95.41%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Data from 3 projects ((MRS. ESPON TOOL, SoET and CPS 2.0) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2024-03-01. Regarding partners only data only main partners is available. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.espon.eu), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-21 and 2023-01-03.

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