Stakeholder Workshop 26th May 2014
Triglav,hotel jezero, ribčev laz, 4265 boh. jezero.
Agenda
Morning session
9:30-9:45 Introduction of the Workshop (Stoberne and Urška Smukavec/Turizem Bohinj )
9:45-10:00 Presentation of pilot area TNP and Bohinj (Andrej Arih/TNP)
10:00-10:15 Presentation of pilot area Prealpi Giulie Nationalpark (Stefano Santi/PGN)
10:15-10:35 Presentation of GreenAlps (Yann Kohler/ALPARC)
10:35-10:50 Presentation of Recharge Green (Filippo Favilli/EURAC)
10:50- 11:10 COFFEE BREAK
11:10 -12:40 Eco-connectivity and ESS, Econnect and Jecami (Ruedi Haller)
12:40-13:00 Discussion
13:00-14:30 LUNCH
Afternoon session
14:30- 15:00 Examples of concrete cases of Jecami (Ruedi Haller)
15:00 - 15:30 Report of site visit and questionnaire’s results (Filippo Favilli/EURAC)
15:30-16:30 Open discussion
The President of the Parkintroduced the area, its main characteristics and issues related to nature protection and regional development. He said thatit is difficult to achieve tangible results in the area through European projects, because there is the need to create a correct legal language. Language of nature is flexible and must bestrengthened. Legal model and natural model are always conflicting.
Stefano Santi, director of Prealpi Regional Park, told about his area and problems to institute a National Park due to opposition of many municipalities. He focused the attention on the possibility to create a Transboundary Area including the Prealpi Area, a good territory for ecological connectivity. A good way to enhance connectivity and raise acceptance and cooperation is to use the presence of bears in the Julian Alps area. If the bears’ number is going to increase, the existing situation has to change.The two parks are currently not in contact in ecological terms. It is very important create a physical contact. The results of the project “Palpis” are considered a good starting point.
Ruedi Haller (Swiss National Park) prepared a general introduction to the GIS tool JECAMI that was developed through the project ECONNECT. JECAMI is a computer- based system for the analysis of the landscape permeability based on ten indicators related to the human presence and impact. JECAMI provides an analysis of the main obstacles to the establishment of an ecological network, in order to consider them during regional land-use planning processes. During the JECAMI training day in the Swiss National Park, the Julian Alps area was analyzed and the connectivity problems of some species highlighted. JECAMI combines three different approaches: the analysis of the landscape as a whole in a continuum suitability index (CSI), the distribution and migration of specific key species (SMA and service) and the connectivity analysis of riverine landscapes (CARL service). Practical example of CSI and SMA web service was presented and explained. He presented the strengths and weaknesses of the tool. He also showed us some concrete examples for the area of Triglav National Park. The tool is available online on website
Identified needs
Due to the low presence of local stakeholder at the workshop, (only few National Park workers were present, nobody from economic categories) it was not possible to identify clearly the main needs of the Pilot Region Triglav. The absence of stakeholder could be due to the low affection regarding the Park and the Biosphere – people do not feel themselves as part of a single community. Stakeholder show to be tired of European projects that concretely have brought few results to the well-being of their economy. They do not see new economic opportunities coming from the park nor from the UNESCO brand.
Due to the perception of low economic opportunities, people are moving to cities, leaving agriculture without a support.
The absence of stakeholder shows also the lack of confidence in regards of European projects. Nobody of the presents knew Recharge Green project, someone knew Green Alps.
The traffic inside of the park represents a big problem. There was a proposal to offer public transports during the weekend, but there are no data in hand about it. Money are few and infrastructuresinadequate. By the way, the park has not yet adopted a management plan. About renewable energies, the focus is only on biomasses.
Forests owners are another problem of the Park. They do not contribute and collaborate to the ecological connectivity andthere are problems with the compensation system.