Regional Meeting on the role of Biosphere Reserves in the management and sustainable development of large river basins

Collina Po: Una nuova alleanza fra città e campagna per uno sviluppo territoriale sostenibile – M. Valle

COLLINA PO MAN AND BIOSPHERE RESERVE

COLLINA PO MAN AND BIOSPHERE RESERVE

Total Area (ha): 171,233.85 ha

Fourteen Core zones

1. Confluenza Po Maira

2. Lanca di San Michele

3. Oasi del Po Morto

4. Lanca di Santa Marta e Confluenza con il Banna

5. Molinello

6. Le Vallere

7. Meisino e Isolone Bertolla

8. Collina di Superga

9. Orco e Malone 10. Bosco del Vaj 11. Confluenza della Dora Baltea

12. Isolotto del Ritano

13. Isola dei salici 14. Mulino Vecchio. 85 municipalities involved

LABORATORY FOR TESTING AND IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

The nomination becomes

an opportunity

to integrate the defence

of natural resources and

socio-economic

development into a

territory

that unwinds along an

urban river axis, with

planning, design and

management.

LABORATORY FOR TESTING AND IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

The proposed Reserve hopes to be a true

laboratory of sustainability where

the three zones involved

– core, buffer and

transition –

cooperate and interact, each with its

own special characteristics.

AN ALLIANCE WITH THE METROPOLITAN AREA

Sustainable use of the territory:

the nature fifteen minute walk

from the center of Turin

AN ALLIANCE WITH THE METROPOLITAN AREA

AN ALLIANCE WITH THE AGRICOLTURAL AREA

In the nominated reserve, agriculture is an important activity both in economic terms and in terms of territorial management. Of all production industries, agriculture is the one that has the closest links with the environment and therefore has an enormous influence on biodiversity and the landscape

AN ALLIANCE WITH THE AGRICOLTURAL AREA

AN ALLIANCE WITH THE ECONOMICAL SYSTEM

Sustainable management of the

territory: from a territory used as

quarry to a site of natural value

AN ALLIANCE WITH THE ECONOMICAL SYSTEM

Action Plan :

as an instrument for planning future actions to put into practice in the candidate territory.

Four reference themes:

1. strategic policies for the candidate reserve

2. local projects

3. the governance model proposed for the management of the reserve

4 .the monitoring plan proposed for the mab reserve

ACTION PLAN

1. STRATEGIC POLICIES FOR THE CANDIDATE RESERVE

The strategic policies referred to make up what

can be described as “the vision” for the

candidate Reserve.

They represent what is expected of the

Reserve’s future and describe a purposely

ambitious picture, in which nature, culture and

fruition of the territory communicate and relation

to one another, often according to a virtuous

approach of mutual exchange.

In some cases they are projects that are

already active in the area, for which the

continuation of the activities is expected, while

in other cases, they are new projects,

conceived with a view to making the objectives

assumed for the candidate Reserve

operational.

1. STRATEGIC POLICIES FOR THE CANDIDATE RESERVE

1. Conservation of nature 2. Strategic design on the territory 3. Activities linked to the Po dei Laghi Masterplan 4. Fruition of the Collina Torinese 5. Communication and territorial marketing project in relation to the principles behind

the Reserve 6. The Rete dei Sentieri 7. Sustainable fruition of the River Po: Po Cycleway and Cavour Canal Cycleway 8. Enhancement of typical products and sustainable agriculture *

*This strategic line, which can be considered relatively “new” in the panorama of actions entered into in the

area, aims to enhance the typical products present on the territory, along with sustainable agriculture, as activities

capable of integrating economic, social and cultural development.

1. STRATEGIC POLICIES FOR THE CANDIDATE RESERVE

2. LOCAL PROJECTS

The 85 municipalities involved have always been

committed to the entry into operation of territorial

management and requalification projects, as well as communication and

participation projects.

Three reference segments

•Environment and nature

•Society •Culture.

Projects in the area Network project/local Lead municipality

Un Associazione per i sentieri Network project Brozolo

Da Ponte a Ponte Local project Chivasso

Enhancement of Lake Arignano Network project Arignano and Marentino

Anello Verde Local project Torino

Coordinamento Associativo Sentieri della

Collina Torinese Network project Protected Areas of the Po and Collina Torinese

Works to organise the Rura’ ditch and cycle

path. Local project Cambiano

New cycle path from Cambiano to

Madonna della Scala Local project Cambiano

Beica’ an bike Network project Pralormo

Lake Spina Local project Pralormo

Study of possible cycling – walking

itineraries Local project Volpiano

Nature Path Local project Lombriasco

Study of forms of Community Based

Natural Resource Management Local project

Lauriano (with Turin University and SEAcoop)

Creation of an Activity Centre for the

sustainable and multifunctional management of

the woods Local project Turin (IPLA)

Park volunteers Local project Settimo Torinese

A ruota libera Local project Settimo Torinese

Adotta un po’ di verde Local project Settimo Torinese

Urban allotments Local project Borgaro Torinese

Cascina Bert - una casa per tutti Local project Turin

Per Nobili Terre Network project Protected Areas of the Po and Collina Torinese

Un paese ed un pittore: Pavarolo e Felice

Casorati Local project Pavarolo

I love Pulcherada Local project San Mauro

Verrua Savoia Fort Local project Verrua Savoia

Po eticamente Network project Carignano

La città del Principe Network project Carignano

Percorsi artistici e devozionali nel Feudo

dei Nove Merli Local project Volvera

Borgo Cornalese mill Local project Villastellone

3.THE GOVERNANCE MODEL PROPOSED FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RESERVE

At this time of severe economic crisis, the protected areas are required to elaborate new forms of management, capable of adapting to the lack of funds available and of directing the parks towards new methods of design and planning, focused increasingly on building networks.

The MAB could be an opportunity to try out an innovative management model capable of meeting this new requirements

4. THE MONITORING PLAN PROPOSED FOR THE MAB RESERVE

Starting with the instruments already operating in the territory, the Monitoring Plan aims to focus on the Reserve and on achieving the aims identified, assessing the

individual detailed actions and strategic policies

•First level : achievement of the aims for the Reserve. verify the achievement of the aims established for the Reserve.

•Second level: assessment of the conditions of the components check on the progress of the individual components of the

environment and territory, for many of which indicators have been explained in the file.

•Third level: assessment of the state of progress of strategic and local projects

assess the projects present in the area, in terms of progress and effects.

Regional Meeting on the role of Biosphere Reserves in the management and sustainable development of large river basins

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