eco.mont Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
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eco.mont Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
ISSN 2073-106X
Print Edition ISSN 2073-1558 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-7019-8 Online Edition Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management 2/2
12/2010 online edition A print edition is available from innsbruck university press Indexed by: Science Citation Index
Axel Borsdorf
is professor of geography at the University of Innsbruck and director of the Institute of Mountain Research: Man and Environment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences ÖAW Günter Köck is director of the national research programmes of the Austrian Academy of Sciences ÖAW
Alain Morand,
Pierre Commenville
S. 45 - 54 doi:10.1553/eco.mont-2-2s45 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften doi:10.1553/eco.mont-2-2s45
Abstract: With nearly 2 500 km² of protected territory, the Mercantour National Park (PNM), with its Italian neighbour, the Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime, has become a beacon for the protection of biodiversity in Europe. For over 30 years, many targeted conservation projects have been carried out across this mountainous massif at the south-western tip of the Alps. Beyond the general protection of regulated areas in the core zone of the park (963 km²), some emblematic large mammals and birds such as the alpine ibex and the bearded vulture have benefited from population reintroduction and/or reinforcement programmes, legitimizing a voluntarist conservation policy that relies on the participation of numerous scientific partners, NGOs and other regional stakeholders (farmers, hunters, etc.). The involvement of local actors has also become a key element of conservation policy. With the natural return of wolves, linked to their expansion in Italy and through the Liguria region, several European programmes bringing together environmental and agricultural stakeholders have made it possible to develop better coexistence between farmers, shepherds and this newly installed predator, which has forced changes to grazing practices. Today, PNM is at the crossroads of a number of changes. First, on the issue of scientific protocols and programmes, it particularly emphasizes their consistency across various networks, in the context of the global crisis of biodiversity. Second, the park is undergoing a major change in its mode of governance, collaborating with local actors to write a charter for the territory. These efforts towards development and a local takeover of natural resource management policy present a complex, dual challenge: to encourage initiatives and innovations from local actors in membership-based initiatives while enhancing the conservation of the natural and cultural heritage and the natural resources throughout the territory. Published Online: 2010/11/24 15:06:27 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x0024d230 Rights:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The journal “eco.mont” – Journal of protected mountain areas research and management – was published for the first time in June 2009. The journal was founded as a joint initiative of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC), the International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps (ISCAR), the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the University of Innsbruck. The journal aims to highlight research on and management issues in protected areas in the Alps without excluding other protected mountain areas in Europe or overseas. Its target audiences are scientists from all related disciplines, managers of protected areas and interested individuals including practitioners, visitors, teachers, etc. The journal presents peer-reviewed articles in English by authors who research protected mountain areas and management issues within these areas. It's published twice a year as a collaboration of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Press – responsible for the e-version – and Innsbruck University Press – responsible for the print version. Die Zeitschrift „eco.mont“ – Zeitschrift zur Forschung in Gebirgsschutzgebieten – erschien im Juni 2009 zum ersten Mal. Die Zeitschrift wurde auf Initiative des Netzwerks Alpiner Schutzgebiete (ALPARC), der Schweizer Akademie der Naturwissenschaften (ISCAR), der Österreichischen Akademie für Wissenschaft (ÖAW) und der Universität Innsbruck gegründet. Sie hat das Ziel, Themen zu behandeln, die gleichzeitig Forschung und Verwaltung in und über die Schutzgebiete der Alpen betreffen, ohne dabei andere Gebirgsschutzgebiete Europas oder anderswo auszuschließen. Diese neue Zeitschrift richtet sich an ein Publikum von Wissenschaftlern der verschiedensten Fachbereiche, an die Verwalter von Schutzgebieten und an alle sonstigen Interessierten, Praktiker, Besucher, Lehrpersonal etc. einbegriffen. Die Zeitschrift veröffentlicht begutachtete Beiträge auf Englisch von Autoren, die Fragen der Gebirgsschutzgebieten und deren Verwaltung forschen. Sie erscheint zweimal pro Jahr, auf der Basis der gemeinsamen Anstrengungen des Verlags der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, der für die digitale Fassung verantwortlich ist, und der Presse der Universität Innsbruck, verantwortlich für die gedruckte Fassung. |
Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
A-1011 Wien, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
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