b2n net steering committee meeting luisa vuillermoz – director warsaw, 26 th - 27 th january 2010
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B2N NetSteering Committee Meeting
Luisa Vuillermoz – Director
Warsaw, 26th- 27 thJanuary 2010
1) Information about the area
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Where we areItaly Aosta Valley
• A strategic position, in the core of Europe (you can reach Paris in 8 hours, Lyon and Geneva in 3 hours).
• A region in the Alps (Mont-Blanc 4,810 m, Matterhorn 4,478 m, Mount Rosa 4,634 m, Mount Gran Paradiso 4,061 m)
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Aosta ValleyAosta Valley is the smallest region in Italy (120.000 inhabitants) but has a unique natural and cultural heritage More than 1/5 of the region is defined as a
“protected area”
8 natural reserves, 4 alpine gardens, 210 glaciers, 500 mountain streams, 400 lakes
Aosta is the 2° site in Italy for the concentration of Roman remains
Many medieval castles, a megalithic area
A particular autonomy regime, both political and administrative
Bilingual region (Italian-French)
And more: gastronomy, handicraft, traditions…
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Gran Paradiso National Park First protected area in Italy Set up in 1922 to protect the
ibex who was in danger of extinction
Involves the area that used to be the hunting reserve of King Vittorio Emanuele II
Includes 2 regions and 5 valleys, from 800 m to 4061 m
The ibex has been saved thanks to the Gran Paradiso National Park, and it is now the symbol of the park
From the King’s reserve to the Park for all…
Gran Paradiso National Park
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2) Facts and figures about FGP
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Fondation Grand Paradis
Set up by a specific regional law in 1998, Fondation Grand Paradis is a body governed by public law which aims at promoting and developing naturalistic and cultural tourism on the territory made up of the local councils of Aosta Valley within the Gran Paradiso National Park jurisdiction.
Fondation Grand Paradis puts itself forward as
the experimental laboratory of a new policy model for the shared management of services which are of collective interest and has the aim of actively contributing to the definition and strengthening of strategies and policies regarding the development of tourism both at a local and regional level.
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Our mission
We believe that the Espace Grand Paradis has a strong vocation for sustainable tourism.
Our mission is to develop a new sensitivity towards nature and to revive local culture within the territory, to create the suitable context for the development of economic players
The Park is not an obstacle, is an opportunity!
Our activityFondation Grand Paradis specifically deals with: Promoting, developing, co-ordinating and
running the network of locations of naturalistic interest such as the Visitors’ Centre of the Gran Paradiso National Park and the Paradisia Alpine Botanical Garden;
Promoting, co-ordinating and running sites of cultural interest and museums such as the Castle of Introd, Châtel-Argent and the “Maison Gérard-Dayné” and the “Maison Bruil;
Carrying out specific projects which create suitable conditions for the achievement of the aims stated in the regional law;
Planning events and organizing different activities (temporary expositions, didactic workshops, etc.) throughout the year.
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FGP membersThe local policy making process related to the protected
area of Gran Paradiso National Park takes the form of the Fondation Grand Paradis Board of Directors in which all relevant public policy makers are involved.
Fondation Grand Paradis brings together and represents the different stakeholders in the three valleys.
In fact, its Board of Directors also includes: The Chairman, who is the representative of the
Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley; The Chairman of Gran Paradiso National Park; The Chairman of Grand Paradis Mountain
Community; The Mayors of the 7 municipalities within the Gran
Paradiso National Park jurisdiction
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Financial resourcesCurrent financial resources (excluding European and structural projects)
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55%
14%
12%
19%
Aosta Valley local council7 MunicipalitiesGran Paradiso National ParkOthers
FGP accounting system omplies with the public accounting system rules.
SWOT analysis
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STRENGTHS
•CORPORATE IDENTITY•QUALITY LIFE•PRESENCE OF GRAN PARADISO NATIONAL PARK AND AOSTA VALLEY REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
WEAKNESSES
•LACK OF A CRITICAL MASS•PAROCHIAL LOGIC
OPPORTUNITIES
•EUROPEAN FUNDING (LEADER, INTERREG…)•COMARKETING AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER PLAYERS
THREATS
•FINANCIAL DEPENDENCE•SELF-REFERENTIALITY•ANNUAL FINANCING SYSTEM
3) Main projects conducted by FGP
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Giroparchi FGP: 4,3 millions €/total budget: 5,3 millions €
Structural funding (5 years)
The “Giroparchi” (going round the parks) project is aimed at creating a unified tourist product, a path of discovery of the park areas of Mont Avic and of the Gran Paradiso.
The intention is to accompany the visitor along a path of discovery, not only of the scenery, but also of the very identity of a territory that has strong features from a historical, cultural and natural point of view.
In fact, a series of activities are scheduled, such as the re-evaluation of the paths, a project of sustainable mobility, and the requalification of sites of particular interest long the route.
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Racines du Goût FGP: 43,000 €/total budget:219,000 €
Cross-border cooperation program Alcotra Italy/France (2 years)
The project (“the roots of taste”) is aimed at making the most of taste-related topics linked to local production
Concerning the area of responsibility of the Fondation Grand Paradis, a lot of promotional and in-depth events are organized, and in particular the creation of animations, including ones based on theatre techniques, and actor guides; animations are proposed in order to allow the visitor to acquire knowledge through a personal and emotional experience.
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Fondation Grand Paradis intends to:
- share the experience of more than 80 years of socio-economic development of the most developed side of the Gran Paradiso National Park;
- discuss with the partners the strengths and the weaknesses, the opportunities and the threats of this territory and compare them with those of the B2N network;
- act as a privileged interlocutor by bringing the reflections back to the local and the regional level.
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B2NNET FGP: 186.360 €/total budget: 1.954.466 €
4) Persons involved in B2N Net
Luisa Vuillermoz – [email protected] Alessandro Ottenga – [email protected] Yvette Chentre – [email protected]
FONDATION GRAND PARADISVillaggio Minatori11012 Cogne (AO) - Italy(+39) 0165 749264
www.grand-paradis.it
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