Regional management tools at local level: The po and orba regional river park

Abstract

According to the ELC definition of landscape, its management and protection are to be based on the use of land and natural resources for farming and other activities. In this context, farms are both partners as consumers of the territory and at the same time competitors with other productive activities. The Authority of the Po and Orba River Park launched an Information Desk (INFOFIUME) to promote the joint planning of such activities within and beyond the boundaries of the protected area, to increase and protect biodiversity, and promote landscape. The centrality of farms on the discussed issues very often collides with policies that should take into account biodiversity and landscape while supporting the structural and organizational choices oriented to renewal agriculture.