Policies and programmes related to the presentation and promotion of the property
One of the fields of action that the Management Framework is based on is the improvement of the nominated property via suitable communication and promotion strategies. The objective is to create an information network with two main bands, plus a third extended band that could provide educational materials on the World Heritage Site with the aim of raising visitors’ and hikers’ awareness. The first band is made up of the network of shelters and mountain cabins that allow widespread and specific information on this “high-altitude museum”. The strategic position that these structures are in, within a natural laboratory, guarantees unlimited educational communication and offers visitors the chance to find out about the geological, geomorphical and landscape values of the World Heritage Site. Besides, a large part of the nominated property lies within natural parks (see para. 5b), equipped with their own visitor centres and structures specially given over to environmental education, the promotion and utilizationof protected natural areas. This system makes up the second band of the information network, able to not only appeal to occasional visitors but also the local population and schoolchildren, thus providing quite an in-depth lesson in nature. For these reasons and on the basis of the geological, geomorphological, landscape and eco-system characteristics described in the nomination document (see par. 2th) and in the attachments, the Plan attributes these prevalent aptitudes to the Systems, it being understood that the primary objective for every system remain the conservation of its outstanding universal values.
| system | mountain groups | aptitude | |
| 1 | Pelmo-Nuvolau | Pelmo – Nuvolau | Aware hiking and education regarding ecological research activities which have been carried out for over ten years in this Dolomites sector, geological and Palaeontological research |
| 2 | Marmolada | Marmolada | Environment education, glacier research and climate change monitoring based on glacier data research gathered over the past thirty years by the Arabba Climate Conditions Centre; geological and Palaeontological research |
| 3 | Pale di San Martino- San Lucano - Dolomiti Bellunesi – Vette Feltrine |
Civetta - Moiazza Pale di S. Martino – S. Lucano Dolomiti Bellunesi – Vette Feltrine |
Aware hiking, research Conservation, nature education through means and activities Conservation, nature education through means and activities |
| 4 | Dolomiti Friulane/Dolomitis Furlanis e d’Oltre Piave |
Dolomiti Friulane (Dolomitis Furlanis) e d’Oltre Piave |
Conservation, nature and wilderness education founded on experience gained by the Park |
| 5 | Dolomiti Settentrionali/ Nördliche Dolomite |
Cadini, Dolomiti di Sesto, Dolomiti Dolomiti Cadorine Sett Sass |
Aware hiking, nature education, research focused experience Aware hiking, environment education and nature research Geological research, in reference to the more than one hundred
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| 6 | Puez-Odle / Puez-Geisler / Pöz-Odles |
Puez – Odle / Puez-Geisler / Pöz – Odles |
Nature preservation, protection and education regarding the cultural landscape and as in the Northern areas of the Dolomites geological and Palaeontological research |
| 7 | Sciliar-Catinaccio / Schlern-Rosengarten - Latemar |
Sciliar – Catinaccio / Schlern- Rosengarten – Latemar |
Aware hiking, protection and education regarding the cultural landscape, geological and Palaeontological research |
| 8 | Rio delle Foglie / Bletterbach | Rio delle Foglie / Bletterbach | Geo-tourism, education courses, Palaeontological scientific research based on the important stratigraphy system and the immense fossil patrimony that visitors can admire |
| 9 | Dolomiti di Brenta | Dolomiti di Brenta | Geo-tourism, aware hiking, nature education and scientific research based on know how and experience of the Adamello Brenta Nature Park and its nomination to become a European Geo-Park. This entity is also certified for activities connected to sustainable tourism |
The information network should finally extend into a third broader band that includes the network of museums on the valley floor and in the capital towns (geological and natural history museums, ethnographical and local history museums, other local cultural institutions; more info in Annex 8) in order to give a complete idea of the culture of the local people and the nature that characterize and make the Dolomite region unique.