Agriculture Practice in Protected Areas

In the last decade the amount of Protected Areas (PA)
have increased significantly. With the problems of
loss of biodiversity and climate changes PAs have
become important for protection of nature and
biodiversity. The Network of Adriatic parks (NAP) is
a project that has the goal to create a network of
PAs in the Adriatic Ionian Basin countries and aims
at promoting, enhancing and conserving the natural
resources of the Parks. Local food products stand for
keeping the tradition and culture of specific areas.
Local products could be used as a tool, by means of
involving the local inhabitants living in the areas
of the park for social, economical and environmental
sustainability of the park and also for the rural
people living there. The tradition and knowledge in
the countries rural area where the parks in the NAP
project are situated are not yet familiar with the
concept of local products as the parks from the
Italy. This research should help to recognize new
ways of cooperation and development, and should be
especially useful for professionals working in the
field of protection of nature and agriculture or
anyone interested in different ways to promote local
products and PAs.

Autorentext
Azra Alikadic, Degree of Master of Science in Horticulture, Swedish Agricultural University.

Klappentext
In the last decade the amount of Protected Areas (PA) have increased significantly. With the problems of loss of biodiversity and climate changes PAs have become important for protection of nature and biodiversity. The Network of Adriatic parks (NAP) is a project that has the goal to create a network of PAs in the Adriatic Ionian Basin countries and aims at promoting, enhancing and conserving the natural resources of the Parks. Local food products stand for keeping the tradition and culture of specific areas. Local products could be used as a tool, by means of involving the local inhabitants living in the areas of the park for social, economical and environmental sustainability of the park and also for the rural people living there. The tradition and knowledge in the countries rural area where the parks in the NAP project are situated are not yet familiar with the concept of local products as the parks from the Italy. This research should help to recognize new ways of cooperation and development, and should be especially useful for professionals working in the field of protection of nature and agriculture or anyone interested in different ways to promote local products and PAs.