Mont Avic Natural Park, Italy
Activity: Tourism
EMAS: I -000150
NACE: 92.53
Mont Avic Natural Park's environmental management system aims at ongoing improvement in the conservation and development of the land, the ecosystems and biodiversity.
This park was set up in 1989, with the idea of preserving the natural resources of the upper-central Valley of the Chalamy torrent (Aosta Valley). Mont Avic has obtained both ISO 14001 and EMAS in 2003.
The environment has only partly been affected by human activities. The rough orographic characteristics have, in fact, always been a hindrance to the traditional agricultural and stock-raising activities and, more recently, they have avoided the development of mass tourism, both in the summer and in the winter.
The forests and woods of the Park, heavily depleted in the past to meet the needs of the mining activity, have partly recovered their original features and are exceptionally beautiful.
In May 2003, upon request of the municipality of Champorcher, the Aosta Valley regional authorities approved the inclusion of the upper valley of Dondena in the protected area. As a result, the overall Park area now covers 5747 hectares.
Contact:
Parco Naturale Mont Avic
loc. Fabbrica 164
I - 11020 Champdepraz
Tel: +39-125-960643
Fax: +39-125-961002
E-mail : parc.avic@libero.it
Websites: http://www.montavic.it or http://www.parks.it
