Experimenting a heritage approach to forest conservation and management: the Majella National Park Forest Portal

Abstract

Forests, primary components of natural ecosystems, are an essential part of territorial heritage, a common good with an inalienable value of existence. Due to their multifunctional character and their ability to provide ecosystem and eco-territorial services, they are a key element in strategies to counter climate change. For this reason, it is necessary to systematise the knowledge about their features, potential and transformations. The experimentation performed in the Majella National Park with the creation of a forestry portal, the structure, functioning, contents and updating methods of which are described in this article, is an important step forward for the development of active protection policies according to an eco-territorial approach. The system created, replicable in other contexts, can represent a valid support for planning and the elaboration of territorial projects aimed at self-sustainability.