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Zoning of the Reserve
Core zone:Every Biosphere reserve has a core zone in which nature can develop without any interference from man. The target is to bar man from utilizing the core zone. The core zone must be large enough to facilitate the dynamics of the ecological system processes. It can be made up of a number of partial areas. The conservation of natural or near natural ecological systems is the number one priority. The core zone must be an area protected by law and represent various natural or aboriginal natural habitats. The Great Walser Valley as an example: The core zone includes the Gadental, Faludriga-Nova nature reserve, the Tiefenwald upland moor, the head water of the river Lutz where the flowing water is under protection, the Kirschwald-Ischkarnei and the Red Wall that is under conservation in the Alpine region. In the Great Walser Valley, 20% of the total area could be designated as the core zone. Maintenance zone:At least 10% of the total area in a Biosphere park region is a maintenance zone. This relates to the cultural landscape that is especially worth protecting and also dependant upon protection. The maintenance zone serves the conservation and maintenance of eco-systems, which were created or affected by human utilization. The maintenance zone protects the core zone from adverse effects. The main goal is to preserve cultural landscapes that contain a wide spectrum of natural habitats for numerous typical areas of unspoiled nature and endangered animal and plant life. This is achieved by maintaining the landscape. Regeneration and methods of environmental education should be reported to the conservation aims. The structure and function of the eco-system and the natural environment as well as environmental observations are all carried out in the maintenance zone. Development zone:Living, economy and regeneration area of the population. The goal is to develop economic measures that are equally suitable for the demands of both man and nature. The socially acceptable production and marketing of environmentally friendly products contribute to sustainable development. Above all, sustainable utilization of the typical natural habitats shape the characteristic landscape in the development zone. Here is where the potential for environmentally and socially acceptable tourism lies. The development zone is where man-environment relationships are investigated. At the same time, the structure and function of the eco-systems in the natural environment are examined as well as the environmental observations, and measures for environment education. In the Great Walser Valley, the entire permanently settled area is part of the development zone. |
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