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Alcotra Aclimo of which the Protected Areas of the Cozie Alps are partners. After the kickoff seminar of the initiative that took place in Turin on February 21, 2024, the recent meeting organized by the Parc National du Mercantour in Valberg, France marks the official conclusion and a moment of discussion on the work plan that the various entities have developed.

During the summer of 2026, which is proving to be the hottest ever and one of the most drought-stricken in the Western Alps, the management body for protected areas of the Cozie Alps is engaged in three main projects dedicated to water, which is becoming an increasingly central issue in terms of ecological balances and regarding the management of human activities at high altitudes and the safety of those who inhabit and frequent high-altitude lands.

Nelle giornate del 10 e 11 giugno 2026, è stato condotto un monitoraggio ittico presso il Lago Nero nel comune di Cesana Torinese all’interno del sito della Rete Natura 2000 “ZSC Cima Fournier e Lago Nero” gestito dalle Aree Protette delle Alpi Cozie. L’attività è stata effettuata dalla struttura Bioaqua (Centro di referenza regionale per la biodiversità degli ambienti acquatici) dell’Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta (IZSPLV), con l’autorizzazione della Città Metropolitana di Torino all’utilizzo di elettropesca e reti professionali.

It has been two very intense days but, at the same time, interesting and engaging. On Monday, March 23, and Tuesday, March 24, the great annual conference for presenting the scientific activities carried out by the Park Authority took place at the headquarters of the Protected Areas of the Cozie Alps in Salbertrand. An opportunity to present the results of the Alcotra Aclimo and BiodivTourAlps projects, collaborations with universities and research institutes, and the monitoring carried out by park rangers and staff from the Cozie Alps Parks.

On October 16 and 17, a meeting took place at the headquarters in Salbertrand of the Protected Areas of the Cozie Alps among the partners of the ALCOTRA ACLIMO project, the cross-border initiative Italy-France dedicated to water resource management in times of climate crisis. The Italian staff from the Protected Areas of the Maritime Alps, the Gesso Stura River Park, the Regional Natural Park of the Ligurian Alps, and the Gran Paradiso National Park, along with their French colleagues from the Mercantour National Park, the Écrins National Park, and the Vanoise National Park, gathered for an intensive two-day exchange on the progress of work and field visits to observe some initiatives under development in the Parks of the Cozie Alps.

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The Giletta family has been raising cattle in Val Troncea for generations. Following a flood, the aqueduct that supplied water to the farm was destroyed.
The reconstruction takes place thanks to the dialogue between the Parks of the Cozie Alps and the family, experimenting with technical solutions that have improved the quality and quantity of water available for the livestock while minimizing impacts on the landscape and biodiversity, reconciling business needs with environmental protection.

Interreg-ALCOTRA Project “ACLIMO” - Drops of Change: eight experiences of sustainable water management in agriculture and livestock: a series of eight videos that tells some of the numerous experiences of sustainable water management in agriculture and livestock that have emerged in the area thanks to the commitment of operators in dialogue with institutions, and that deserve to be shared and promoted.

The evening is called Drops of Change, like the title of the videos produced by the Interreg project Aclimo on the subject of water resource management in the Protected Areas of the Western Alps. The appointment is on Friday, March 21 at 9 PM at the municipal cinema of Condove (TO) in Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 13 for the first public screening of the films, organized thanks to the collaboration of the Protected Areas of Alpi Cozie with the Valsusa Filmfest on the occasion of the World Water Day. A conference featuring images and words with Luca Giunti, park ranger, Elena Valsania, director, Bruno Usseglio, park ranger and filmmaker, and Alba Meirone, head of the technical area of the Park Authority.

On Wednesday, March 4th in San Giorio di Susa, the second appointment of a series of meetings dedicated to the environment BiodivTourAlps: for more conscious gazes and steps

On Friday, March 21 at 9:00 PM in Condove, at the Comunale cinema - Piazza Martiri della Libertà 13 - as part of the Valsusa Filmfest and on the occasion of the World Water Day: "Drops of Change. Water management in Protected Areas".

ACLIMO aims to provide concrete support to the territory towards a sustainable transition of human activities, in particular pastoral ones, for the conservation of the natural heritage, through an ever-increasing knowledge of the effects of climate change on the habitats and species most vulnerable to availability of water.