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In this second edition of the workshop, we propose once again an interdisciplinary approach to understanding global processes of change and their local manifestations within Euregio space. Specifically, we examine the case of Val di Fiemme in Trentino and its centuries-old institution, the “Magnificent Community”. The Community represents a longstading model of collective management of common goods: mountain pastures, meadows and, above all, woodlands. Over the centuries, it has successfully protected and enhanced its environmental resources and made the timber trade an important and profitable economic activity for the valley.

The main question we seek to address in the workshop is: how can this historical form of local institution address current environmental challenges such as climate changes? By exploring this question, we also hope to gain broader insights into how the management of common goods can contribute to the conservation and sustainable development of ecosystems and ecosystem services in local Alpine systems.

Educational activities include seminars, participatory sessions, guided tours, and workshops.

Participants: students from the universities of Bolzano, Innsbruck, and Trento.

 

 

Organisers: Prof. Angelo Besana (Università di Trento), Prof. Tobias Boos (Libera Università di Bolzano), Prof. Nicola Gabellieri (Università di Trento), Prof. Konrad Kuhn (University of Innsbruck) and Prof. Daniela Salvucci (Libera Università di Bolzano).

Local Partners: Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme

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Program

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Wednesday 02th April

15:00 - Lectures and Discussion: The Magnifica Comunità and the Commons in the Alps

- Welcome greeting and presentation of the MCF by the Scario (President), Mauro Gilmozzi

- The history of MCF: a collective agro-forestry-pastoral economy in the long term, Dr. Tommaso Dossi

- The collective forest heritage of the MCF and its responsible management, Dr. Andrea Bertagnolli

- The Fiemme Valley, a tourist economy, Dr. Giancarlo Cescatti (director of A.P.T. Fiemme Cembra)

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17:00 - Commons, vertical migrations and new risks of privatization, prof. Andrea Membretti

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Thursday 03rd April

9.00 - Lectures and Discussion: Ecosystems, climate change and sustainability in mountain regions

- Ecosystems, ecosystem services and nature based solutions, Dr. Luana Silveri

- Physical and economic impacts of climate Change in Mountain Regions. Adaptation and mitigation policies, Prof. Silvana Dalmazzone

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14.00 - Local excursions​​

- Visit of the forest of the MCF

- Visit of the biomass power plant or of the sawmill of the MCF

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21.00 - “Gaming in groups”

- Educational game Fractal game. Team up to save alpine ecosystems, PhD. Luana Silveri

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Friday 04th April

9.00 - “Gaming in groups”

- The "tragedy of commons", individual gain, collective pain - local communities and sustainable land management, a game to play seriously. Dr. Luana Silveri

- Educational game YouTopia. The ecosystem valley

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12.00 - Final discussion​

Prof. Angelo Besana, Prof. Tobias Boos, Prof. Nicola Gabellieri, Prof. Konrad Kuhn, Prof. Daniela Salvucci.

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​This event is funded by EUREGIO by the Euregio Mobility Fund 2024 and by the European Union – Next Generation EU, as part of the PRIN 2022 call for proposals, project “Bridging geography and history of woodlands: analysing mountain wooded landscapes through multiple sources and historical GIS” (2022EKECST) – CUP E53D23010170006.

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