Conservation, restoration and enhancement of Pergola Valdostana vineyard landscapes

Since the early 1990s there has been a growing institutional and political sensibility with regard to the protection and preservation of the landscape. Cultural Landscapes, remarkable and deserving sites selected by UNESCO to be safeguarded at international level, and the Registro Nazionale dei Paesaggi Rurali Storici, both embody concrete actions and initiatives for the recognition, conservation and enhancement of landscapes. As evidenced by several authors, and now acknowledged by the whole community, the vineyard landscape, characterized by wise territorial management by man, is a significant expression of the past and has an important environmental, communicative and social value. The Interreg project Vi.A. - Route des Vignobles Alpins, intends to preserve, valorise and promote the environmental, cultural and landscape heritage of the vineyard through a diagnosis of the typical mountain landscape and its related aspects. The aim of the study is to identify strengths and critical issues and develop effective actions and tools to preserve, recover and enhance the specificities of Alpine vineyards.