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Project Summary
The PASTORALP PLATFORM offers current and detailed cartography of major mountain pastoral types for effective pastoral management.Adaptation measures, determined through stakeholder consultations and modelling tools, consider applicability, biodiversity impacts, and success factors. Vulnerability analysis involves biophysical, biodiversity, and socioeconomic indicators. The interactive maps generated by the project are accessible in a WebGIS environment for GIS software expert users.
Themes
Biogeoghraphic Region
Objective
The PASTORAL platform aims at supporting pastoral communities in adopting new strategies for climate change adaptation, raising awareness about the impact of climate change on mountains vulnerability
Good Practice Description
The LIFE project PASTORALP addressed climate and land-use changes in Alpine permanent grasslands. One main outcome of the project was the establishment of platform tools for adaptation strategies, with the potential for broader application in Western Alpine pastoral areas. The results were achieved with a path of stakeholder engagement. The platform is designed as a support for pastoral communities, policy makers and other stakeholders (people working in the field, scientists, citizens, etc.) to gather information about addressing climate change in alpine pastures. The platform also worked as a repository to generate greater stakeholder awareness of the vulnerability of mountain pasture systems, expected impacts and adaptation measures. It allows for an integrated view of future climate projections in the two Alpine study areas, the impacts of climate change, and the vulnerability of mountain pasture resources, offering feasible adaptation strategies to be adopted and promoted, providing real-time data from cameras and sensors in two study areas, facilitating monitoring of temperature, air moisture, phenology, and productivity of mountain pastures. The platform includes user-friendly interactive maps presenting current and future climate data (2011-2040 and 2041-2070) based on IPCC scenarios. The open access mode of the platform and its user-friendliness allow the dissemination of the results obtained from the LIFE PASTORALP project to all stakeholders and potential new users, thanks to a set of suggestions that can be easily replicated in other mountain pasture areas.
Tools and Equipment
Data Collection Tools (Cameras and Sensors, Weather Stations, GIS Technology); Modeling Tools; Data Processing Software; Web Development Tools; Mapping Software; Cartography Tools; Stakeholder Engagement;
Open Access Platforms.
Personnel
Project Manager; Climate Scientists; Ecologists/Biologists; GIS Specialists; Field Technicians; Modeling Experts; Web Developers; Community Engagement Specialists.
Problems and Threats Faced
Implementing the PASTORALP platform, designed to address climate change impacts on alpine pastures, might present challenges such as data collection hurdles due to the remote terrain, making it difficult to install and maintain monitoring equipment such as sensors and cameras. Processing and analyzing diverse datasets require specialized expertise, potentially posing challenges in securing the necessary skilled staff. Additionally, developing a user-friendly online platform demands robust technology infrastructure, which may be lacking in remote areas. Ensuring accessibility of the platform to stakeholders with varying technological literacy levels could be difficult, as well as navigating regulatory frameworks regarding data management and online accessibility.