SITE VISIT OBJECTIVES
To give the participants an idea on how environment conservation topic can be achieved through knowledge, protecting the territory and education.

INSTITUTION PROFILE
Gran Paradiso National Park was the first national park established in Italy. It includes a large territory of high mountains, from the 800 meters of the bottom of the valleys to the 4,061 meters of the Gran Paradiso peak. Gran Paradiso national park, with a surface area of 70.000 hectares, covers the Gran Paradiso range, an area characterized by every alpine environment, from the rural landscapes of the valley floor to forests of conifers, from alpine pastures to high route environments.