High-Quality Producers from the Dolomites World Heritage Site

In the context of work carried out by the Landscape Heritage and Protected Areas Network, in 2018 collaboration was initiated with high-quality producers from the Dolomites World Heritage Site. There are many farmers and producers involved across the Dolomites, part of a project aimed at promoting not only products, but above all producers themselves, as key players in active conservation and promotion of the Dolomites.

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The project pursues one of the goals of the Overall Management Strategy for the Dolomites UNESCO Property: to foster sustainable economies through promotion of local production. The initiative with the producers also acts on other goals of the Overall Management Strategy, in particular for joint promotion of the World Heritage Site and its values, synergy between key actors in governance of the Property, a culture of hospitality and experience & community-based tourism, promotion of good practices aimed at cultivated biodiversity and active conservation, and fostering of awareness amongst farmers with regard to their contribution to the active conservation of the Dolomites landscape and, through agricultural, forestry and pastoral activity, to hydrogeological protection.

This is a project that unites the high quality of agri-food production from the different enterprises of the World Heritage Site, from Trentino, South Tyrol, Belluno and Friuli, with the individual experiences of producers who express the deep connection between their communities and the Dolomites.

In 2021 a promotional area for high-quality producers was created on the portal visitdolomites.com, providing an online catalogue of  producers from the Dolomites signed up to the project. This section is available in English, German and Italian.

The online catalogue is available here.

Requirements for inclusion in the catalogue of high-quality producers of the Dolomites World Heritage Site

To be included in the catalogue of high-quality producers of the Dolomites World Heritage Site, certain minimum requirements must be met, aimed at checking producers do belong to the Dolomites region and minimum quality standards.

On this basis, it is necessary that:

• the company’s production site is located within one of the municipalities listed in Annex B
• the company holds at least one of the following quality certifications:
  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
  • Presidio Slow Food
  • Mountain product
  • Certification issued by the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, the Autonomous Province of Trento, the Veneto Region or the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region (e.g. “Gallo Rosso”, “Qualità Trentino”, “Qualità Verificata” of the Veneto Region, etc.)
  • Quality Charter of a Park belonging to the Dolomites World Heritage Site (Annex B)
• the company’s production activity, if within one of the parks listed in Annex B, complies with the requirements of the relevant park
• the company undertakes to actively participate in the initiatives of the high-quality producers of the Dolomites World Heritage Site
• the company undertakes to operate in accordance with the exceptional value of the World Heritage Site, promoting this value through its work, in accordance with the goals set out in the Overall Management Strategy of the Dolomites World Heritage Site.

To request inclusion in the catalogue of high-quality producers of the Dolomites World Heritage Site, the requesting company must fill out and submit the form (Annex A), accompanied by the requested attachments, to the email address info@dolomitiunesco.info.

Following inclusion in the catalogue, the information profile of the company will be added to the interactive map on visitdolomites.com, in the section High Quality, and the company will receive periodic updates on initiatives of high-quality producers of the Dolomites World Heritage Site.

Documents:

• Description of the project of the High-Quality Producers from the UNESCO Dolomites
• Annex A (in Italian) – Word | PDF – Application form for inclusion in the Catalogue of the High-Quality Producers from the UNESCO Dolomites
• Annex B (in Italian) – List of municipalities and parks that include part of the core area and/or buffer area of the Dolomites World Heritage Site

This activity is part of the project “Promotion of the region through integrated management and communication actions of the UNESCO Dolomites WHS”, established with the support of Fondo Comuni Confinanti.