Parc Ela

Coordinates: 46°35′39″N 9°41′35″E / 46.59417°N 9.69306°E / 46.59417; 9.69306
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Parc Ela
Piz Ela
LocationSwitzerland
Nearest cityTiefencastel
Area600 km2
EstablishedJune 3, 2006

Parc Ela (

Graubünden, Switzerland. It is intended to protect the regional biotope, help to promote its sustainable use
and give a boost to an area rich in scenery and national cultural assets, but weak economically.

Unlike Switzerland's only

Bergün, Savognin and Bivio. The park takes its name from Piz Ela
, the 3,338-metre mountain peak at its center.

Lake Marmorera
in the park

The park is organised as a private association of local activists, supported financially by contributions from the local municipalities, the cantons of Graubünden and Zürich and the conservation group Pro Natura, as well as by the goodwill of the Swiss federal government. Apart from road signs, visitors can see few actual indications that they are entering a protected area, as the park's activities focus on ecological, cultural, tourist and economical development and cooperation.

The park's legal recognition depends on a change in the Swiss law on the protection of nature and the countryside, which as of 2006 remained tied up in parliament due to disputes over whether federal financial support should be mandatory.

See also

References

  • "Nature park opens in eastern Switzerland".
    Swissinfo
    . June 3, 2006.

External links

46°35′39″N 9°41′35″E / 46.59417°N 9.69306°E / 46.59417; 9.69306

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parc_Ela&oldid=1019017467"