Interfaces between science and management: what role for scientific advice of Protected Areas?

To what extent and under what conditions are scientific councils able to promote scientific research in protected areas? To what extent and under what conditions can they support the management and the policy of a protected area and mediate conflicts? How can they contribute to building networks and cooperation? 

The workshop, organized by Labex ITEM, ISCAR and ALPARC will gather together some 40 participants, members of scientific councils and persons responsible for management and research in protected mountain areas from Alpine countries : Austria, Slovenia, Deutschland, Swiss, Italie, France)