LE COLLINE DEL DI CONEGLIANO E INFORMATION ON THE REVISION OF THE DOSSIER INTRODUCTION

The decision 42 COM gestions, in particular those related to the identifica- 8B.31, included referring the nomination back to tion of potential attributes and values focused on the the State Party, in order to: redefine the nomination rural landscape character of the property. This path refocusing the potential OUV, redefine the bound- has also lead the working team to the identification aries and buffer zones, and complete the adoption of new boundaries for the property and to develop a process by the 28 concerned municipalities of the new comparative analysis. The writing team believe “Technical rule – Articolo Unico”. The decision also that the final document has taken into consideration took note that the general state of conservation of the suggestions and finally present the real values of the site was adequate and the measures of conser- this cultural landscape. vation, as well as its monitoring and management systems were well structures. The decision recom- Thus the nomination dossier has suffered major mended the State Party to implement the mentioned changes which the State Party hope will comply recommendations in dialogue with ICOMOS. with ICOMOS requirements for the evaluation of the property. The changes refer mainly to: As a result of this decision, the State Party met with ICOMOS to discuss the process, and then organized an Advisory Mission to the Prosecco region. ICOMOS CHAPTER 1. has then assisted the State Party in developing po- IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY tential ways to resubmit a revised nomination. Finally, ICOMOS Advisory Process resulted in a report : “ICO- According to the indications received by ICOMOS, MOS Advisory Process – Le Colline del Prosecco di the boundaries of the nominated property have been Conegliano e Valdobbiadene” – , Final Report 31 changed and reduced. October 2018”. The recommendations clearly sug- gested a profound revision of the dossier, considering a) The property covers a surface of 9.197.45 ha boundaries, attributes, values, exploring the specific b) The buffer zone covers a surface of 9.769,80 ha agricultural practices that are relevant to this kind of steep terrain. It also described the state of conserva- The selection of the core area has strictly followed tion and the necessary documentation for the assess- the suggestions of the ICOMOS report. Attention ment of the conditions of integrity and authenticity, has been paid to exclude from the core area some and the need for a new comparative analysis. corridors running from NW to SE, presenting urban- ized areas and other infrastructures. Despite the fact The State Party acknowledges and thanks ICOMOS that some portions of the previous core area are for the assistance provided –even more taking into now located in the buffer zone, the current property account the short term collaboration - which has is a continuous area limited mainly to the hogback proved to be very helpful. In fact, the clear sugges- vineyard areas, that share essential characteristics. tions and recommendations from ICOMOS as stated The new limits have been defined on the basis of in its final report, have resulted in a deep analysis of the natural features and their intertwining with his- the property from different perspectives, that has en- tory and coincide with the valleys that separate the abled the State Party to research in interesting issues. hills from the Pre-Alps to the North, the Piave Riv- The State Party therefore deeply appreciates ICO- er to the West and the bottom of the foothills to MOS interest to clarify the methodology and criteria the great Po Valley to the Southeast. The valleys are to deepen into the assessment of the potential OUV. connected by portions of territory not affected by degradation processes. This has allowed to avoid The working team have explored and followed the the risk of a dissection of the property requiring a very precise ICOMOS recommendations and sug- serial nomination. INFORMATION ON THE REVISION OF THE DOSSIER 4 5 INFORMATION ON THE REVISION OF THE DOSSIER

The suggested extension of the buffer zone is slightly the distinct checkboard pattern of the ciglioni, have scapes, mountain, coastal... ). With regard to the CHAPTER 7 AND 8. different, presenting a reduced portion in the north- been condensed in three main attributes. These may ingenuity of the growers, the agrarian management DOCUMENTATION AND CONTACT ern, western and eastern parts of the core area, while seem a small number of attributes considering the techniques were examined, with particular regard to INFORMATION the southern mostly reflects the suggested bound- options available, but this choice has the advantage the measures to contain erosion, and the techniques aries. This choice was operated in order to exclude to be supported by a strong set of historical evidenc- of vine breeding. Finally, to describe the attribute re- These last chapters have been updated to include areas not presenting a coherent landscape structure es justifying authenticity, integrity and the new OUV lated to the landscape mosaic, the size and orienta- the documents, bibliography, etc. that were used in and historical development with the core area. related to the criteria for the inscription. tion of the patches, and the type of design to which the research and drafting of this version of the dos- they originated, was evaluated. The ecosystem value sier, as well as the inclusion of the researchers and was also taken into consideration. working team that have collaborated. CHAPTER 2. CHAPTER 3. DESCRIPTION JUSTIFICATION FOR INSCRIPTION From this starting point, comparisons were drawn with other properties that express similar combi- Due to the concern and suggestion included in the Chapter three was completely re-written, only some nation of Outstanding Universal Values, and, in par- ICOMOS report, the Chapter two has been com- parts of the protection and management require- ticular, sites of rural -making character were pletely revised; some sections have been changed, ments have remained as they were in the previous selected, especially in the European geographic some have been deleted, and some are totally new. dossier. Not only the criteria under which the inscrip- contest but considering the world dimension as The chapter has been divided in 4 sections that refer tion is proposed have been reduced to just one, but general framework. The ICOMOS indications on to the geographical characteristics of the site, the in- also the brief synthesis, the statement of integrity, the possible comparable properties were used teraction between people and nature, its history and the statement of authenticity, the comparative analy- and verified, and the mentioned landscapes were development; and finally the main attributes identi- sis and the Draft Statement of Outstanding Universal included in the table. The first stage of selection, fied that represent a totally new section. Value have been totally re-written based on the iden- in fact, is carried out through a table which con- tified values and attributes, and the research carried siders 37 landscapes, crossing comparable prop- The historical description of the site has been modi- out. erties from WHL and Tentative list, and also other fied according to the boundaries selected. The histor- registers at national or international level, with the ical description has been divided into two sections: The comparative analysis was completely re-shaped, sub-attributes. The result is a first selection of the one is a focus on the importance of the interaction starting from the new attributes for the definition of most similar sites to the nominated one, which re- between man and nature during the centuries that the property values. In this framework, the indica- quired a more in-depth comparative analysis, de- has contributed to the creation of the landscape we tions provided by the ICOMOS Advisory Process of veloped in stage two. have nowadays. The second one regards the history October 31, 2018 were taken into utmost consider- of the area in general and it has been extracted from ation, and have allowed reformulating the attributes Stage two consists of a precise and detailed compar- the previous dossier. The sections showing the major that characterize the property. In addition, the indi- ison of each of the five landscapes that show close changes and differences from the previous dossier cations from ICOMOS underpin the selection of the similarities with the site of the Prosecco Hills, with the are those related to the architectural heritage and the sites with which to compare. aim of demonstrating that Colline di Valdobbiadene Conegliano’s viticulture school and it’s role at interna- represents a model of rural landscape that is not fully tional level. As already highlighted in the Nomination File, three represented in the WHL. main attributes were identified that unequivocally For the re-elaboration of the historical section it was testify the features of Outstanding Universal Value of considered necessary to develop a new bibliograph- the nominated property, and which, although could CHAPTER 4. ical and archival research. This has allowed to identify be found separately in other landscapes, are com- STATE OF CONSERVATION AND FAC- fundamental information for the uniqueness and the bined in Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e di TORS AFFECTING THE PROPERTY integrity of the property, particularly on the “ciglio- Valdobbiadene producing a unique result and not ni”, the “mosaic” and original features of the local vit- replicable elsewhere. In particular, the three attrib- Modifications are obviously minor ones compared to iculture such as the “Bellussera” training system. This utes that specifically characterize the landscape value the previous dossier, and it has only been adapted to research activity has allowed to refocus the dossier of the property are: the new boundaries. and produce new maps to better express the values thus identified. It has been clarified that changes in • geomorphology the cultivation techniques affecting the landscape of • the ingenuity of farmers CHAPTER 5 AND 6. the new buffer zone have not affected the core area, • the landscape mosaic PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT. where most of the landscape has remained stable in MONITORING the last two centuries. For each attribute, we identified sub-attributes that characterize them, and that have allowed the actu- The previous Management System and protection The subchapter 2.d includes the new attributes, tak- al comparison. The geomorphological connotations measures were found adequate by ICOMOS in all its ing into consideration the suggestions of the ICOMOS taken into consideration are: the average height reports (including the first Recommendation to the report. The ingenuity of the farmers, the way people above sea level, the degree of steepness of the World Heritage Committee on the previous nomina- have adapted viticulture to a harsh terrain, the mo- slopes (especially if higher than 20%) and the geo- tion dossier), so no amendments were found nec- saic of different parcels interlinked with woods and graphical character of the places (i.e. if fluvial land- essary.