Editing Vorarlberg (section)

=== Biosphere reserve Großes Walsertal ===
[[File:Großes Walsertal.jpg|thumb|View upon the [[Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal|Biosphere Park Großes Walsertal]] from the Alpe Steris|280x280px]]The [[Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal]] covers about 19,200&nbsp;ha and hosts 3,420 inhabitants and around 180 farms (42% of which are organic <sup>as of 2022</sup><ref name="fah">{{cite web |title=Kurz gesagt |url=https://www.grosseswalsertal.at/Kurz_gesagt |access-date=11 May 2022}}</ref>). The reserve strives for a sustainable economy and tourism in the region and provides a platform for discussion about society, politics and science. The Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal has been a [[UNESCO]] [[Nature reserve|biosphere reserve]] since 2000. Biosphere reserves are the ecological counterpart of the cultural world heritage sites. The biosphere reserve's aim is sustainable development, education and research as well as the protection of natural diversity.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Biosphere Park Concept|language=en|url=http://www.grosseswalsertal.at/Biosphere_Park_Concept|access-date=2018-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kurz gesagt |url=https://www.grosseswalsertal.at/Kurz_gesagt |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Biosphärenpark Großes Walsertal |language=de-AT}}</ref>

The '''[[Nagelfluhkette Nature Park]]''' is a cross-border nature park between the [[Germany|German]] [[Allgäu]] and the [[Austria]]n [[Bregenz Forest|Bregenzerwald]]. The nature park is 24,700 hectares in size. It comprises a high level of [[biodiversity]] which is the result of [[Alpine transhumance]] (the cultivation of the land by humans) and the geological diversity. The Nagelfluhkette Nature Park offers guided hiking tours.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Naturpark Nagelfluhkette |url=https://www.bregenzerwald.at/land-leute/naturpark-nagelfluhkette/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Naturpark Nagelfluhkette |url=https://www.oberstaufen.info/politik/interkommunale-projekte/naturpark-nagelfluhkette/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=www.oberstaufen.info |language=de |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820165334/https://www.oberstaufen.info/politik/interkommunale-projekte/naturpark-nagelfluhkette/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>