On April 17-19, 2012, in the framework of the project “Institutional support to protected areas in Albania”,a workshop on DSS (Integrated Spatial Planning 4.0 software package) was organized at INCA premises. The DSS-ISP is very useful and practical software for the management of the protected areas, and enabling a more informed decision making process. The training program was organized in a number of modules, each focusing on a specific ISP 4.0 tools and included both presentations by the trainers and practical exercises (learning by doing).