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The GIAHS Secretariat will hold a workshop to share experiences of implementing measures in action plans among GIAHS sites and consider how GIAHS holding countries can best execute monitoring. The workshop will take place in Rome, FAO HQ, from 29th to 30th of June. The objective of this workshop is to share experiences of implementing measures in action plans among the North African Oasis GIAHS sites and seek key elements for...

اللجنة الوطنية لنظم التراث الزراعي ذات الأهمية العالمية بتونس تأسست خلال ورشة العمل الوطنية يوم  16/02/2017. وتظم هذه اللجنة ممثلين عن عديد  الوزارات ، بما في ذلك الشؤون المحلية والبيئة والزراعة والثقافة والتراث والسياحة والتعليم، فضلا عن الاتحاد التونسي للفلاحة والصيد البحري والاتحاد التونسي للصناعة والتجارة والصناعات التقليدية، واللجنة الوطنية للتربية والثقافة والعلوم والبيئة ومنظمات المجتمع المدنى. يمثل  احداث لجنة وطنية بتونس لنظم التراث الزراعي ذات الأهمية العالمية(GIAHS/SIPAM)  التزاما وطنيا لتونس...

The GIAHS Workshop for Europe and Central Asia successfully met the expectations of participants. Presentations and discussions during the first day of meeting at FAO headquarters provided insights for the future development of GIAHS. New partnerships and enhanced collaboration with new European countries were announced, as well as the intention of European and Central Asian countries to submit their proposals for the recognition of GIAHS sites in the near future. The inclusion of...

GIAHS activities in Kilimanjaro slopes, Tanzania, have been mentioned on FAO Climate Change webpage. http://www.fao.org/climate-change/news/detail/en/c/881113/

 Agroecology and GIAHS: how can innovative systemic approaches contribute to sustainable development? FAO, Malaysia Room, 23rd March 2017   The Permanent Representations of Italy, France and China with the collaboration of GIAHS are organizing on 23 March 2017 the following  seminar “Agroecology and the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS): how can innovative systemic approaches contribute to sustainable development?” The seminar will highlight the synergies between Agroecology and GIAHS. Both offer theoretical and practical...