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Les systèmes culturaux en Ramli dans les lagunes de Ghar El Melh et ses jardins suspendus de Djebba El Olia ont été reconnus comme Systèmes ingénieux du patrimoine agricole mondial (SIPAM), une appellation gérée par l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO). Il s'agit de la deuxième reconnaissance SIPAM pour un site tunisien après les oasis de Gafsa en 2011. Les deux sites reflètent des liens étroits entre les champs cultivés,...

Rome.- The GIAHS-Secretariat is pleased to announce the launching of its Webinar Series with a Session on Sustainable Tourism and Agricultural Heritage on Thursday, June 11, from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (Rome time) via Zoom. The session will be hosted by  Endo Yoshihide, GIAHS Program Coordinator with special guest speakers: Dirk Glaesser, Director of Sustainable Development of Tourism at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), and Bernardino Sperandio, Mayor...

Time for Nature – 5 June is World Environment Day and this year the focus is on biodiversity, calling for nature to be at the heart of all decision-making. In the context of a post-COVID-19 world, this year’s theme is an opportunity to highlight the need to 'build back better', in harmony with the nature that our ecosystems and health depend on. Sound ecosystem management is the solution to achieve food security and protect human...

The University of Florence supported by the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development is the first institution to organize a master course to identify and map potential Globally Important Agricultural Heritage (GIAHS) sites all over the world. The FAO Programme on “Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems” is the scientific reference used by the University to explore the characteristics of the registered landscapes in Italy by using the lens of dynamic conservation...