Identification (Project Development Facility Block A (pdf-A)
- UNDP FAO GEF Project Document
The aim of this project is to identify and mobilise recognition and support for the conservation and sustainable use of globally important agricultural heritage systems and landscapes and their associated agricultural biodiversity and knowledge systems. The systems will be initially selected on the basis of their ingenious management of biodiversity.... More...
The PDF A (Phase I) is a grant obtained from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with co-financing support of FAO and other partners, aimed to facilitate the involvement of a range of stakeholders in the conceptual thinking and project development process, with a view to: More...
Preparation (Project Development Facility Block B (pdf-B)
- UNDP FAO GEF Project Document
The overall goal of the project is to identify and safeguard Globally Important Ingenious Agricultural Heritage Systems and their associated landscapes, agricultural biodiversity and knowledge systems through mobilising global and national recognition and support for such systems and enhancing global, national and local benefits derived through their dynamic conservation, sustainable management and enhanced viability. More....
In 2002 a proposal to develop the concept of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) was submitted to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The UNDP was the implementing agency while FAO served as the executing agency. During the PDF-B stages, preliminary assessment of globally important traditional agricultural systems of the world..... More....
Full Scale Project (FSP)
- Approved Full Scale Project Document for Implementation 2008-2013
Worldwide, specific agricultural systems and landscapes have been created, shaped and maintained by generations of farmers and herders based on diverse natural resources, using locally adapted management practices. Building on local knowledge and experience, these ingenious agricultural systems reflect the evolution of humankind, the diversity of its knowledge, and its profound relationship with nature. More... (Endorsement Document / Global Project Document)
