| Title | Traditional Agricultural System in the Southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais |
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| Introduction | In the Espinhaço Mountain Range of in the State of Minas Gerais, a complex agricultural system called "sempre-vivas flowers gatherers" have been developed by local farmers, based on their profound understanding of natural cycles, ecosystems and native flora management, achieving a great harmony with the environment and conservation of biodiversity. |
| Start date | 2020 |
| Title | Barroso Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral System |
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| Introduction | Barroso is an agricultural region dominated by livestock production (mainly bovines) and crops that are typical of mountainous regions (mostly potato and rye). With human occupation for thousands of years, this area of Northern Portugal presents a pattern of land occupation marked by human activity for agriculture, forestry and grazing. |
| Start date | 2018 |
| Title | The subalpine pastures of Andorra |
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| Introduction | The subalpine and supraforestal pastures of Andorra reflect the longstanding agropastoral system that local herders have developed over time. The communities living in a landlocked country with an average altitude of almost 2,000m above sea level have found a way to raise livestock and trade it for goods and food that could not be produced locally. |
| Start date | 2023 |
| Title | Agro-silvo-pastoral system Mountains of Leon |
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| Introduction | Agro-silvo-pastoral system of the Leon Mountains has been maintained for centuries, contributing to food security and the livelihoods of local communities. The diversity of land uses with forests (including chestnut groves, beech forests, birches, junipers, oak groves), pastures and areas under cultivation generates a space for coexistence of agriculture, livestock, forestry, gathering, hunting and fishing, giving the area great agro- ecological value. |
| Start date | 2019 |
| Title | Sonteul (hand net) Fishery System for gathering Marsh Clam in Seomjingang River |
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| Introduction | The Sonteul (hand net) Fishery System for Marsh Clam in Seomjingang River Estuary is located in the central west part of the Republic of Korea. In most of the country’s rivers the marsh clam is almost extinct. Against this backdrop, the environmental and ecological diversity of the River basin, bolstered by the local community’s efforts, serves, as a hospitable habitat for this deep-burrowing species. |
| Start date | 2023 |
| Title | Fallen Leaves Compost Agroforestry System in Musashino Upland, in the peri-urban area of Tokyo |
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| Introduction | Initiated in 1603 to counteract food scarcity in Edo (now Tokyo), the Musashino plateau became a pivotal production area. This farming system is based on sustainable soil management methods. It uses fallen leaves from preserved forests to make compost that boosts soil fertility and water retention. Today, this green area is still a vital vegetable supplier for Tokyo and provides a remarkable landscape where people can reconnect with nature and connect with agricultural practices. |
| Start date | 2015 |
| Title | Damyang Bamboo Field Agriculture System |
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| Introduction | Linked to a strong cultural identity, Damyang bamboo farmers have systemized their traditional management know-how by establishing traditional environment knowledge for optimum temperature, rainfall, wind direction, soil type and depth. This system relies on a bamboo-based multilayered organization of the production where bamboos are inter-cropped with tea trees and mushrooms. |
| Start date | 2020 |
| Title | Argan-based agro-sylvo-pastoral system within the area of Ait Souab - Ait Mansour |
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| Start date | 2018 |
| Title | Saffron Heritage of Kashmir |
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| Introduction | Saffron cultivation is part of the cultural heritage of the Kashmir region, associated with cuisine and medicinal values. This plant is mentioned in the 5th century BC in Kashmiri records and is still part of the agricultural economy. Practicing intercropping and agro-pastoralism, Saffron Kashmiri systems promote a high cultivated biodiversity. |
| Start date | 2011 |
| Title | Shimbwe Juu Kihamba Agro-forestry Heritage Site |
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| Introduction | Northern Upland Agro-forestry system is characterised by a structural diversity as a strategy adopted by farmers to achieve higher efficiency of resource use by efficiently harvesting solar energy and using soil nutrients and moisture. It also helps to exploit the space, both temporally and spatially in order to meet the many demands of food, fodder, fuel, timber, organic mulch, and medicinal plants. |
| Start date | 2011 |
| Title | Traditional Wasabi Cultivation in Shizuoka |
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| Introduction | Wasabi, Eutrema japonicum, is a native Japanese plant of the Brassicaceae family that has been highly prized in Japan since ancient times for the sharp flavor produced when its stems are grated. Shizuoka region is the origin of worldwide wasabi cultivation, and is believed to have begun approximately 400 years ago, during the Keicho era (1596-1615) in the Aoi district of Shizuoka City. |
| Start date | 2015 |
| Title | Salak Agroforestry System in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia |
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| Introduction | This agroforestry system in Karangasem, Bali—the driest region on the island—integrates salak cultivation with diverse crops. Developed by the indigenous Balinese people using the traditional subak system, it enhances biodiversity, conserves water, sequesters carbon, and supports food security, while preserving cultural heritage and sustaining local livelihoods. |
| Start date | 2024 |
| Title | Engaresero Maasai Pastoralist Heritage Area |
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| Introduction | In Northern Tanzania, Maasai have developed an agro pastoral system for centuries. Despite the scarce water and grazing land availability, Maasai have succeeded in adapting their systems to this area satisfying their needs and evolving with the cities nearby. Strongly linked to wildlife this agro pastoral system is not competing with it but functioning in synergy. |
| Start date | 2011 |
| Title | Dong’s Rice Fish Duck System |
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| Introduction | The Rice-Fish-Duck system is a unique mode of production and land use by the Dong people developed through a long-term exploration under limited natural conditions, and has strong local and folk characteristics. Growing up rice, fishes and ducks at the same time in paddies is an excellent ecosystem beneficial for man-made sustainable development. |
| Start date | 2011 |
| Title | Wannian Traditional Rice Culture, China |
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| Introduction | Wannian traditional rice is a remarkable old and prototype variety, firstly grown in Heqiao village during the North and South Dynasty (420 AD - 589 AD). Wannian rice varieties can only thrive in the Heqiao Village due to its unique combination of cold spring water, special soil conditions and climate. |
| Start date | 2010 |
| Title | Rice Fish Culture |
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| Introduction | Rice-Fish System is an aquaculture system that integrates growing fish in flooded paddy fields. The ingenious practice generates economic, social and environmental benefits, such as food security, quality nutrition and income generation, prevention of malaria, conservation of biodiversity, pest regulation and the establishment of carbon and nutrient cycles. |
| Start date | 2005 |
| Title | Jeju Haenyeo Fisheries System |
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| Introduction | The Jeju haenyeo fishing practice can be described as a traditional subsistence fishing system predominantly carried out by women. Haenyeo” (“sea women” in Korean) is a collective term for professional women who dive underwater without the aid of breathing apparatus and collect seafood such as disk abalone, horned turban, and sea mustard. |
| Start date | 2023 |
| Title | Chiloe Agriculture |
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| Introduction | Chiloé islands is a unique reserve of many species underlying the farmers’ patience and work for millennia, and home of many endemic flora and fauna in danger of extinction. The cultivation of a variety of potatoes (traditionally 800-1,000) is at the center of their traditions, culture, beliefs, social practices, and mythologies. |
| Start date | 2011 |
| Title | Ramli agricultural system in the lagoons of Ghar El Melh |
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| Introduction | Ramli, ethymologically on sand, are agricultural practices that grow crops on sandy substrates in the lagoons of Ghar El Melh. The roots of the plants are fed by the rainwater stored and floating on the surface of the sea water through the movements of the tides. |
| Start date | 2020 |
| Title | Geumsan Traditional Ginseng Agricultural System |
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| Introduction | Geumsan traditional ginseng agricultural system is a very important agricultural heritage. It represents the culture, long history and traditions of Korea. In addition, Korean Ginseng is considered a noble crop that, beyond being merely a specialty Korean product, has been inherited as one of the spiritual heritages of the nation. |
| Start date | 2018 |