Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)

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Agro-silvo-pastoral system Mountains of Leon

Mountains of Leon represents an extensive, biodiverse, multi-productive agrosilvopastoral system

Project's full title Agro-silvo-pastoral system Mountains of Leon
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.
Country Spain
Start date 2019
Status Designated
Activities See more photos, videos and stories: https://www.fao.org/giahs/giahs-around-the-world/spain-leon-agro-silvo-pastoral-system/en  
Related publications
01/2022

The GIAHS Mountains of León candidacy is made up of the convergence of systems that have formed over time and thanks to the constant presence and human activity throughout its entire length, including its most remote and rugged areas, a unique hybrid system that differentiates it from all its neighbouring areas.

Tags Rangelands and Pastoralism TraditionalKnowledge TraditionalSystem