Search by
The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) are living heritage systems inhabited by communities that maintain an intricate relationship with their territory. These evolving and resilient systems are characterized by remarkable agrobiodiversity,
traditional knowledge, invaluable cultures, and landscapes, sustainably managed by farmers, herders, fisherfolk, and forest people in ways that support their livelihoods and food security. Through the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has designated 104 systems in 29 countries.
Latest
News
Two sites in Chile recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
06/11/2025
Chile now counts three GIAHS systems, contributing to a total of 11 designated systems across five countries in Latin America.
News
Regional symposium advances collaboration on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) among Korea, China and Japan
20/11/2025
Organized by FAO’s Partnership and Liaison Office in the Republic of Korea, the symposium formed part of a regional twinning initiative bringing together...
News
Ministerial delegations from Brazil, Ecuador and Peru endorse and call for a strengthened agricultural heritage approach by FAO in the region
27/11/2025
Within the framework of the meeting of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources, held in Lima, Peru, the delegations...
Stories
Discover the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
Video
Video
Agricultural Heritage: Empowering resilience in the face of climate change
11/11/2023
The GIAHS programme was launched in 2002 by FAO to safeguard traditional agricultural systems and their sustainable practices. Watch the inspiring stories...
Photo gallery
Photos
2025 GIAHS Award Ceremony: 28 new systems
30/10/2025
A day of celebration, dialogue and shared heritage. This album captures the ceremony and full event programme, where custodians, partners and communities...
Publications
Publication
Twenty years of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
Success stories of dynamic conservation for sustainable rural development.
Publication
Guidelines for making a GIAHS Proposal document
Best practices for developing successful agricultural heritage applications.