GIAHS - 全球重要农业文化遗产
Project meeting, Engaresero Maasai Pastoralist Heritage Area (Tanzania). © FAO/David Boerma.
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An event starting today in Batumi, Georgia, aims to kick-start the discussion on GIAHS in Europe and Central Asia and to facilitate its applications from countries throughout the region. Participants from eight countries – Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Spain and Tajikistan – will learn of the advantages of GIAHS recognition.
Into the list there is also the book Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems: Combining agricultural biodiversity, resilient ecosystems, traditional farming practices and cultural identity: With stunning pictures of remarkable sites all around the world, this publication highlights some of FAO’s Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS).
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries of Spain (MAPA) organized the Second National Workshop on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, on 31st May 2019, in Madrid. In Spain, three systems have been designated as GIAHS in Malaga, in Alava and in Tarragona regions. The opening of the session was made by the Assistant Director-General of the FAO Climate Biodiversity Land and Water Department, the Vice Minister of Agriculture of Spain, and...
The GIAHS Coordinator, Yohihide Endo, presented the GIAHS Programme at the first session of the Forum "Il bel paesaggio", dedicated to the protection and promotion of traditional agricultural landscapes. In addition, FAO and Fico organized an exhibit dedicated to the GIAHS programme, in the foyer area of the congress center. The exhibit represents a journey through some of the 57 sites recognized by FAO as treasures of global importance. Landscapes that represent models...
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On the occasion of the Launch of the Report on the State of World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture by the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Ms Naoko Ishii and Mr Gustavo Fonseca, Director of Programs, had the chance to visit the GIAHS exhibition. This temporary exhibition has the objective of presenting the long collaboration between FAO and the GEF in the establishment and development of GIAHS,...
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