Mar Ortega
To raise awareness of the importance of work to strengthen urban agrifood systems in the region of Europe and Central Asia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a webinar in early June focusing on the challenges and opportunities in urban food agrifood systems faced by countries in the region.
Musashino Region
Three new sites in Asia are the latest to have been formally recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), underlining the importance of the continent’s centuries-old agricultural practices in feeding the world’s growing population and combating climate change and biodiversity loss.
©FAO/Joao Roberto Ripper
FAO awards 24 systems in 12 countries, as immersive experience showcases GIAHS’ role
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A shared past, present and future in the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
22 May 2023
22 May 2023
©Photo courtesy of GIAHS Agro-Silvo-Pastoral System of the Leon Mountains
How remarkable systems of human and animal coexistence have helped preserve biodiversity and provide food security
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