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The pressing necessity to transform existing agrifood systems, characterized by their substantial environmental challenges—including the widespread use of pesticides and fertilizers, greenhouse gas emissions, water overexploitation, biodiversity depletion, and soil degradation—into systems that are resilient and sustainable is becoming widely recognized on a global scale. Emphasizing the crucial role of biodiversity preservation and the need to mitigate the environmental impact of agriculture, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United...

©FAO/Sabina Mirauta Brussels. - The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems Programme presented its innovative approach at the European Summit of Regions and Cities in Mons.   Clelia Puzzo, Programme Specialist from the GIAHS Secretariat, highlighted the relevance of the GIAHS approach for the European Regions and Cities through rural development actions, promotion of territorial food systems, and transmission of traditional knowledge, and connecting heritage values with sustainability and innovation. On the margins of...

Salzburg.- Austria, marked a significant milestone as it celebrated the formal recognition of Traditional Hay Milk Farming in the Austrian Alpine Arc as a FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS). The event, attended by 800 guests, mainly farmers from the region, included the participation of Salzburg Governor, Wilfried Haslauer, and GIAHS Coordinator, Endo Yoshihide, representing the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. "The designation of hay milk farming...

农业已有一万多年的历史。在此期间，它不仅为我们提供了食物、住所和生计，还为我们提供了知识、传统、创新和生态系统服务。然而，许多生态系统已不堪重负，因此农业不仅要源源不断地提供所有这些益处，还必须更好地适应环境。