Photos
Flickr Album: Fallen Leaves Compost Agroforestry System in Musashino Upland, in the peri-urban area of Tokyo, Japan
01/10/2023
The history of this system goes back to the development of the Musashino Plateau in the Edo period in the 1600s.
Flickr Album: Traditional Walnut Agricultural System in Tuyserkan, Hamedan Province, Iran
17/09/2023
Tuyserkan is well known in Iran for its walnut orchards, its delicacies as well as its landscapes and historical monuments. Indeed, traditional walnut production has been practiced in the region for centuries and is deeply rooted in the social and cultural values system of the local communities.
Flickr Album: Sonteul (hand net) Fishery System for gathering Marsh Clam in Seomjingang River, Republic of Korea
02/07/2023
The Sonteul (hand net) Fishery System for Marsh Clam in Seomjingang River Estuary is located in the central west part of the Republic of Korea. In most of the country’s rivers the marsh clam is almost extinct.
Flickr Album: Jeju Batdam Agricultural system, Republic of Korea
02/07/2023
Called Black Dragon, Batdam is the result of the ingenuity of Jeju inhabitants to survive in a windy volcanic Island. Utilizing the stones, it is 22,000 kilometer of fences which have been built since 1000 years.
Flickr Album: Spain, Agro-Silvo-Pastoral System of the Leon Mountains
02/11/2022
n the Mountains of León, the systems have been maintained for centuries, contributing directly to food security and the livelihoods of local communities. Local animal varieties have been domesticated and developed over centuries to meet the environmental and social requirements of the territory that forms the Mountains of León system.
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Flickr Album: Thale Noi wetland buffalo pastoral agro-eco-system, Thailand
02/11/2022
Thailand, Thale Noi Wetland Pastoral Buffalo Agro-ecosystem. Free ranging buffaloes grazing in the wetland and waterways created by buffalo trampling
Flickr Album: Argan-based agro-sylvo-pastoral system within the area of Ait Souab - Ait Mansour
08/09/2022
The agro-forestry-pastoral system in Ait Souab-Ait Mansour is a unique region where argan trees have been cultivated for centuries.
Flickr Album: The ksour of Figuig: oasis and pastoral culture around the social management of water and land, Morocco
08/09/2022
The GIAHS of Figuig, linking the municipality of Figuig and neighbouring AbbouLakhal, is characterized by the interdependence and interconnection of pastoralist and farming communities.
Flickr Album: The Agricultural System of Valle Salado de Añana, Spain
23/08/2022
The Valle Salado of Añana is an outstanding example of the interaction between humans and the natural environment in the creation of a salt producing agricultural system whose origin dates to Prehistory, more than 7,000 years ago, and which in the 21st century continues to enjoy great vitality.
Flickr Album: Biwa Lake to land integrated system, Japan
11/07/2022
The Biwa lake to land integrated system is centered on traditional inland water fisheries which have developed along with paddy agriculture that provides safe breeding grounds for spawning lake fish.
Flickr Album: Fruit Cultivation System in Kyoutou Region, Yamanashi, Japan
11/07/2022
The following album entails impressions of the Fruit cultivation system in the Kyoutou Region in Japan, officially designated as an Agricultural Heritage system in 2022.
Flickr Album: Integrated Farming System for Harmonizing People and Cattle in the Mikata District, Japan
03/03/2021
Japan - Integrated Farming System for Harmonizing People and Cattle in the Mikata District
Flickr Album: Oasis froides du Haut Atlas, Morocco
08/09/2020
In this mountain oasis, the Amazigh people developed their own ingenious and practical solutions for managing natural resources which are still in place today.
Flickr Album: Chinampas Agricultural System in Mexico City
08/09/2020
The chinampas agricultural system is an articulated set of floating artificial islands built in a traditional way based on oral transmission chinampera prevailing culture since Aztecs times.
Flickr Album: Ramli agricultural system in the lagoons of Ghar El Melh, Tunisia
08/09/2020
Ramli, ethymologically on sand, are agricultural practices that consist of growing crops on sandy substrates. These very singular gardens were created in the 17th century by the Andalusian diaspora to cope with the lack of cultivable land and fresh water.
Flickr Album: Hanging gardens from Djebba El Olia, Tunisia
08/09/2020
Perched on the heights of Mount el Gorrâa, the gardens of Djebba el Olia form a unique agroforestry system. At an altitude of 600m, the communities have been able to shape this mountainous landscape to their advantage by integrating agriculture on terraces derived from natural geological formations or by building them out of dry stone.
Flickr Album: Grape Production System in Jowzan Valley, Iran
18/08/2020
Grape and grape-based Production System in Jowzan has a long history. This system has provided a better life situation for local people, a distinct opportunity for tourists, and a unique platform to boost rural economy.
Flickr Album: Malaga Raisin Production System in La Axarquía, Spain
17/08/2020
The raisins production in Axarquía has gone through centuries and different civilisations until today changing a few of its characteristics. Indeed, the cultivation of Muscatel grapes in the mountainous areas of Málaga is very important in the agricultural economy of the area as it is developed in areas of steep slopes without any other agricultural alternative.
Flickr Album: The Agricultural System Ancient Olive Trees Territorio Sénia, Spain
17/08/2020
"Territorio Sénia" is located at the meeting point between the areas of the Valencian Community, Catalonia and Aragon. This territory includes 27 municipalities which are linked by their geography, their history, their language and their culture and also have the highest concentration of ancient olive trees in the world.
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Flickr Album: Traditional Gudeuljang Irrigated Rice Terraces in Cheongsando, Republic of Korea
12/08/2020
Between the 16th and the mid-20th centuries, unique rice paddies have been constructed combining soil and water management by re-engineering the natural environment in areas with disadvantageous conditions. The residents have constructed, maintained, and managed Gudeuljangnon and the irrigation systems as a means of livelihood.