FAO-ISESCO International Workshop on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) For the Islamic Countries

FAO-ISESCO International Workshop on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) For the Islamic Countries

Year of publication 2014

Pages 5p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) 1is an international partnership initiative that aims to identify, support and safeguard Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems and their livelihoods, agricultural and associated biodiversity, landscapes, knowledge systems and cultures around the world. The GIAHS Partnership recognizes the crucial importance of the well-being of family farming communities in an integrated approach while directing activities towards sustainabl e agriculture and rural development.

Language English

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The general objective of this joint workshop is to promote GIAHS dissemination and enhance the capacity of the West African countries to identify and propose their GIAHS sites.
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Proceedings International Workshop on Globally Important Agriculture Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
For the Islamic Countries
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Over centuries, generations of farmers, fisher folks, and herders have developed complex, diverse and locally adapted agricultural, fisheries, forestry and pastoral systems, managed with time-tested, ingenious combinations of techniques and practices that lead to biodiversity conservation, food security, resilience of ecosystems and their provision of essential goods and services for humanity.