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Cover pages for the GIAHS Proposal: Zhejiang Huzhou Mulberry-dyke & Fish-pond System

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    GIAHS Proposal: Zhejiang Huzhou Mulberry-dyke & Fish-pond System
    Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
    2016
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    GIAHS Proposal: Xiajin Yellow River Old Course Ancient Mulberry Grove System
    Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
    2016
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    The Xiajin Yellow River Old Course Ancient Mulberry Grove System is located on the sandy land, which is the ancient course left by the Yellow River when its course changed in the Dongzhou Dynasty. The mulberry trees were planted to control the sandstorms, and to provide agricultural products. Their history started in 11 A.D. The heritage system covers an area of more than 400 hectare. Over 20,000 mulberry trees, which are over 100 years old, are living in the heritage site. In addition, there ar e over 10,000 old persimmon, apricot, hawthorn and pear trees. Silk was once the dominant fabric. But cotton gradually became more important, and replaced silk as the dominant fabric in the area/era. The heritage site, being the witness of these developments, has shown its resilience in the face of socio-economic and environmental change.
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    A methodology to assess the sustainability and resiliency of GIAHS sites: an example of its application in the rice-fish culture (RFC) systems in Longxian village, Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province, China
    Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
    2015
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    The GIAHS Initiative uses the sustainable livelihoods framework (SLA) as an approach to understanding factors (shocks, trends, etc) affecting people’s livelihoods (expressed as five types of capital) and the way these factors are linked to each other. Within the SLA framework, resources available to a specific community can be divided into five different capital assets (Figure 1). Based on these assets, a list can be drawn up of what assets are available in the community. Economic, environmental , social and institutional forces as well as human behavior influence land-use decisions by local people and depending on the strength of the capitals, communities respond to internal and external forces that influence the positive or negative tendencies of any of the five capital assets. This in turns determines the outcomes (levels of income, health, nutrition, food security, sustainable resource use, etc) of the livelihood strategy adopted by the community.

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