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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetDevelopment of the GIAHS Initiative in China 2015
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No results found.Over the past decade, the GIAHS Initiative has been designating thirty-two sites around the world. Currently, there are eleven GIAHS sites in China, more than any other country in the world. China’s enormous success is attributed to their active engagements with a variety of stakeholders at the global, national and local level. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetSummary of Symposium 38 (GIAHS and Biodiversity Conservation) at Eco Summit 2007 2015
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No results found.Organized by the Ecological Society of China and Elsevier and initiated by the International Association for Ecology, the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment/ICSU, International Society for Human Ecology, International Ecological Engineering Society, International Association for Landscape Ecology, and other tens of international and domestic institutions, took part in the great event in the fields of ecology and sustainable development. This Summit focus on integrative aspects o f all ecological sciences and their applications with the general theme of "Ecological Complexity and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities for 21st-Century's Ecology". The aim of this Eco Summit is to encourage a greater integration of both the natural and social sciences with the policy and decision-making community to develop a better understanding of the complex nature of ecological systems，which attract the broadest representations of ecological organizations, ecologists and practiti oners on ecological sustainability issues from all over the world. 13 world known scientists gave plenary presentations. There are over 80 symposia, oral sessions and forums. At the closing ceremony the Beijing Ecological Declaration was adopted. -
ProjectSado's satoyama in harmony with Japanese crested ibisi. Template for GIAHS proposal Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems （GIAHS) Initiative
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No results found.With their ecosystem complexity, the satoyama and the satoumi landscapes in Sado Island harbor a variety of agricultural biodiversity, such as rice, beans, vegetables, potatoes, soba, fruit, grown in paddy fields and other fields, livestock, wild plants and mushrooms in forests, and many seafood in the coastal areas. Rice, beef and persimmon from the Sado are among the best in Japan. The satoyama in Sado was also the last habitat of the wild Japanese crested ibis, a cul-turally valued bird in Ja pan that feeds on paddy fields and roost on the tall trees. The history of rice cultivation and other agricultural practices in Sado can be traced back to the Yayoi period, 1700 years ago. Over the centuries, a diversified landscape has been produced and maintained by the communities inhabiting the island, that have developed locally adapted practices for resource use and management. For example, ingenious water management practices with over 1000 irri-gation ponds to cope with a scarcity of wat er resources coupled with rapid drainage of rainwater into the sea, while creating a rich local culture of rice farming, such as Kuruma Rice Planting listed as national important intangible cultural heritage. Pressures on food production during the gold rush of the Edo period (1603-1868) led to the development of rice terraces on hill slopes, which contribute to the landscape‟s aesthetic appeal as well as to the feeding ground of Japanese crested ibis.
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