Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems - A Legacy for the Future

Koohafkan, P.;Altieri, M.;Land and Water Division

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems - A Legacy for the Future

Year of publication 2010

Pages 46 p.

Author Koohafkan, P.;Altieri, M.;Land and Water Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

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Synopsis (short abstract) GIAHS are defined as “Remarkable land use systems and landscapes which are rich in globally significant biological diversity evolving from the co-adaptation of a community with its environment and its needs and aspirations for sustainable development”

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