Globally Important
Agricultural Heritage Systems

A Legacy for the Future

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Rome, 2010

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Table of contents

Part I   [830kb]

- Introduction
- Agricultural heritage systems
- Custodians of our agricultural heritage
- A Global Partnership Initiative
- Remarkable characteristics of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage systems (GIAHS)
- Climate change and agricultural heritage systems

Part II   [1.779kb]

- Heritage for the future
- GIAHS pilot systems around the world
- Rewarding traditional farmers as providers of ecological and cultural services
- Opportunities for promoting dynamic conservation of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
- Conclusions and way forward for sustainable agriculture and rural development