Lo scorso 14 ottobre 2016, il Direttore Generale della FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations) Josè Graziano Da Silva ed il Ministro delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali italiano, Maurizio Martina hanno siglato un Protocollo di Intesa (Memorandum of Understanding - MoU), che sancisce l'impegno reciproco ad affrontare il tema del GIAHS (Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems) e le tematiche del Paesaggio Rurale tradizionale a scala globale.
Il MoU ha come scopo principale l'individuazione di possibili azioni comuni di cooperazione sul tema del paesaggio rurale, utili anche a dare avvio alla prima fase di implementazione del citato "Memorandum of Understanding".
Gli accordi intrapresi, prevedono un'implementazione progressiva del MoU, il cui step iniziale prenderà avvio con la candidatura dei primi paesaggi rurali storici italiani al sistema GIAHS.
Il 29 Maggio 2017 si terrà a Roma presso la sede FAO, il workshop "FAO Workshop on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) for Europe and Central Asia"all'interno del quale verranno presentati 2 paesaggi rurali già iscritti al registro nazionale dei paesaggi rurali in Italia.
Il 30 Maggio 2017 si terrà una visita in campo presso un potenziale sito GIAHS italiano: Oliveti terrazzati di Vallecorsa.
Scarica il dossier del paesaggio rurale iscritto al registro nazionale: "Oliveti terrazzati di Vallecorsa".
The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)1 is a FAO programme that aims at identifying, supporting and safeguarding remarkable agricultural, forestry and fisheries production systems, with their livelihoods, agrobiodiversity, landscapes, knowledge systems and cultures around the world.
Today, a major challenge facing humanity is how to achieve a sustainable agriculture, capable to provide multiple food and ecosystem services for present and future generations in an era of climate change, accelerated global environmental and landscape degradation increasing world population. In this context, GIAHS has been serving as the learning laboratory for identifying new ways to sustain the health of the ecosystems, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and genetic resources for food, agriculture, inheritance and development of locally adapted traditional knowledge systems, local cultures and more importantly, building a bridge for a sustainable future.
Over the past decade, the GIAHS Initiative has been piloting an innovative model of engaging rural communities, together with local and national governments, in the adaptive management and dynamic conservation of their agricultural heritage systems. Since the inception, 37 systems in 16 countries have been designated as GIAHS sites. However, many important traditional agricultural systems around the world are still not identified. European and central Asian region, in this regard, have many agricultural systems of global value, supported with remarkable knowledge and practices, outstanding landscapes, unique cultures and valuable agro-biodiversity, while contributing to the development of the rural territory.
The general objective of this workshop is to promote GIAHS, while disseminating information and enhancing the awareness and interest of European and Central Asian countries to identify and propose their GIAHS sites.
1 More information is available on http://www.fao.org/giahs/en/
The specific objectives are as follows:
- Welcome Remarks. René Castro Salazar, Assistant Director-General, Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water Department
- Brief introduction of the entire workshop schedule. Yoshihide Endo, GIAHS Coordinator
- Group Photo
Session 1. Introduction and overview of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
- GIAHS concept, programme, sites around the world, Dynamic Conservation approach. Yoshihide Endo, Clelia Maria Puzzo - GIAHS Secretariat
- GIAHS in the European Context. Mauro Agnoletti, Professor, University of Firenze, Chairman of the GIAHS Scientific Advisory Group (SAG)
Q&A Session
Coffee Break
Session 2. GIAHS Relevance for Global Issues
- GIAHS, Biodiversity and Climate Change: the state of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Irene Hoffmann, Secretary, Commission of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
- GIAHS and Agro-Ecology. TBC
- Social-ecological values of ancient wood-pastures in Eastern Europe. Tamás Réka, Pogány-havas Association, Romania
- Traditional agriculture and forestry in northernmost Europe - human impact on landscapes and the resulting cultural heritage. Prof. Lars Östlund, Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Recognizing the interconnections of natural and cultural heritage in conserving agricultural landscapes. Nora Mitchell, Adjunct Professor, University of Vermont. Member of IUCN WCPA and ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes
Q&A Session
Session 3. Country Experiences on GIAHS and lessons learned
- Implementation of Action Plans for Dynamic Conservation in Japan. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, United Nations University (UNU), Member of GIAHS SAG
- Implementation of Action Plans and Coordination with UNESCO World Heritage: Experiences of Implementation of Dynamic Conservation in China. Tong Yue, Director General of Center of International Cooperation Service (CICOS), MOA
Q&A Session
Coffee Break
Session 4. GIAHS-Relevant Activities and Potential Sites in Europe and Central Asia
- The Experience of the Italian National Registry of Historical Rural Landscapes. Emilio Gatto, Director General, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Agricultural, Food and forestry policies, Italy
- Soave Grapevine Hills. Viviana Ferrario, Iuav University of Venice, Department of Architecture and Arts
- Vallecorsa terraced olive groves. Giorgia De Pasquale, University Roma Tre, Department of Architecture
- Salted Valley of Anaña: Potential GIAHS Site in Spain. Andoni Erkiaga Agirre, Director of the Salt Valley Foundation, Spain
- Potential GIAHS sites in Portugal. Marco Fachada, Development Association of Alto Tâmega's Region, Portugal
-Experiences of Potential GIAHS Sites in Turkey. Burcu Tarikahya Hacioglu, Coordinator of Working Group for Biodiversity and Researches in Genetic Resources, Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock
- Potential GIAHS sites in Georgia. Maia Beruashvili, Giorgi Gambashidze, Ministry of Agriculture, Georgia
- Heritage and future of the GIAHS - Global Center of Excellence for Advanced Research in Sericulture and Promotion of Silk Production in Romania (GCEARS). Q&A Session. Prof. Daniel S. Dezmirean, director of GCEARS- PSP, University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Wrap up and closing discussion.
Morning session Webstream