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| Agri-cultural Heritage Research and Conservation Practices: Progress and Perspectives |
| Received:December 29, 2014 |
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| KeyWord:Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems(GIAHS);dynamic conservation;sustainable development |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | LI Wen-hua | Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China |
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| Abstract: |
| Agriculture is the foundation for development of the society.With a long history of agri-cultural development, farmers have been performinga variety of agri-cultural practices suitable for different natural conditions and created splendidagri-cultural heritages, including agri-cultural landscapes, knowledge, techniques and so on. Some of them have transmitted from generation to generation, and others have been declined or even extinct. Thus, the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems(GIAHS) Partnership Initiative was emerged in the right time and conditions, which was conceptualized and launched by FAO in 2002 at the occasion of World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. In general, GIAHS contains the deep philosophy of holistic entity between human and nature, ingenious composition of community and integrated technology for agriculture management and culture, which are the treasure not only for the past and present but also for the future. To conserving, and enhancing these knowledge should be an important part of sustainable development in our time. This paper introduced the concept of GIAHS and the progress of the GIAHS program, proposed six plans of GIAHS work, including expanding of involvement of government, improvement regulation and standardization, cooperation and exchange with other heritage programs, strengthening multi-channel fundraising, promotingscientific research and establishing multi-stakeholder partnerships. Then, this paper reviewed the situation of China's agri-cultural heritage research and conservation, analyzed the problems and potential solutions. |
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