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GIAHS are defined as remarkable land-use systems and landscapes rich in globally significant biological diversity. These systems have been created, shaped and maintained by generations of farmers and herders based on diverse natural resources, using locally adapted management practices. Since its launch in 2002, the number of countries and interested stakeholders have been increasing and in 2015 GIAHS has been upgrated to an official FAO programme. Agroecology, on the other hand, is a discipline at the crossroads of ecology and agronomy aiming at mobilizing the human and social sciences to design multi-performance systems and support their deployment through appropriate public policies. It aims at introducing innovative systems supporting the efficient use of natural resources, the biological quality of soils and their ability to fix carbon in a context of climate change and the genetic improvement for the development of adapted varieties. While conceptually largely overlooked, the synergies and mutual “fertilization” between GIAHS and Agroecology – whose exploration is the goal of this seminar - could offer theoretical and practical avenues for innovative solutions. Thus, while landscape planning offers the framework for developing effective conservation policies and historical investigations (such as historical ecology and environmental history) and can help to understand the community’s co-adaptation to the natural environment and the construction of heritage values, scientific approaches like agroecology can play a crucial role for the long term management of GIAHS sites. On the other hand, the focus of agroecological approaches on enhancing the circular economy and on the environmental, social and economic performance of agriculture, as well as the study of compromises between ecosystem services, could substantially benefit from the knowledge provided by the ingenious agri-cultural systems of GIAHS. Agroecology and the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS): How can innovative systemic approaches contribute to sustainable development? Thursday, 23 rd March 2017 Rome, FAO HQ, Malaysia Room (12,30 – 14,00) Lukasz Czechowicz
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GIAHS are defined as remarkable land-use systems and landscapes rich in globally significant biological diversity. These systems have been created, shaped and maintained by generations of farmers and herders based on diverse natural resources, using locally adapted management practices. Since its launch in 2002, the number of countries and interested stakeholders have been increasing and in 2015 GIAHS has been upgrated to an official FAO programme.
Agroecology, on the other hand, is a discipline at the crossroads of ecology and agronomy aiming at mobilizing the human and social sciences to design multi-performance systems and support their deployment through appropriate public policies. It aims at introducing innovative systems supporting the efficient use of natural resources, the biological quality of soils and their ability to fix carbon in a context of climate change and the genetic improvement for the development of adapted varieties.
While conceptually largely overlooked, the synergies and mutual “fertilization” between GIAHS and Agroecology – whose exploration is the goal of this seminar - could offer theoretical and practical avenues for innovative solutions. Thus, while landscape planning offers the framework for developing effective conservation policies and historical investigations (such as historical ecology and environmental history) and can help to understand the community’s co-adaptation to the natural environment and the construction of heritage values, scientific approaches like agroecology can play a crucial role for the long term management of GIAHS sites. On the other hand, the focus of agroecological approaches on enhancing the circular economy and on the environmental, social and economic performance of agriculture, as well as the study of compromises between ecosystem services, could substantially benefit from the knowledge provided by the ingenious agri-cultural systems of GIAHS.
Agroecology and the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS): How can innovative systemic approaches contribute to sustainable development?
Thursday, 23rd March 2017 Rome, FAO HQ, Malaysia Room (12,30 – 14,00)
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12,30 – 12,40 Introductory Remarks
– René Castro Salazar, Assistant Director-General, Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water Department, FAO
– H.E. Pierfrancesco Sacco, Permanent Representative of Italy to FAO
12,40 – 13,50 Agroecology and the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS): how can innovative systemic approaches contribute to sustainable development? Moderator: Professor Mauro Agnoletti, Chair of GIAHS Scientific Advisory Group
– Jiao Wenjun, CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences), China
– Stefano Canali, CREA (Council on Research on Agriculture and Economics), Italy
– Jean-François Soussana, INRA (National Institute for Agricultural Research), France
– Caterina Batello, AGPME (Ecosystem Management and Agroecology), FAO
– Yoshihide Endo, GIAHS Coordinator, FAO
– Q & A
13,50 – 14,00 Concluding Remarks – H.E. Serge Tomasi, Permanent Representative of France to FAO
– H.E. Niu Dun, Permanent Representative of China to FAO
Agroecology and the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS): How can innovative systemic approaches contribute to sustainable development?
Thursday, 23rd March 2017
With the cooperation of Rete Rurale Nazionale
Organizing Committee:Permanent Representations of China, France and Italy to FAO
