Success Stories
The Historic Oasis of Gafsa, Tunisia
Working with local and national partners operating in the oasis, FAO’s national counterpart, ASM Gafsa, conducted dynamic conservation and sensitization activities... [more]
Go to the Gafsa GIAHS site
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Agricultural Heritage: A New Vision, A New Hope
China has a five-thousand year history of agricultural civilization. Diversified cultural and natural features across regions have led to a variety of agricultural heritage systems which have evolved from the co-adaptation of the local community and its environment.... [more]
Rice-fish culture, Quingtian county, China
Through the GIAHS initiative rice-fish practices in China have made a come back and given hope to small farmers. Since its launch in 2005, an action plan and a supportive institutional framework... [more]
Go to the Quingtian GIAHS site
