Description
Aware of the importance of keeping our planet’s ecosystems alive and healthy, the Food and Agriculture Organization through the Secretariat of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) is organizing the virtual seminar Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems and Ecosystem Restoration, this 26 January 2021.
GIAHS site representatives from China, Japan, Peru, Morocco, Spain and Tanzania will share their experiences and challenges on the sustainable use of natural resources as well as the types and functions of their ecosystem services. They will also explore how GIAHS can contribute to the objectives of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Tune-in to this global discussion to learn how specific agricultural practices used in GIAHS sites have established and maintained unique ecosystems for food security and the livelihoods of farmers.