Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)

Connected Sites: 11

WHS set in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). These are "Worldwide, specific agricultural systems and landscapes (which) have been created, shaped and maintained by generations of farmers and herders based on diverse natural resources, using locally adapted management practices" GIAHS is a scheme initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and commenced in 2002. See http://www.fao.org/nr/giahs/en/ The programme is intended ultimately to encompass 100 to 150 Globally Important Agriculture Heritage Systems worldwide. Those identified to date have been placed into 3 "Categories": - "Pilot" - in receipt of funding (6) - "Candidate" - assessed as meeting the required criteria but not yet in receipt of funding (9) - "Other" - Identified but not yet assessed (19).

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Connected Sites

Mexico City and Xochimilco
Inscribed: 1987
3.83
373
8
The Chinampa Agricultural System Mexico (Candidate)
See Www.Fao.Org
Shushtar
Inscribed: 2009
3.19
41
2
Qanat Irrigation Systems And Homegardens Iran (Candidate)
See Www.Fao.Org
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka
Inscribed: 1982
3.37
173
7
Wewe Irrigation System Sri Lanka (Candidate)
See Www.Fao.Org
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
Inscribed: 1995
3.78
89
16
Ifugao Rice Terraces Philippines (Pilot)
See Www.Fao.Org
M'Zab Valley
Inscribed: 1982
3.46
38
5
Oases Of The Maghreb Algeria/Tunisia (Pilot)
See Www.Fao.Org
Jeju
Jeju
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2007
3.53
152
10
Jeju Batdam Agricultural System
See Www.Fao.Org
Hani Rice Terraces
Inscribed: 2013
3.54
45
4
Western Ghats
Inscribed: 2012
3.03
84
5
Soppina Bettas Systems
See Www.Fao.Org
Al Ain
Al Ain
United Arab Emirates
Inscribed: 2011
2.55
140
8
Al Ain And Liwa Historical Date Palm Oases
See Www.Fao.Org
Ancient Tea Plantations of Pu'er
Inscribed: 2023
2.53
15
3
Pu’Er Traditional Tea Agrosystem
See Www.Fao.Org
Kilimanjaro National Park
Inscribed: 1987
3.92
103
7
Shimbwe Juu Kihamba Agro-Forestry Heritage Site
See Www.Fao.Org