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RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF
GIAHS PROGRAMMEERAS Conference, 27 August 2018
Minabe-Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Yoshihide Endo
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I. Recent Development

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1. Expansion of the GIAHS Sites in terms of the designatednumber and geographical coverage
2 Sites in Spain: The first European sites adopted in November 2017.
Followed by Italy and Portugal in 2018
Total GIAHS sites is 52 sites in 21 countries. (New 9 sites fromERAS countries)
One proposed site from Italy and Spain under evaluation
First proposal in Brazil is almost ready for submission

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Salt Production System of Añana, Basque, Spain

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Malaga Raisin Production System in Axarquia

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Barroso Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral System: Portugual27/08/2018
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Olive groves of the slopes between Assisi and Spoleto

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New sites from ERAS counties

China• Diebu Zhagana Agriculture-Forestry-Animal Husbandry Composite System• Zhejiang Huzhou Mulberry-dyke & Fish-pond System• Traditional Mulberry System in Xiajin’s Ancient Yellow River Course• Rice Terraces in Southern Mountainous and Hilly Areas, ChinaJapan• Osaki Kodo’s traditional water management system for sustainable paddy agriculture• Nishi-Awa Steep Slope Land Agriculture System• Traditional WASABI Cultivation in Shizuoka
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2. GIAHS International Forum: 19 April 2018
1. Experience Sharing Session with GIAHS Countries (China, Italy,Japan, Spain, Tanzania)
2. Award Ceremony Session to New GIAHS sites since 2016
3. Technical Sessions
Side Event: GIAHS Products Exhibition/GIAHS sites meeting
Announcement of New GIAHS Logo

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GIAHS Products Exhibition

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3. Other Main Events
The 4th Training projects in China: September 2017
Joint Meeting with UNESCO WHC: Establishment ofCollaborative framework (January 2018)
National Workshop in Spain (February 2018)
The 5th Training Project in China: September 2018
Participation in the Slow Food Salon de Gust: September 2018
The SAG meting in November 2018
Other national Workshops (Columbia, Austria, Mexico, etc.)

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Future Tasks which require inputs from Academia

Scientific, Economic and Social Analysis of GIAHS sites
To demonstrate, objectively, the benefits, advantageous points oftraditional knowledge and agricultural practices in GIAHS sites(sustainability, harmonization with environment, conservation of endemic
species, land and water management, animal husbandry, etc.)

To demonstrate also how GIAHS can contribute to addressing global
issues such as biodiversity, climate change, etc.

To disseminate agricultural practices to other agricultural areas
To check the current situations of the GIAHS sites and to evaluate theimpacts of the measures taken for dynamic conservation

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Q1: How are the ecological interrelation
among trees and crops functioning?

Example; Shimbwe Juu Kihamba
Q2: What are the yields and quality of theAgro-Forestry Heritage Site
major crops produced in this system(coffee, banana, fruits and other crops)

Q3: How and to which degree the traditional

knowledge and agricultural practices in this site
can contributing to creating the benefits of thissystem?

Documentation of traditional knowledge is required

Q4: What are the economic and social situationof the famer’s community, and what are theimpacts of action plan implementation?

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Example: Chiloe Island: Chile
Fundamental Question:• How the endemic spices of local crops (e.g., potatoes)
can be well conserved and sustainably used?
• Which measures should be taken to make a goodenvironment to motivate farmers to maintainproduction of such valuable species
This could provide suggestions to one of the global
issues such as how to promote conservation andsustainable use of biodiversity in agriculture.

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Thank you
XiexieArigatogozaimasu
kamsamnida