Introduction of Technologies on Characteristic Analysis andConservation Management in Agricultural Heritage Systems농업유산시스템의 특성분석 및 보전관리 기술 도입
農業遺産システムにおける特性分析と保全管理に関する手法開発
Project Overview: 1 January 2018-31 March 2022
Objectives: In partnership with the Rural Development Administration(RDA) of the Republic of Korea, the United Nations University Institutefor the Advanced Study of Sustainability Operating Unit Ishikawa
Kanazawa (UNU-IAS OUIK) aims to:analyze key characteristics of GIAHS in Korea and Japandevelop GIAHS monitoring indicators and guidelines

provide knowledge to existing and aspiring GIAHS© Noto Regional Executive Committee

Output 1: GIAHS Monitoring Guideline, including Criteria and Indicators
Indicators Development•A preliminary set of indicators (2021) are being developed throughreview of literature, GIAHS proposals and action plans, as well asinterviews and workshop discussions, including:••Reyes, Sheryl R.C., Aya Miyazaki, Evonne Yiu, and Osamu Saito. 2020.
Enhancing Sustainability in Traditional Agriculture: Indicators for
Monitoring the Conservation of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage
Systems (GIAHS) in Japan. Sustainability 12, no. 14: 5656
Guidebook on Community-based Participatory Monitoring and Activities
for Sustainable GIAHS Conservation by RDA, 2021

Reyes et al. (2020)

Verifying the Feasibility of GIAHS Monitoring Indicators• UNU-IAS OUIK administered a survey and two consultation workshopswith GIAHS officers and researchers in Japan and Korea to assess therelevance and feasibility of the preliminary set of indicators.

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• Respondents from both countries
overlapped much in the indicators they
identified to be ‘too advanced,’particularly around measuring changes
in agro-diversity, transfer of traditionaltechnical knowledge, economic support
through policy, adaptation measuresagainst environmental crises, andcommunity-level initiatives.

• Although the awareness of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) weremuch higher and related activities more vibrant among Japan GIAHS,
participants from both countries agreed that SDGs provides a viable
platform for raising public awareness of GIAHS and its value to society.

RDA’s guideline (2021)

Indicators (2021)

Preliminary Indicators Framework
8 criteria (5 core* and 3 additional criteria)
22 sub-criteria, 72 indicators(as of November 2021, subject to change)
Food and security
livelihood*
Statistics of agriculture
population and income

Landscape and seascapefeatures*
Assessment andmaintenance of nature

Agro-biodiversity*
State of agricultural
biodiversity and ecology
and the threats they face

Governance
Systematic management
through policies andmonitoring

Local and traditional
knowledge systems*
Transfer of wisdom related
to farming techniques andpractices

Capacity development
and research
Financial and humanresources development
and research

Cultures value systems
and social organizations*
Organized preservation ofculture, values, etc.

Partnerships and outreach
Outreach at community,national, and international
levelsGIAHS Monitoring Guideline
The project is in the process of developing a GIAHS monitoring guideline to be launched in Q1 of 2022. The guideline will provide anoverview of the current state of GIAHS conversation and monitoring; purpose and core principles of monitoring GIAHS; key elementsof GIAHS that should be monitored with indicators; requisite institutional structures and resources; and strategic ways to link toevaluation studies and use the findings. It aims to serve as a knowledge reference for GIAHS and aspiring GIAHS communities.

Output 2: Research publications and outreach events
The Symposium on Conserving and Strengthening the Value of Agricultural Heritage Systems in theNew Normal Era, co-hosted by UNU-IAS OUIK and RDA, was streamed live on YouTube in Japaneseand Korean on 5 November 2021. Additional publications and outreach events are forthcoming.
For inquiries:

Evonne Yiu and Bosun Jang, Research Consultants
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability Operating Unit Ishikawa Kanazawa (UNU-IAS OUIK)
Shiinoki Cultural Complex, 3F, 2-1-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, JAPAN 920-0962
E-mail: yiu@unu.edu, bosun.jang@unu.edu | Tel: +0081-76-224-2266 | Fax: +0081-76-224-2271| Website: https://ouik.unu.edu/en/

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