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²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS and FAO Discussions Highlight Building Back Better from COVID-19 through GIAHS

On 6 November 2020, the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS OUIK and FAO organised a webinar ¡°Building Back Better with Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)."

Date Published
24 Nov 2020

On 6 November 2020, the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability Operating Unit Ishikawa Kanazawa (²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS OUIK) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organised the webinar ¡°"  The webinar, for the first time ever, gathered GIAHS speakers from various regions around the world to share common challenges faced by GIAHS communities in managing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to discuss the resiliency of GIAHS in such a crisis and the opportunities for recovery from COVID-19.

GIAHS is an FAO programme to designate remarkable traditional agricultural systems that safeguard the livelihoods of small-scale family farmers who practice sustainable agriculture based on local and indigenous knowledge. GIAHS not only produce food, but these time-tested systems also conserve biodiversity, and preserve cultural heritage and centuries-old wisdom that can provide important lessons in building back better.

For a more detailed report on the webinar, please visit the .