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World Heritage:
linking culturaland biological
diversity
Dr. Mechtild RsslerUNESCO World Heritage Centre
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World Heritage Convention
Defines cultural and
natural heritageincluding sites:
works of man or the
combined works of
nature and man
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Evolution of a concept
1972 Convention withdefinition of natural
/cultural heritage;
1992 integration of
cultural landscapes;
World Heritage Convention
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2004 New Operational Guidelines
Merging ofthe cultural
and
naturalheritage
criteria
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World Heritage Convention and others
1992 new Convention on
biological diversity
2003 new Convention on
intangible Heritage
Preparation of a new
instrument on culturaldiversity..
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World Heritage Convention
outstanding interaction between peopleand their environment
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World Heritage Convention
Natural sacred sites recognized for theirpowerful spiritual values; living cultural
landscapes
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World Heritage Convention
Cultural sacred sites: taking intoaccount people and their environment;
Sacred and social dimensions;
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World Heritage Convention
Recognition of the heritage of mobilepeople; nomadism
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World Heritage Convention
Development of new concepts andlinkages between existing sites
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World Heritage Convention case studies
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World Heritage Convention
New dimensions of World Heritage- serial sites in a thematic framework
(Ruta Inca, Rift Valley, Alpine Arc,Pacific Islands)
- exploring underrepresented
themes, including scientific discoveries,routes, shared heritage among nations
etc. such as Arctic/Polar Heritage
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World Heritage Convention
Unmatched opportunities:Recognition of traditional
protection andmanagement systems for
cultural landscapes in
1992 and naturalproperties in 1998
East Rennell, Solomon Islands
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World Heritage Convention
Complexity ofinteraction between
people and nature;Recognition of cultural
diversity andbiodiversity links;
Benefits for peopleliving in and around
the sites;
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New approaches.
Biodiversity should be appreciated in terms ofhuman diversity, since different cultures and
people confront and perceive biodiversity indifferent ways. This is due to their distinct
heritage and experiences, which are translated
into knowledge systems, cultural expressions andlanguage, and which enrich and transform the
environment, landscapes and especiallybiodiversity. (Juan Mayr, Cultural Diversity
and the Environment, Report 2003)
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Agricultural Heritage Systems, evolved overmillennia, are a global inheritance that should be
preserved and allowed to evolve
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FAO launched anew partnership
programme: calledConservation and
Sustainable
Management ofGlobally Important
IngeniousAgricultural
Heritage systems -
GIAHS
Current project sites proposals received by FAO
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Current project sites proposals received by FAO
Asia and Pacific: Traditional upland systems, Yunnan, China
Qanat (Karez, or Foggara) irrigation systems and home gardens, Iran
Rice terraces and shifting cultivation, Ifugao, Philippines
Latin America: Transect of the Inka Road; terraces; qochas; waru-waru; Lake Titicaca
Secondary centre of origin of potato, Chiloe Island, Chili Terra Preta system in Brazil
Milpa System, Yucatan, Mexico
Africa:
Tapade cultivation system Fouta Djallon Highland, Guinea Traditional oases agro-ecosystems of Tunisia (forthcoming)
Europe: Traditional agro-ecosystems in the Carpathian region of Slovakia
Traditional Reindeer herding, Arctic region
www fao org/landandwater/giahs
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www.fao.org/landandwater/giahs
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Conclusions and Recommendations :
guidelines and case studies of
excellence on conservation practiceswith nature/culture interactions;
enhancing new concepts in globalheritage conservation;
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Conclusions and Recommendations :
Supporting effective managementand legal/traditional protection
Mechanisms Awareness of the interaction people-
environment Re-interpretation of
existing World
Heritage
properties
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Exploring links to other Conventions
CBD Memorandum of Understanding
signed in 2004
Ramsar Convention (cultural values of
wetlands)
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Exploring links with other Programmes
. FAO - Globally Important Ingenious
Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)project, jointly with ICCROM and IUCN
UNEP-UNESCO project linking culturaland biological diversity
Aichi World Expo in 2005 The Wisdom ofNature: Scientific Symposium organized by
UNESCO
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Where do we go from here?
Involvement of ICOMOS/IUCN?
Support from donors in exploring thisinteraction and in providing support
for the safeguarding of these sites.
Scientific support for specific studies
needed (e.g. dynamic conservationapproaches, world crops approach see
Fowler 2003)
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Thank you very much!