Comparative Study on Conservation of Agricultural Heritage Systems in China, Japan and Korea

Yiu, Evonne, Nagata, Akira and Takeuchi, Kazuhiko, (2016). Comparative Study on Conservation of Agricultural Heritage Systems in China, Japan and Korea. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 7(3), 170-179

Document type:
Article

Metadata
Documents
Links
Versions
Statistics
  • Attached Files (Some files may be inaccessible until you login with your UNU Collections credentials)
    Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads
    Agricultural_Heritage_Systems.pdf Agricultural_Heritage_Systems.pdf application/pdf 347.46KB
  • Sub-type Journal article
    Author Yiu, Evonne
    Nagata, Akira
    Takeuchi, Kazuhiko
    Title Comparative Study on Conservation of Agricultural Heritage Systems in China, Japan and Korea
    Appearing in Journal of Resources and Ecology
    Volume 7
    Issue No. 3
    Publication Date 2016-05
    Place of Publication Beijing
    Publisher Journal of Resources and Ecology
    Start page 170
    End page 179
    Language eng
    Abstract The paper compares the agricultural heritage conservation schemes of China, Japan and Korea and, in particular, the national programs and their implementation under Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). This comparison allows an understanding of the background of developments, designation criteria, application procedures and implementation structures of GIAHS and of the respective domestic programs in terms of the differences in national circumstances of Japan, China and South Korea. The sequence of implementation of GIAHS and the national program differs in each of the three countries. China introduced a national program after GIAHS designation, Japan has GIAHS but no national program, and Korea implemented a national program before its GIAHS designation. Thus GIAHS candidate sites in China and Korea are now selected from among their respective pools of national agricultural heritage sites. On the other hand, commonalities can be seen in the perspectives of the three countries with regards to agricultural heritage conservation through the common emphasis placed on the designation criteria: historical significance, cultural value, fostering partnerships, rural revitalization and biodiversity conservation associated with the agricultural heritage systems etc. Thus, the cooperation between China, Japan and Korea and the perspectives they have will contribute to proposals for improvements to the FAO designation criteria for GIAHS. These will be comprehensively applicable to both developing and developed countries.
    Keyword Agricultural heritage systems
    GIAHS
    Traditional agriculture
    Rural revitalization
    Biodiversity conservation
    East Asia
    Copyright Holder Journal of Resources and Ecology
    Copyright Year 2016
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    DOI 10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2016.03.004
  • Versions
    Version Filter Type
  • Citation counts
    Google Scholar Search Google Scholar
    Access Statistics: 1143 Abstract Views, 1064 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics
    Created: Fri, 03 Jun 2016, 16:57:50 JST by Lucia Kovacova on behalf of UNU IAS