Efforts to inscribe the Mandra System of Lemnos Island in the national inventory of intangible heritage underway
The Terra Lemnia team from MedINA, in close cooperation with local NGO Anemoessa, work towards inscribing the mandra system, a set of infrastructure and traditional practices that enables the sustainable management of the island’s natural and cultural resources.
Reintroduced Nubian Ibex species in the West Bekaa caught on camera, while restoration work of degraded pastures is underway
Al Shouf Cedar Society and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon combine forces to strengthen the ecological and socio-economic resilience of cultural landscapes in Lebanon.
Solid engagement with communities reveals a lot about Himas
Mayors and locals share information on communal governance systems in Shouf's Hima Anjar and Hima Kfar Zabad.
Workshop discussions and research findings to culminate in a shared resource on increased sustainability of cultural practices, biodiversity and livelihoods in cultural landscapes
At a workshop held in March 2020, project partners explore economic practices and options that can sustain or improve the viability of cultural practices that support cultural landscapes across the Mediterranean.
New resources feature benefits and value of cultural practices
"Links between agricultural practices and biodiversity in Mediterranean Landscapes" documents cases across our pilot landscapes and the Mediterranean basin, while “The legacy of the land” is a visual tool that can be used to communicate the importance of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.
Produits du Haut Atlas Marocain: Le panier Amazigh
A colourful booklet that features local and useful plant products in the Moroccan High Atlas, including olive trees, corn, cherries, carrots and thyme.
What is an Agdal?
Agdals have shaped the cultural landscape of the High Atlas mountains through centuries and most probably millenia, maintaining the rangeland and forest resources, while also conserving its biodiversity. Learn about agdals and Global Diversity Foundation's work to conserve them.
Two reports on mobile pastoralism in the Mediterranean
Mobile pastoralism is a major traditional cultural practice in the Mediterranean and a unique example of the constant interaction between humans and nature. Being entirely different in essence to intensive livestock production systems, this practice offers the most sustainable way to make the most of the Mediterranean’s rangelands.
Travelling with birds
Joined by local and international bird experts, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon set out with the Hima Hammana community to observe and learn about migratory birds and their flight paths, learning from the experts about bird monitoring processes.
Sheep to combat climate change
Asociación Trashumancia y Naturaleza collaborated with the city council of Madrid to organise Fiesta de la Trashumancia Madrid 2019, which saw 1800 sheep and 200 goats pass through the centre of Spain’s capital city. The event, now in its 26th year, was successful in creating awareness on the importance of maintaining this ancestral practice of which Spain is a global example and that is a very valuable tool in the fight against climate change and rural depopulation.
Efforts to inscribe the Mandra System of Lemnos Island in the national inventory of intangible heritage underway
The Terra Lemnia team from MedINA, in close cooperation with local NGO Anemoessa, work towards inscribing the mandra system, a set of infrastructure and traditional practices that enables the sustainable management of the island’s natural and cultural resources.
Reintroduced Nubian Ibex species in the West Bekaa caught on camera, while restoration work of degraded pastures is underway
Al Shouf Cedar Society and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon combine forces to strengthen the ecological and socio-economic resilience of cultural landscapes in Lebanon.
Solid engagement with communities reveals a lot about Himas
Mayors and locals share information on communal governance systems in Shouf's Hima Anjar and Hima Kfar Zabad.
Workshop discussions and research findings to culminate in a shared resource on increased sustainability of cultural practices, biodiversity and livelihoods in cultural landscapes
At a workshop held in March 2020, project partners explore economic practices and options that can sustain or improve the viability of cultural practices that support cultural landscapes across the Mediterranean.
New resources feature benefits and value of cultural practices
"Links between agricultural practices and biodiversity in Mediterranean Landscapes" documents cases across our pilot landscapes and the Mediterranean basin, while “The legacy of the land” is a visual tool that can be used to communicate the importance of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.
Produits du Haut Atlas Marocain: Le panier Amazigh
A colourful booklet that features local and useful plant products in the Moroccan High Atlas, including olive trees, corn, cherries, carrots and thyme.
What is an Agdal?
Agdals have shaped the cultural landscape of the High Atlas mountains through centuries and most probably millenia, maintaining the rangeland and forest resources, while also conserving its biodiversity. Learn about agdals and Global Diversity Foundation's work to conserve them.
Two reports on mobile pastoralism in the Mediterranean
Mobile pastoralism is a major traditional cultural practice in the Mediterranean and a unique example of the constant interaction between humans and nature. Being entirely different in essence to intensive livestock production systems, this practice offers the most sustainable way to make the most of the Mediterranean’s rangelands.
Travelling with birds
Joined by local and international bird experts, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon set out with the Hima Hammana community to observe and learn about migratory birds and their flight paths, learning from the experts about bird monitoring processes.
Sheep to combat climate change
Asociación Trashumancia y Naturaleza collaborated with the city council of Madrid to organise Fiesta de la Trashumancia Madrid 2019, which saw 1800 sheep and 200 goats pass through the centre of Spain’s capital city. The event, now in its 26th year, was successful in creating awareness on the importance of maintaining this ancestral practice of which Spain is a global example and that is a very valuable tool in the fight against climate change and rural depopulation.
