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In2002,theFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO)launcheditsGloballyImportantAgriculturalHeritageSystems(GIAHS)InitiativewiththegoalofestablishingaconservationnetworkandachievinginternationalrecognitionforGIAHStoprotectitsassociatedlandscapes,biodiversity,knowledgeandculture,thuslayingafoundationforitssustainablemanagement.AccordingtothedefinitionbytheFAO,GIAHSrefersto"remarkablelandusesystemsandlandscapeswhicharerichingloballysignificantbiologicaldiversityevolvingfromtheco-adaptationofacommunitywithitsenvironmentanditsneedsandaspirationsforsustainabledevelopment."ComparedtotheWorldCulturalandNaturalHeritagedesignatedbytheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO),thedevelopmenthistoryofGIAHSisstillrelativelyshort.However,GIAHShasdevelopedrapidlyandvigorouslyworldwidebecauseofitsinnovativeideasandwiththestrongsupportfrommembercountriesincludingChina.UptillAugust2018,theFAOhasdesignated52GIAHSin21countriesacrosstheglobe.