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Law, Landscape and Culture: Why America doesn’t love the black currant

Law, Landscape and Culture: Why America doesn’t love the black currant

Why is the black currant so popular in Europe and almost non-existent in North America? A recent blog post from the US Law Library of Congress discusses the link between cultural taste preferences and the local ecosystem, the importance of

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Pastoralism

Pastoralism

Pastoralism is a “fundamental subsistence pattern that dates back over 10,000 years to the global warming that ended the Pleistocene Epoch” (Little 2015, 337). The map below shows the development of pastoralism as an agricultural system around the world, expanding to

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2019 ICOMOS Scientific Symposium on Rural Heritage

2019 ICOMOS Scientific Symposium on Rural Heritage

Rural landscapes is the theme of the Scientific Symposium of the 2019 ICOMOS General Assembly in Marrakesh, Morocco on October 17th.  Titled “Rural Heritage: Landscapes and Beyond,”  the Symposium brings together heritage experts from around the world to share case

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The Future of Our Pasts released at the 43rd Meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, July 3, 2019

The Future of Our Pasts released at the 43rd Meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, July 3, 2019

On July 3rd, 2019, the Climate Change and Heritage Working Group of ICOMOS delivered a new report on the critical importance of  heritage issues to international climate change policy, to the States Parties of the World Heritage Committee.  Titled “The Future

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Imagining the Future: Dealing with Change at 30 Years

Imagining the Future: Dealing with Change at 30 Years

Thirty years after the publication of “Dealing With Change in the Connecticut River Valley,” a widely acclaimed publication for the landscape planning profession, is a perfect time to reflect on the impact writing about new thoughts and ideas can have.

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2017 US-ICOMOS Forum, Washington, DC

Powerful panel of women for the @Us ICOMOS session on cultural landscapes, including @kfpainemilla & @ElizabethBrabec. #IUCN@usicomos_CLpic.twitter.com/wHN9sTd96w — Adam Markham (@AdamCMarkham) November 29, 2017 Powerful panel of women for the @Us ICOMOS session on cultural landscapes, including @kfpainemilla & @ElizabethBrabec.

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