www.fao.org/mexico João Roberto Correia, realizada durante el taller Internacional SIPAM para América Latina y el Caribe en la Ciudad de México el 27, 28 y 29 de abril de 2016.

1. Experiences and challenges of GIAHS in
Brazil
João Roberto Correia
April 27, 2016
Experiencias y desafíos de los
SIPAM en Brasil
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2. Brazil – Traditional agricultural systems
The diversity of Brazilian agricultural systems
reflects the cultural diversity of the country and
its biological diversity
Traditional knowledge associated with
agrobiodiversity >>>>>> human right to food
and food and nutritional security.
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3. Sociobiodiversity – Traditional People and Communities (“PCTs”)
 Andirobeiras
 Apanhadores de Sempre-vivas
 Caatingueiros
 Caiçaras
 Castanheiras
 Catadores de Mangaba
 Ciganos
 Cipozeiros
 Extrativistas
 Faxinalenses
 Fundo e Fecho de Pasto
 Geraizeiros
 Ilhéus
 Indigenous people (more than 180
languages)
 Isqueiros
 Morroquianos
 Pantaneiros
 Pescadores Artesanais
 Piaçaveiros
 Pomeranos
 Povos de Terreiro
 Quebradeiras de Coco Babaçu
 Quilombolas
 Retireiros
 Ribeirinhos
 Seringueiros
 Vazanteiros
 Veredeiros
2007 - National Policy for the Sustainable Development of Traditional People and
Communities - PNPCT (Decree 6040 of 2/2007)
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4. Brazilian Cultural Heritage: goods of tangible and intangible nature, that have
identity, action, memory and references related to all kinds of Brazilian society
groups
§1- The public power, with the community colaboration, is going to promote and
to protect the Brazilian cultural heritage by inventories, records, vigilance,
recognition, desapropriation, and other ways of official protection and recognition
Registry of Cultural Goods
Article 226 from the Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1988
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5. 46 Research centers
17 Central Units
4 Virtual laboratories
abroad, in USA,
Europe, China and
South Korea
3 International Offices in
Latin America and
Africa
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
EMBRAPA, Founded on April 26, 1973
It’s a part of the
Brazilian Ministry of
Agriculture, Livestock,
and Food Supply.
9396 Employees
2467 Researchers
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6. Mission
Provide research, development, and innovation solutions for the
sustainability of agriculture and for the benefit of Brazilian society.
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7. Mission
Promote and coordinate the preservation of the Brazilian
cultural heritage process to strengthen identities,
guarantee the right to memory and contribute to the
socioeconomic development of the country
Since 1937 - Part of Ministry of Culture
National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage
Tangible Cultural
Heritage Department
Intangible Cultural
Heritage Department
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8. INTANGIBLE HERITAGE DEPARTMENT
Management of Cultural Heritage
and Sociobiodiversity in traditional
communities Systems
Food, farming and
agroforestry systems
Traditional cultural systems
Cultural
References Territory
Rights/identity
affirmation
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9. Way to make Viola de Cocho
Register of Cultural Goods of Intangible Nature that constitute Brazilian Cultural Heritage
Practices,
Knowledge
and skills of
Baianas de
Acarajé
Traditional
Agricultural
System of
Alto Rio
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National Program of Intengible Heritage (Decree nr. 3.551/200)

10. Territory Distribution of IPHAN
27 offices
Territory Distribution of Embrapa
46 decentralized research units
Coordinate a Network of Agricultural
Research and Technical Organizations from
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11. RESOLUTION FROM THE EXECUTIVE – DIRECTOR OF
EMBRAPA´S TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ON JANUARY 14, 2016
ACTS OF INTANGIBLE HERITAGE DEPARTMENT - IPHAN
IPHAN ORDINANCE Nr 01, MARCH 03, 2016
Technical Cooperation
Agreement
EMBRAPA - IPHAN
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12. Common Challenges related to safeguarding
the cultural heritage knowledge, practices and
skills
Need for public policies to encourage traditional production based on
sociobiodiversity
Threat to genetic diversity conservation (eg. destruction of native
cashew trees)
Need for revitalization of ways to promote the traditional knowledge
transmission
Research and methodologies related to inventories and records
Ways to ensure the traditional agricultural system recognition
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13. THEMES
I) Systems of Environment use, landscapes and agri-food strategies of traditional
peoples and communities within IPHAN and EMBRAPA’s scope of work;
II) Dynamic conservation of traditional agricultural systems;
III) Safeguarding of intangible cultural goods associated with agrobiodiversity and
sociobiodiversity;
IV) Cultural inventories of traditional knowledge associated with agrobiodiversity
and sociobiodiversity;
V) Traditional knowledge associated with genetic heritage.
Technical Cooperation Agreement between
Embrapa and IPHAN
Goals
... III – To define action and guidelines with SIPAM/GIAHS and adjust
criteria and rules from this program to the Brazilian traditional
agricultural systems specificities;
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14. GIAHS in Brazil – Current scenario
About IPHAN - FAO – Embrapa Initiatives:
• Construction of an institutional framework in Brazil
• Preparation and signature of the Technical Cooperation
Agreement and Work Plan (2016)
• Creation of GIAHS Executive Secretariat in Brazil at
Embrapa
• Survey of possible GIAHS sites in Brazil
• 1st Survey: Juliana Santilli Award (BNDES, FAO,
EMBRAPA, IPHAN)
• The Brazilian government validation and commitment
to the proposals to be sent to FAO
• Meetings with the Japanese Embassy
about GIAHS
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15. GIAHS in Brazil
GIAHS Executive Secretariat
in Brazil
Ministry of Agriculture,
Livestock, and Food
Supply
Ministry of Culture
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16. 16
Possible GIAHS in Brazil

17. THE “SEMPRE-VIVA” FLOWER GATHERERS
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Dry flowers that keep their colors and properties
Native flowers from
Espinhaço Range
1400m of altitude
V. Nogueira
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700 families from
7 municipalities
(30 municipalities)
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18. Vazanteiros
People who live in interaction with
the São Francisco River. They are
inhabitants of the river islands and
riverbank associating fishing,
agriculture and managing of
biodiversity
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19. Vazanteiros
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20. Thanks
Obrigado
Gracias
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joao.roberto@embrapa.br