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June 2019

Living Landscape Observer - Nature, Culture, Community
In This Issue
Nature/Culture Journey
The GreenRiver Drift: Transhumance the American West
World Rural Landscape Principles
In the News
About Us
Charleston, SC
October 2 - 6, 2019

Rural Heritage: Landscapes and Beyond:
Marrakesh, Morocco 
October 17, 2019

Pennsylvania Hallowed Ground Annual Meeting
Fawn AME Church
York, PA
October 26, 2019
Culture/Nature Journey


This year, the ICOMOS Advisory Committee, Annual General Assembly and Scientifc Symposium  will take place in Marrakesh, Morocco, from 14 to 18 October 2019. A one-day Scientific Symposium organised by the Advisory Committee on the theme of "Rural Heritage: Landscapes and beyond" will be held on October 17. For information on early registration click here.

In other news:

The call for sessions for the 2020 IUCN World Conservation Congress to be held in Marseille, France, has been published. If you are interested in hosting a Culture/Nature session at this forum, apply by July 17, 2019. 

The next triennial  ICOMOS General Assembly will take place from 1-10 October 2020, in Sydney, Australia, and will include a major focus on the Culture Nature Journey, organised collaboratively with IUCN and partners.  
 so please:
 
a)    Mark the date 
b)    Think towards proposals to bring to that meeting.
c)     Think of the options to connect events and activities between IUCN WCC and the ICOMOS GA. 

REMINDER:
Tim Badman, the new Director of
Nature Culture Initiatives at IUCN,
is building  a mailing list to share information in both fields. To join the list contact:
Tim.BADMAN@iucn.org

   
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            The Green River Drift Cattle Drive

The Green River Drift:
Transhumance in the American West
Transhumance - the practice of seasonally moving livestock from winter pastures in the lowlands to summer grazing in the mountains - is an ancient and intangible cultural tradition practiced all over the world. The term usually evokes quaint and idyllic images of sheepherders in the European Alps or Pyrenees Mountains and not Wyoming cowboys. Read how the Upper Green River Cattle Association has kept this tradition alive in the United States.



Introduction to the World Rural 
 Landscape Principles

World Rural Landscapes is a new initiative intended to foster  global cooperation in the study, management, and protection of rural landscapes. Its aim is to provide a common platform for discussion of shared principles, methodologies and management approaches at the international, national, and local levels. More information is available on the  project's web site .

In 2017, a document concerning the Principles of Rural Landscape as Heritage was adopted by ICOMOS. The next step is to put these ideas into action. With many thanks to Jane Lennon, ICOMOS Australia, the Living Landscape Observer is launching a series of articles illustrating the Principles with real world examples. Read more about this effort.  
Latest News and Notes

Labor Landmarks podcast
Eleanor Mahoney, Associate Editor of the Living Landscape Observer, has recently begun contributing a labor landmark feature to the Labor History Today podcast. Listen here to her contribution on the United Mine Workers of America Headquarters, a National Historic Landmark.

Convened to produce a comprehensive outline of the many ways that heritage management and climate intersect. Its scope is not limited to World Heritage and should take account of all types of heritage (built, movable, landscapes, intangible) and variations in approaches to heritage across different cultures and belief systems.
This is truly work on a landscape scale. 

Finally, ICOMOS announced the release of the report   on July 3, 2019  Future of Our Pasts: Engaging Cultural Heritage in Climate Action  in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan 

 
How Development Impacts the Farming  Landscape 
Interestingly this documentary was  produced by the American Angus Association® to expose the impact of urban sprawl on American Agriculture.
 
LOSING GROUND (2019) - Urban Sprawl Documentary (HD)

Western Governors' Association Passes Resolution on Migration Corridors During a June meeting, members of the Western Governors' Association unanimously passed a resolution urging state and federal agencies to work together to identify key wildlife corridors for conservation.

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