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The terraces are a living landscape

Looking beyond the postcard to the work of tending land and water.

Stone-walled rice terraces surrounding houses in Batad, Ifugao.
Rice terraces and houses in Batad, Ifugao, November 2008.Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras are recognized by UNESCO as a living cultural landscape. Their significance includes the knowledge and work needed to care for them.

This proposed story will focus on a particular community and terrace cluster, with farmers explaining the tasks and decisions of a growing season. It will distinguish the UNESCO-listed clusters from other terrace landscapes.

UNESCO · Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras

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