Maize Park, Peru

Learn about how the Maize Park in Lares, which is managed by 4 Quechua communities located in the Andes mountains of Peru, has helped create a model for the establishment of biocultural heritage territories in other parts of the world.

Apple Park and Wheat Park, Tajikistan

Discover the story of how indigenous farmers in Tajikistan are implementing the biocultural heritage model to protect their diversity of wheat and apple. The center of origin for these two world-important crops is in the Central Asian lands of these farmers.