Why we need more cultural landscapes.

Support OCC and get 20+ bonus, ad-free videos by signing up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/occ/ In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I take a look at the concept of cultural landscapes. I specifically look at how the integration of natural landscapes and human landscapes can create a deep tradition of reverence for the local environment. Cultural landscapes might just offer viable alternatives to industrial agricultural and cultural systems that often overlook the health of the land. Help me make more videos like this via Patreon: http://bit.ly/2iz4lIV Twitter: https://twitter.com/OurClimateNow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/occvideos/ Email: [email protected] _______________ Resources: 1. UNESCO's definition and list of cultural landscapes: http://whc.unesco.org/en/culturallandscape/#1. 2. “Urbanites Help Sustain Japan’s Historic Rice Paddy Terraces.” http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/the-people-who-sustain-japans-historic-terraced-rice-fields. 3. FAO's paper on the Noto Peninsula: http://www.fao.org/giahs/giahsaroundtheworld/designated-sites/asia-and-the-pacific/notos-satoyama-and-satoumi/detailed-information/en/ I use Artlist.io for all my music. You can get 2 months free of Artlist.io with this link: https://artlist.io/Charlie-278823

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