Tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka: Resilient rural landscapes for people, food and nature

Designated a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in 2017, the Tank Cascade System (TCS) is an ancient, man-made water management system unique to Sri Lanka’s dry zone. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the TCS and the broader landscape (i.e., cascade landscape) it occup...

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Autores principales: Mendonce, Sharon, Ratnayake, Sujith, Borelli, Teresa, Hunter, Danny, Silva, K.A.I.D., Cutrin, Agnese
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158343
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author Mendonce, Sharon
Ratnayake, Sujith
Borelli, Teresa
Hunter, Danny
Silva, K.A.I.D.
Cutrin, Agnese
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Ratnayake, Sujith
Silva, K.A.I.D.
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description Designated a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in 2017, the Tank Cascade System (TCS) is an ancient, man-made water management system unique to Sri Lanka’s dry zone. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the TCS and the broader landscape (i.e., cascade landscape) it occupies. Further, the book highlights research and fieldwork conducted under the GEF-funded Healthy Landscapes Project (HLP). Implemented between 2018 and 2024, the HLP brought together multiple local, national and global-level partners to rehabilitate the TCS and ensure its sustainable management. The project used a landscape approach, focusing on mainstreaming biodiversity and strengthening cascade ecology. The HLP serves as a model for future projects and programmes aimed at safeguarding the TCS and offers valuable insights into the links between biodiversity, food and nutrition security, climate resilience and rural livelihoods in cascade landscapes.
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spelling CGSpace1583432025-11-05T11:15:07Z Tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka: Resilient rural landscapes for people, food and nature Mendonce, Sharon Ratnayake, Sujith Borelli, Teresa Hunter, Danny Silva, K.A.I.D. Cutrin, Agnese climate resilience biodiversity food security governance landscape approaches Designated a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in 2017, the Tank Cascade System (TCS) is an ancient, man-made water management system unique to Sri Lanka’s dry zone. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the TCS and the broader landscape (i.e., cascade landscape) it occupies. Further, the book highlights research and fieldwork conducted under the GEF-funded Healthy Landscapes Project (HLP). Implemented between 2018 and 2024, the HLP brought together multiple local, national and global-level partners to rehabilitate the TCS and ensure its sustainable management. The project used a landscape approach, focusing on mainstreaming biodiversity and strengthening cascade ecology. The HLP serves as a model for future projects and programmes aimed at safeguarding the TCS and offers valuable insights into the links between biodiversity, food and nutrition security, climate resilience and rural livelihoods in cascade landscapes. 2024-10-17 2024-10-31T15:23:56Z 2024-10-31T15:23:56Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158343 en Open Access application/pdf Mendonce, S.; Ratnayake, S.; Borelli, T.; Hunter, D.; Silva, K.; Cutrin, A. (2024) Tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka: Resilient rural landscapes for people, food and nature. Rome (Italy) Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). 69 p. ISBN: 978-92-9255-327-2
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biodiversity
food security
governance
landscape approaches
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Ratnayake, Sujith
Borelli, Teresa
Hunter, Danny
Silva, K.A.I.D.
Cutrin, Agnese
Tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka: Resilient rural landscapes for people, food and nature
title Tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka: Resilient rural landscapes for people, food and nature
title_full Tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka: Resilient rural landscapes for people, food and nature
title_fullStr Tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka: Resilient rural landscapes for people, food and nature
title_full_unstemmed Tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka: Resilient rural landscapes for people, food and nature
title_short Tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka: Resilient rural landscapes for people, food and nature
title_sort tank cascade systems of sri lanka resilient rural landscapes for people food and nature
topic climate resilience
biodiversity
food security
governance
landscape approaches
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