{"id":94681,"date":"2022-04-15T09:09:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T09:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/ocuvanje-katuna-korak-blize-svjetskoj-mrezi-poljoprivredne-bastine-giahs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:14:26","slug":"preserving-katuns-a-step-closer-to-the-globally-important-agricultural-heritage-systems-giahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/preserving-katuns-a-step-closer-to-the-globally-important-agricultural-heritage-systems-giahs\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserving Katuns: A Step Closer to the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rra-content\">\n<p class=\"rra-lead\">\n    The <strong>Regional Development Agency (RDA)<\/strong>, in cooperation with the <strong>Association of Rural Households of Montenegro<\/strong>, launched a strategic initiative to include Montenegrin katuns in the <strong>GIAHS network<\/strong> (Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems).\n  <\/p>\n<hr class=\"rra-divider\">\n<h4 class=\"rra-heading\">International Significance<\/h4>\n<p>\n    At a recently held online workshop, key stakeholders from various sectors analyzed the potential for obtaining this prestigious status, following the decision of the Administration for the Protection of Cultural Heritage to safeguard the tradition of seasonal migration to katuns as <strong>intangible cultural heritage<\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"rra-heading\">Workshop Focus<\/h4>\n<p>\n    Special attention was given to katun architecture and cultural landscape elements. Discussions highlighted the authenticity of huts built from stone and wood, traditional roofing materials such as <strong>shingles<\/strong>, and the need to protect these structures from inadequate interventions.\n  <\/p>\n<div class=\"rra-highlight\">\n<p>\n      Katuns are an inseparable part of Montenegro\u2019s cultural identity \u2013 a blend of nature, tradition, and sustainable agriculture.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"rra-heading\">Support and Participants<\/h4>\n<p>\n    The initiative is carried out with the support of the <strong>FAO\/EBRD program<\/strong>, with participation from numerous experts and institutions: GIAHS Secretariat, FAO REU section (Aurelie Fernandez, Clelia Maria Puzzo, Carolina Starr), Nemanja Grgi\u0107 (EBRD), as well as domestic experts <strong>Aleksandra Kapetanovi\u0107<\/strong> (Expeditio), <strong>Jelena Kriv\u010devi\u0107<\/strong> (RDA BKP), <strong>Biljana Bo\u017eovi\u0107<\/strong> (NTO), <strong>Maja Kova\u010devi\u0107<\/strong> (Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism), and representatives of the Mountaineering Association, academia, and the private sector.\n  <\/p>\n<div class=\"rra-highlight\">\n<p>\n      The process is long-term but essential for katuns to gain international recognition and support as unique systems combining nature, tradition, and sustainable agriculture.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"rra-divider\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-gallery fit_cover wp_gallery type_grid action_popup_image ratio_1x1 count_3\" style=\"--columns:3;--items-gap:8px;\"><div class=\"w-gallery-list\"><div class=\"w-gallery-item\"><div class=\"w-gallery-item-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ocuvanje-katuna-korak-blize-svjetskoj-mrezi-poljoprivredne-bastine-giahs-3-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_600_crop size-us_600_600_crop\" alt=\"O\u010duvanje katuna: Korak bli\u017ee svjetskoj mre\u017ei poljoprivredne ba\u0161tine (GIAHS)\" \/><\/div><a class=\"w-gallery-item-link\" aria-label=\"O\u010duvanje katuna: Korak bli\u017ee svjetskoj mre\u017ei poljoprivredne ba\u0161tine (GIAHS)\" href=\"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ocuvanje-katuna-korak-blize-svjetskoj-mrezi-poljoprivredne-bastine-giahs-3.jpg\" title=\"O\u010duvanje katuna: Korak bli\u017ee svjetskoj mre\u017ei poljoprivredne ba\u0161tine (GIAHS)\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-gallery-item\"><div class=\"w-gallery-item-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ocuvanje-katuna-korak-blize-svjetskoj-mrezi-poljoprivredne-bastine-giahs-2-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_600_crop size-us_600_600_crop\" alt=\"O\u010duvanje katuna: Korak bli\u017ee svjetskoj mre\u017ei poljoprivredne ba\u0161tine (GIAHS)\" \/><\/div><a class=\"w-gallery-item-link\" aria-label=\"O\u010duvanje katuna: Korak bli\u017ee svjetskoj mre\u017ei poljoprivredne ba\u0161tine (GIAHS)\" href=\"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ocuvanje-katuna-korak-blize-svjetskoj-mrezi-poljoprivredne-bastine-giahs-2.jpg\" title=\"O\u010duvanje katuna: Korak bli\u017ee svjetskoj mre\u017ei poljoprivredne ba\u0161tine (GIAHS)\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-gallery-item\"><div class=\"w-gallery-item-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ocuvanje-katuna-korak-blize-svjetskoj-mrezi-poljoprivredne-bastine-giahs-1-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_600_crop size-us_600_600_crop\" alt=\"O\u010duvanje katuna: Korak bli\u017ee svjetskoj mre\u017ei poljoprivredne ba\u0161tine (GIAHS)\" \/><\/div><a class=\"w-gallery-item-link\" aria-label=\"O\u010duvanje katuna: Korak bli\u017ee svjetskoj mre\u017ei poljoprivredne ba\u0161tine (GIAHS)\" href=\"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ocuvanje-katuna-korak-blize-svjetskoj-mrezi-poljoprivredne-bastine-giahs-1.jpg\" title=\"O\u010duvanje katuna: Korak bli\u017ee svjetskoj mre\u017ei poljoprivredne ba\u0161tine (GIAHS)\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a workshop on GIAHS status for Montenegrin katuns, supported by FAO\/EBRD, experts analyzed the architecture and cultural landscape of these settlements. International and national stakeholders discussed positioning the tradition of seasonal migration on the global map of important agricultural heritage systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[207,64,212],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultural-heritage-and-traditional-knowledge","category-news-activities","category-working-with-mountain-communities-and-katuns"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94681"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94686,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94681\/revisions\/94686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bjelasica-komovi.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}