Why rice matters: Rice feeds billions and shapes cultures worldwide, from Southeast Asia’s terraces to the Mekong Delta’s patchwork fields. Science meets tradition: Researchers are optimizing milling ...

The global impact of traditional tattooing and the need to end its stigma is explored in upcoming feature-documentary “Treasure of the Rice Terraces,” directed by Filipino-Canadian Kent Donguines. The ...

The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Rice landscapes are overlooked biodiversity hubs that bristle with life. Rice farming systems’ unique semi-aquatic nature mean that they offer ...