困境中的菲律宾科迪勒拉水稻梯田

The Plight of the Philippines Cordillera Rice-Terraces

世界文化遗产菲律宾科迪勒拉水稻梯田位于菲律宾吕宋岛科迪勒拉山脉沿线的伊富高省,由分布在4个市的5个梯田群组成,分别为基安干市（Kiangan）的Nagacadan梯田群、洪都安市（Hungdun）梯田群、梅奥瑶市（Mayoyao）梯田群以及巴纳维市（Banaue）的Bangaan和Batad梯田群组成。

As a World Heritage,Philippines Cordillera Rice Terraces locate at the Luzon Cordillera mountain range along the Ifugao province,Philippines.With a history,of 2000 years,the terraces scatter in an altitude of 700 meters and 1,500 meters in high mountain regions,occupying a total area of about 2 million square kilometers.As a model of sustainable use of limited land resources,the rice terraces are based on the traditional farming knowledge and technology methods and making contentious evolutions.It has been listed as a World Heritage since 1995,and it is considered as a cultural landscape which is having organic evolutions.The knowledge from generation to generation,the sacred traditions and a delicate balance of society has made here a beautiful landscape,showing the conquest and integration of man and environment.However,due to some man-made and natural factors,the Cordillera Rice Terraces in Philippines was included in of endangered World Heritage List in 2001.2009 is the 8th year the Rice Terraces included in the endangered list.There is still a long way to go on the protection of it.