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"Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni presented the prestigious 2023
UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and
Management of Cultural Landscapes to Australia’s Gunditjmara community, also
known as Dhauwurd Wurrung, last Friday.
Residing in southwestern Victoria within the Budj Bim heritage areas, the
Gunditjmara people were recognised for their exceptional efforts in preserving
and managing cultural landscapes.
Established in 1995, the UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize is a
biennial award that celebrates remarkable initiatives in safeguarding and
enhancing global cultural landscapes. Named in honor of the renowned Greek
culture minister and actress Melina Mercouri, the prize comes with a
prestigious award of 30,000 US dollars.
The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, a significant part of the Gunditjmara
territory spanning approximately 7,000km2, including their aquaculture systems,
earned a spot on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019. The judging committee
lauded the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape as an “outstanding example of human
interaction with the environment” with a history stretching over 6,000 years.
The intricate networks of aquaculture systems and traditional land and water
management practices showcase the engineering skills passed down through
generations."
Via Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier.
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