01176nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001653002600042653001500068653007500083100002000158700002300178700001700201700001200218245014700230300001200377520061700389                                       d10aAgriculture (THE\_23)10aItaly (IT)10aKnowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe (ICH\_1230)1 aBeniamino Annis1 aPetrillo Pierluigi1 aG. Golinelli1 aG Scepi00aLe pratiche agricole tradizionali patrimonio culturale: il caso della candidatura de la coltivazione della vite ad alberello di Pantelleria”  a275-2933 aThe 2003 Convention is a valuable instrument for the protection of intangible cultural heritage equal footing with monuments. The contribution is focused on the traditional practice of cultivating head-trained bush vines (vite ad alberello) thaht is transmitted through generations of vine growers and farmers of the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria. The 2014 iscription in the ICH rappresentative list a way to preserve a traditional agricultural practice that performs an important economic function for the community of that island as well as for the maintenance of the typical landscape of that territory.