Measures set out to preserve Lavaux terraced vineyards

Representatives of canton Vaud and the ten municipalities of Lavaux have signed the new management plan for the Lavaux terraced vineyards in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This document sets out measures for the next ten years to ensure the preservation of the site, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007. This management plan is required by UNESCO, and the previous one had become obsolete. "Its revision responds to a need clearly identified by the federal and international authorities, particularly in the context of the Periodic Report to be submitted to UNESCO in 2023," said the various partners in a press release on Monday. The new management plan has three strategic focuses. Its aim is to preserve the "integrity and authenticity" of Lavaux as a living cultural landscape, to consolidate the site as a "dynamic, sustainable and profitable wine-growing economic area" and to strengthen the "understanding and support" of local ...