Awareness of terraced landscapes is growing considerably at the global, European, national, and local levels. The most important civil initiative on the protection, preservation, and promotion of terraced landscapes and related cultures worldwide is the International Terraced Landscapes Alliance (ITLA). ITLA was formed in Mengzi, Yunnan Province in the Red River (Honghe) Prefecture in China in November 2010 by enthusiasts and visionaries who met there for the First World Conference on Terraced Landscapes.