![Window view on Soave’s traditional vineyards cultivated on steep-slope landscapes and drying grapes using the appassimento process (Coffele farm, FAO-GIAHS site, North of Italy)](https://prod.sdgresources.relx.com/sites/default/files/styles/sus_content_main_image/public/1-s2.0-s2589004223012026-gr1.jpg?itok=XzzCdVXt)
Steep-slope agricultural landscapes cover a small fraction of global agricultural areas.1 Despite the limited coverage, they are relevant for high-quality food and wine production, history, and landscape value. On steep slopes, centuries of effort and tradition have created a unique cultural heritage to be preserved. Here, peculiar traditional local knowledge of soil and water conservation combined with agronomic practices (e.g., dry-stone wall terracing) has been handed down for generations. However, such landscapes are fragile and under threat.