Event

Transformative Actions for a Nature-positive Society from Satoyama Initiative Towards 2030

On 2 December 2022, UNU-IAS will co-organise a thematic track session at the 2022 International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific.

Time
- Asia/Tokyo

The online session will focus on how to effectively translate theories on biodiversity conservation and restoration into practice and on their contributions to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. It will also discuss the Satoyama Development Mechanism, a seed funding programme under the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative that supports IPSI member organisations in implementing projects which promote, conserve, or restore socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes.

This event is co-organised in partnership with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

Participation

To participate online, please register in advance.

Programme

Moderator: 

  • Koji Miwa (Policy Researcher, Biodiversity and Forest, IGES)

Opening Remarks

  • Naohisa Okuda (Director-General, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment of Japan, MOEJ)
  • Kazuhiko Takeuchi (President, IGES)

Speakers

  • Koji Miwa (Policy Researcher, Biodiversity and Forest, IGES)
  • Dipayan Dey (Chair, Research & Innovation, South Asian Forum for Environment)
  • Paulina G. Karimova (Research Assistant, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University)
  • Kuang-Chung Lee (Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University)

Closing Remarks

  • Tsunao Watanabe (Senior Programme Coordinator, UNU-IAS)

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