On 18 February 2025, the Second AEON SATOYAMA Forum will be held to discuss traditional Japanese landscapes known as satoyama, where people and nature have coexisted for generations through harmonious interactions between human activities and the environment, fostering sustainable practices in agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
The event will share perspectives of various stakeholders, including universities and local governments that have collaborated with the AEON Environmental Foundation — a member of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI), whose secretariat is hosted by UNU-IAS. Since 2013, the foundation has worked to create forests that promote living in harmony with nature in Aya Town, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
Participation & Registration
This event is open to the public and will be held in hybrid mode. To participate in person, please register by 10 Februrary 2025. To participate online via Zoom, please register by 18 February.
Language
This event will be held in Japanese.
Programme
10:00 Opening Remarks
Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi (Director, UNU-IAS)
10:10 Session 1
- Case study from Aya Town, Miyazaki Prefecture (AEON Environmental Foundation)
- Panel discussion featuring representatives of Aya Town, Miyazaki Prefecture; JA Aya Town (Japan Agricultural Cooperatives); Aya Town Biosphere Reserve Promotion Office; and Waseda University
12:20 Session 2
Presentations:
- Research on Satoyama and On-the-ground Practices (Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University)
- Practices to Create a New Satoyama (participating universities)
- TBC (Rina Miyake (Programme Coordinator, UNU-IAS))
14:00 Session 3
- Panel discussion on the future of satoyama
Organizers
This event will be organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation with the support of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and UNU-IAS.
