Biodiversity & Society

Accelerating transformational change toward living in harmony with nature

UNU-IAS: Biodiversity & Society

Action on biodiversity is urgently needed to sustain a healthy planet and the lives that it supports. Our research provides evidence-based inputs for implementing the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, with a focus on sustainable management of production landscapes and seascapes. As the secretariat of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI), UNU-IAS mobilizes efforts by more than 300 member organizations across the globe to build mutually beneficial human–nature relationships. Through technical and institutional capacity development activities, the institute supports governments and other stakeholders in applying landscape approaches and promotes participatory, inclusive management.

Events

Rice Terraces in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Side Event

Implementing Nature Positive through Landscape Approaches

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Woman picking tea leaves

Ensuring Ecological Connectivity in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)

This open-access book explores how integrated landscape and seascape management can support biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable development.
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News

News

International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative Holds Tenth Global Conference

Members convened in Ecuador to strengthen collaboration for sustainable landscapes and seascapes worldwide.

18 Mar 2026

Media Coverage

Tenth Global IPSI Conference Featured on Japanese TV

Nippon Television showcased recent activities of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative.

08 May 2026

Projects

Project

International Satoyama Initiative

The ISI project works to promote the Satoyama Initiative, a global effort to realize societies in harmony with nature.

12 Nov 2013