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

, ,

Event
  • DATE / TIME:
    2022•12•02    14:00 - 15:00
    Location:
    Online (JST)

    UNU-IAS will co-organise a thematic track session at the 2022 International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP). The online session will focus on how to effectively translate theories on biodiversity conservation and restoration into practice and their contributions to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework (GBF). It will also discuss the Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM), a seed funding programme under the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) that supports IPSI member organisations in implementing projects which promote, conserve, or restore socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS).

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

    Language

    This event will be held in English and Japanese, with simultaneous translation provided.

    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

«