News international partnership for the satoyama initiative. The satoyama initiative can contribute to achieving the objectives of the cbd, especially in the areas of conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of biodiversity. Human capacity building for sustainable development of. A trial experiment was done in the saku district of nagano prefecture, japan in 2004, which seemed to reveal the viability of restoring satoyama and meet the sustainable society desired by the satoyama initiative. May 11, 2010 the satoyama initiative is the one to aim at natural symbiosis society by collecting and analyzing use cases and social systems of sustainable natural resources in secondary natural areas exist in. Satoyama institute for the advanced study of sustainability. Satoyama the traditional rural landscape of japan k. Sep 28, 2014 rebuilding the relationship between people and nature. In 2015 taiwan partnership for the satoyama initiative tpsi was established as a national multistakeholder partnership network to. Satoyama is observed to provide a backyard for rice paddies, to accommodate biodiversity hotspots, to act as a model of sustainable ecosystem management, and it represents japans beautiful ancestral homeland. Research on development and implementation of national. A vision for sustainable rural societies in harmony. Satoyama satoyama initiative international initiative.
He stressed that the international partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi. Focusing on the last 50 years of satoyama landscape change, each cluster report follows the framework of the millennium ecosystem assessment. In creating satoyama llc, our hope is to bring this goal to our communities and to help do the work to create a truly sustainable society. Partnerships for satoyama initiative ipsi, aims t o identify experiences and lessons learned and key messages to be shared with cbd parties to support future nbsap revisions and policy development. Nov 28, 2010 the satoyama initiative received a boost at the recent u. International partnership for the satoyama initiative members activities. It provides updates on a range of topics including the status of ongoing country programmes, landscape performance indicators, project impacts and results, and noteworthy announcements. The paris declaration on the satoyama initiative was adopted, which summarized benefits and outlines of the initiative, and what to note in. Read sustainable use of biological diversity in socio. Although were still pushing for mainstream acceptance of thc, cbd cannabidiol is now on sale online and in health food shops throughout europe in the form. Satoyama have been developed through centuries of small scale agricultural and forestry. As the significance of the concept of satoyama for a sustainable society is increasingly becoming clear, several movements have emerged, including the satoyama initiative by the government of japan, and the japan sub global assessment led by the united nations universitys institute of advanced studies.
This paper describes the satoyama initiative, which has been promoted by the ministry of the environment of the government of japan and united nations university institute of advanced studies for discussion at cbd cop10. The satoyama initiative and the cbd the satoyama initiative aims to contribute to the cbd s three objectives, in particular the second objective, sustainable use of biodiversity, through promoting sustainable production and use of natural resources in landscapes and seascapes around the world. Convention on biological diversity cbd talks in nagoya, japan where it was officially recognized as a potentially useful tool to. International satoyama initiative institute for the. Comdeks has been designed to be community driven and support local community activities to maintain and rebuild socio. Sep 24, 2009 japan gave the name of the satoyama initiative to establishment of universal philosophy for sustainable maintenance and use of natural resources such as satoyama landscape and the efforts to. Rebuilding the relationship between people and nature. Japans traditional and fragile satoyama landscape system was developed over centuries of human life on mountainous island terrain in a monsoon climate. Millennium ecosystem assessment ma and the japan satoyama satoumi assessment jssa 22 5. Strategy for the international partnership for the satoyama initiative.
It highlights linkages and potential contributions of iucns work to this. In 2010, the satoyama initiative was recognized in decision x32 of the conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity cbd cop as a potentially useful tool to better understand and support humaninfluenced natural environments for the benefit of biodiversity and human wellbeing and consistent and in harmony with the. Read the newsletter here for further information about the satoyama initiative, to read case studies, download conference presentations and read the latest news, please visit the website of the international partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi. Naoya furuta, senior project officer at iucn japan project. Rural sustainability faculty of social sciences, hku. Its international partnership ipsi, established in nagoya in 2010 concurrently with the 10th meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity, comprises organizations committed to supporting socioecological production landscapes sepls for the benefit of biodiversity and human wellbeing. Jul 16, 2010 in recent times, there has been an increasing awareness of the traditional japanese rural landscape, or satoyama. Convention on biological diversity cbd, relevant national policies for sustainable development, and the. Satoyama initiative, a global effort with the vision to realize societies. The international satoyama initiative isi is a global effort to realise societies that are in harmony with nature, through promoting the maintenance and rebuilding of socioecological production landscapes and seascapes sepls for biodiversity and human wellbeing. Sepls through broader global recognition of their value. If you are planning to attend any of these events, please let us know. The international partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi is a partnership made up of 258 member organisations dedicated to working together to realize societies in harmony with nature. Jan 30, 2009 satoyama is a word that describes the farming landscape near the hills and mountains in japan, where water is abundant and farmers for a long time have maintained the soil for rice and vegetables.
Such areas are the focus of the satoyama initiative, officially launched tuesday at the cbd gathering. Events international partnership for the satoyama initiative. International partinership of satoyama initiative ipsi convention of biodivery cbd ministry of environment globally. The findings will be integrated into a national report to be published in time for the 10th conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity in october 2010 in nagoya, japan. The satoyama initiative is the embodiment of that proposal. Enhanced partnership comdeks programme at the 2019 high.
A panel discussion will illustrate how such approaches can contribute to both effective management of protected areas and enhancement of human wellbeing. The expert thematic workshop on landscape approaches for the post2020 global biodiversity framework was held in conjunction with the eighth global conference of the international partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi8. The carefully managed coppice woodlands on the hillsides, the villages strung along the base of the hills, and the carefully tended paddy fields. The international satoyama initiative isi project works to promote the. Dozens of organizations from around the globe joined the japanese government in celebrating this partnership dedicated to maintenance and rebuilding of humaninfluenced natural environments. The launch of the satoyama initiative and also the book sacred natural sites, conserving nature and culture urged us to make better tools available to protected area managers so that they can effectively help manage the wide spread sacred natural heritage of japan said mr. Ipsi, the international partnership for the satoyama initiative, promotes collaboration in the conservation and restoration of sustainable humaninfluenced natural environments socioecological production landscapes and seascapes. International partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi case studies. International partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi was established to. Weve curated this collection to help you select which ones are most suitable for your cbd needs. The fortunate timing and location of cop10 will hopefully provide a good opportunity for the satoyama initiative to achieve maximum impact globally. Chapter 6 of the book managing socioecological production landscapes and seascapes for sustainable communities in asia, with descriptions of use of the indicators under a variety of programmes and initiatives. Implementing the satoyama initiative for the benefits of. Unep cbd sbstta14inf28 page 3 annex the satoyama initiative for the benefit of biodiversity and human wellbeing 1.
The satoyama initiative japan has been promoting the satoyama initiative, which is recognized as an effective tool to better understand and support humaninfluenced natural environments socioecological production landscapes and seascapes. The one featured in this article, life in a vibrant satoyama forest, depicts examples of sustainable forest management practices that. An example of this is the adoption of satoyama initiative proposed at the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties cop10 to the convention on biological diversity cbd held in october 2010 in nagoya, aichi prefecture. Satoyama initiative realizing sustainable rural society living in harmony with nature establishment of an international framework for sustainable management of natural resources in secondary nature establish a voluntary based international framework as a forum to discuss how to promote. International partnership for the satoyama initiative. Launching event of the international partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi on 19th october, 2010. For those who would like to study further, the following books are recommended by the. Enhancing sustainable use of biodiversity through the. The satoyama initiative recognize of the potential inherent in satoyama. Sep 21, 2016 as host of the convention on biological diversity cbd conference in 2010, the japanese ministry for the environment set up the satoyama initiative and thus attracted worldwide attention for the degradation of what they called socialecological production landscapes sepl. Parties to the convention on biological diversity cbd cop 10 in october 2010, and is. Satoyama is a japanese term applied to the border zone or area between mountain foothills and arable flat land.
The satoyama initiative was launched in 2010 on the occasion of the 10 th meeting of cbd cop, with a goal to realize societies in harmony with nature through revitalization and support of socioecological production landscapes and seascapes sepls. Japan, its satoyama initiative, which addresses the wise sustainable. International partnership for the satoyama initiative a workshop was held 36 september 2019 in kumamoto, japan, with the intention of contributing to the development of the post2020 global biodiversity framework and producing recommendations for the inclusion of a landscape perspective in future biodiversity policy. The international satoyama initiative isi project works to promote the satoyama initiative, a global effort to realise societies in harmony with nature through the revitalization and sustainable management of socioecological production landscapes and seascapes sepls for biodiversity and human wellbeing.
Sustainable use of biological diversity in socioecological production. In 2015 taiwan partnership for the satoyama initiative tpsi was established as a national. Satoyama initiative realizing sustainable rural society living in harmony with nature establishment of an international framework for sustainable management of natural resources in secondary nature establish a voluntary based international framework as a. International satoyama initiative institute for the advanced study of. For more information on the post2020 process, please see the cbd website here. Perspective of satoyama initiative 2 sustainable resource use according to environmental capacity and natural resilience deterioration of water and soil by overuse exhaustion of water resources in rivers affection on agricultural land fragmentation of habitats risks of extinction of wild animals 3 years after trimming.
Sustainable development and the satoyama initiative cbd. Trying to find the best books about cannabidiol, from beginner to expert level. Nakao says the principal aim of the satoyama initiative is to examine rural areas threatened with overuse or neglect and highlight new activities which can revitalize them. The initiative strives to create a vision for resource management and land use that balances the twin needs of biodiversity conservation and sustainable utilization. The lai chi wo photo story book is published in both chinese. The initiative also includes videos produced by the unu media studio that provide an enhanced visual understanding of what satoyama is like.
The international partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi. Implementing the fouryear framework of programme priorities of the cbd through the. The satoyama initiative is expected to greatly facilitate cbd implementation particularly in the post 2010 period as a followup to the 2010 biodiversity target. Background to the satoyama initiative for the benefit of biodiversity and human wellbeing. International partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi. Oct 01, 2016 the satoyama initiative is a global effort, first proposed jointly by the united nations university and the ministry of the environment of japan moej, to realize societies in harmony with nature and contribute to biodiversity conservation through the revitalization and sustainable management of socioecological production landscapes and seascapes sepls. The satoyama initiative and the cbd the satoyama initiative aims to contribute to the cbds three objectives, in particular the second objective, sustainable use of biodiversity, through promoting sustainable production and use of natural resources in landscapes and seascapes around the world. History of ipsi the international partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi was established on 19 october 2010, during the 10th conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity cbd cop 10 held in nagoya, aichi, japan. Agriculture is a dominant form of land management globally, and pressure from agricultural development to meet rapidly increasing demands for food and biofuel and the consequent abandonment of traditional land use are recognized as major threats to biodiversity. He explained that this book reveals the power of traditional knowledge. This presentation was made as one of the three key note presentations in a side event at the convention on biological diversity cbd fourteenth meeting of the conference of parties cop14.
We are in the midst of the sixth global mass extinction event mcneely and scherr, 2002, thomas et al. The initiative promotes integration of conservation and the sustainable use of biodiversity in production landscapes, outside of protected areas. International satoyama initiative united nations university. Overuse of the satoyama, as occurred during the edo and early meiji periods, as well as underuse as seen in the wake of the fuel and. The initiative has been supported and implemented by an international partnership of over 100 governments, civil society organizations, and. As a partnership, ipsi is made up of its members, and all members activities contribute to biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing informed by a landscape or seascape approach. The convention on biological diversity cbd and the international partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi 12 7. The community development and knowledge management for the satoyama initiative comdeks project is a unique global programme implemented by the undp as a flagship of the international partnership for the satoyama initiative. Sustainable use of biological diversity in socioecological. This newsletter is produced by the community development and knowledge management for the satoyama initiative project, implemented by undp and funded by the japan biodiversity fund. Activities international partnership for the satoyama. Recently the united nations created the satoyama initiative, which holds satoyama as an example of truly sustainable agriculture and works towards the goal of a society in harmony with nature. The conference highlighted unuias work related to the international satoyama.
Experts from cbd parties and other organisations, unuias, and member organisations of the international partnership. The convention on biological diversity cbd provides an international framework for addressing a number of issues regarding the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and the fair sharing of benefits from genetic resources. Cbd events cbd sbstta23 side event outcomes of the expert thematic workshop on landscape approaches for the post2020 global biodiversity framework 2019. The international satoyama initiative isi project works to promote the satoyama initiative, a global effort to realise societies in harmony with nature through the revitalization and sustainable management of socioecological production landscapes and seascapes.
Designation of notos satoyama and satoumi as giahs notos. We hope to see many partners and friends and work together to promote the satoyama initiative at these and other upcoming events. Background to the satoyama initiative for the benefit of biodiversity and human. However, landuse changes, underuse of satoyama, and non. Wataru suzuki, global coordinator of the japan biodiversity fund, on behalf of cristiana pasca palmer, cbd executive secretary, stated that the satoyama initiative can contribute to biodiversity conservation in ensuring that biodiversity is valued, restored, and wisely used by 2050. Over the last three years the initiative has been compiling case studies from all over the world including malaysia, peru, kenya, australia. Literally, sato means village, and yama means hill or mountain. The satoyama initiative is a global initiative based on the concept of satoyama, a traditional rural landscape in japan. Belair, caroline, ichikawa, kaoru, wong, bernard yun loong deslibris. Gefsatoyama project to achieve societies in harmony with nature, with sustainable primary production sector based on traditional and modern wisdom, and making significant contributions to global targets for conservation of biological diversity.
The satoyama initiative is a global effort, first proposed jointly by the united nations university and the ministry of the environment of japan moej, to realize societies in harmony with nature and contribute to biodiversity conservation through the revitalization and sustainable management of socioecological production landscapes and seascapes sepls. Lessons learned from application of the indicators of resilience in socioecological production landscapes and seascapes sepls under the satoyama initiative. Satoyama, biodiversity side event cbd cop side event. Seplsfor the benefit of biodiversity and human wellbeing, information sharing and cooperative activities.
Sustainable use of biological diversity in socioecological production landscapes. Ipsi progress report accepted as official information document for cbd cop wgri5 and sbstta18. Read sustainable use of biological diversity in socioecological production landscapes. The paris declaration on the satoyama initiative calls for creation of an international partnership may 2010 paris declaration submitted to cbd sbstta14 as an info document october 2010 ipsi launched at a cbd cop 10 side event in nagoya recognition of the satoyama initiative and ipsi by cbd cop 10 20102017. On 3 october 2018, the secretariat of the international partnership for the satoyama initiative, tokyo. Implementing the satoyama initiative for the benefits of biodiversity. In many parts of the world, people have developed ways to utilize and manage their surrounding natural environment to sustain and improve their daily lives and production activities such as agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The satoyama initiative is the one to aim at natural symbiosis society by collecting and analyzing use cases and social systems of sustainable natural resources in secondary natural areas exist in. Satoyama initiative, and we have hosted the secretariat of the international partnership for the satoyama initiative ipsi since its establishment at the tenth meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity cbd cop 10 in aichinagoya, japan in 2010.
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