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In 実践版!グリーンインフラ
3-20: 流域治水の取り組みが生態系サービスに供給に与える影響 水害リスクの軽減を目的とした住宅地周辺部での水田・森林の保全（宅地転用の抑制）や水害リスクの高い地域における宅地から森林・水田への土地利用誘導をグリーンインフラの導入と位置づけ、政策介入の有無がグリーンインフラの多機能性にどのような影響を与えるか、滋賀県の流域治水条例を例に挙げながら、シナリオ分析の手法によって解明する。
Peer-reviewed Article
In Sustainability
The advent of modern technology in agriculture has increased the efficiency of our food production but also poses pressures on the sustainability of our planet. The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been developed to safeguard traditional agricultural...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
The introduction of renewable energy (RE) is essential for building a sustainable society. However, RE can cause conflicts between energy production and biodiversity conservation. This study conducted a scenario analysis to evaluate potential conflicts in the nexuses between energy and biodiversity for the Bekambeushi River watershed located in...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Land
Nagpur is rapidly urbanizing, and in the process witnessing decline in its green status which is one of the identities of the city. The study aims to understand the current species diversity, composition and structure in different classes of greens prevalent in the city. As urban green spaces (UGS) are also reservoirs of carbon stock, the study...
Translation of non-IGES Material
IPBES地球規模評価は、1970 年代から2050 年までの期間の地球全体を対象に、自然科学や社会科学の知識、ならびに幅広い知識体系や多次元にわたる価値観を総括した、2005年発表のミレニアム生態系評価以来の生物多様性と生態系サービスに関する地球規模の評価です。本冊子はIPBES総会第7回会合（2019年4~5月、フランス・パリで開催）で承認された地球規模評価の政策決定者向け要約（SPM）の和訳で、我々が直面する自然や自然の寄与の深刻な劣化と持続可能な社会の実現に向けた困難な道のりを指摘する一方、社会変革（Transformative change）による持続可能な社会の実現の可能性を示唆しています。
Book Chapter
In Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia
This chapter contributes to improve an understanding of the effectiveness of different biodiversity science-policy interfaces (SPIs), which play a vital role in navigating policies and actions with sound evidence base. The single comprehensive study that was found to exist, assessed SPIs in terms of their ‘features’—goals, structure, process...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Geocarto International
Operational monitoring of vegetation and its response to climate change involves the use of vegetation indices (VIs) in relation to relevant climatic data. This study analyses the temporal variations of vegetation indices in response to climatic data (temperature and precipitation) to better understand the phenological changes in the Wa-West and...
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This open access book presents up-to-date analyses of community-based approaches to sustainable resource management of SEPLS (socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes) in areas where a harmonious relationship between the natural environment and the people who inhabit it is essential to ensure community and environmental well-being as...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Geocarto International
Operational monitoring of vegetation and its response to climate change involves the use of vegetation indices (VIs) in relation to relevant climatic data. This study analyses the temporal variations of vegetation indices in response to climatic data (temperature and precipitation) to better understand the phenological changes in the Wa-West and...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Sustainability
Urban-rural linkages are an integral part of fostering development in both urban and rural communities. However, the focus on development tends to have an urban bias toward Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with an increase in urbanization. Ghana is one of the fastest urbanizing countries in SSA. This paper sought to identify the challenges of urban-rural...
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Updated: November 2025
IGES Activity on COP30
From 10 to 21 November, the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Belém, located at the gateway to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. As the highest decision-making
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Updated: October 2024
CBD COP16 Special Webpage
The Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a multilateral environmental agreement on: (1) the conservation of biodiversity; (2) the sustainable use of the components of biodiversity; (3) the fair and...
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Updated: July 2023
Sustainability Science journal
Sustainability Science probes interactions between global, social, and human systems, the complex mechanisms that lead to degradation of these systems, and concomitant risks to human well-being. The journal provides a platform for building...