Dr.

Makino YAMANOSHITA

Dr. Yamanoshita has been carrying out research on climate change mitigation measures in the area of forests, focusing on the capabilities of local communities. She joined a forest-carbon project with local communities in Vietnam as an expert and experienced many difficulties through the project development process. At the same time, she is also analyzing global climate change and forest mechanisms such as A/R CDM and REDD+. She is interested in designing a global mechanism to motivate local communities in developing countries to manage forests by reflecting their reality and supporting their capability development.  Recently,she has been focusing on private-sector initiatives such as responsible procurement and sustainable supply chains, and is conducting research on timber and coffee production involving small-scale farmers in Vietnam. Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Human Sciences at Waseda University. After working at the Japan Overseas Plantation Center for Pulpwood and BirdLife ineternational, she has been a researcher at IGES since 2011.