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Place attachment and ecocentric attitude are the important determinants of conservation behaviour, especially for traditionally managed landscapes. In this paper, we explore the relationship between place attachment and the ecocentric attitude of farmers engaged in Jhum cultivation ( aka shifting /slash and burn cultivation) in the Zunheboto...

On Thursday 2 December 2021, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) convened a session entitled “Landscape Approaches for Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Co-benefits” at the 13th International Forum for Sustainable Asia...

Primary production, including agriculture, aquaculture, forestry and fisheries is the strongest driver of biodiversity loss globally. It can, however, contribute to biodiversity conservation if wisely managed such as in ‘Satoyama’ and ‘Satoumi’, or socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS), where production activities support...

On Thursday 12 November 2020, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) convened a session entitled “The Satoyama Initiative, transformative change, and societies in harmony with nature” at the 12th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the...

This presentation is about the critical role of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. It overviews the Satoyama Initiative, including the Satoyama Development Mechanism, and discusses resilience in the face of COVID-19...

RECOVERING BETTER: A GREEN, EQUITABLE AND RESILIENT RECOVERY FROM CORONAVIRUS 注：本ブリーフィングノートは「より良い状態への回復」の促進を⽬的とする政策やコミュニケーション、提⾔活動の⽀援を⾏う欧州気候基⾦（European Climate Foundation・ ECF）のために作成されたものであり、先進⼯業国に焦点を絞っている。あくまでも分析と論点の枠組みの提⽰を試みるものであり、決定的または包括的な意⾒を述べるものではない。いくつかの要素は状況が刻々と変化するなかで早くも意味をなさなくなる可能性がある。国や制度の個別事情に応じて、⾃由に内容を調整のうえ活⽤されたい。 本紙は、より持続可能で公正かつ回復...

国際再生可能エネルギー機関（IRENA）による報告書「Transforming the Energy System: And Holding the Line on Rising Global Temperatures」のIGES翻訳版（暫定非公式訳）。現行計画・政策に基づくエネルギーシナリオと低炭素技術の野心的な取り組みに基づくエネルギー変革シナリオを比較分析し、気候変動に対して強靭で持続可能な未来を築くためには、世界でエネルギー変革を加速させる必要があると指摘しています。具体的には、再生可能エネルギー、エネルギー効率対策、熱・輸送の電化への投資を拡大し、こうしたエネルギー投資を広範な社会経済政策と連携させることで、公正なエネルギー変革を包括的に進めるべきであるとしています...

This report demonstrates that changes in consumption patterns and dominant lifestyles are a critical and integral part of the solutions package to addressing climate change. The report fills a gap in the existing research by establishing global targets for lifestyle carbon footprints, examining current consumption patterns and their impacts on...

This article argues that the environment was extensively incorporated into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with broad and ambitious targets, reflecting environmental concerns throughout the SDGs. Many environment‐related targets – including some of the most important ones – were placed under ‘non‐environmental’ goals. The SDGs also...

The Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM) is a seed funding mechanism to encourage IPSI members to develop and accelerate sustainability actions in SEPLS. This report aims to present the SDM projects and their contributions to global goals, for the consideration of policymakers, businesses, researcher institutions, organizations and civil society...