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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...

Outline - Plastics are everywhere and make up a large proportion of the waste stream. While plastic litter is a visual and physical environmental contaminant, especially in rivers and the marine environment, less visible microplastics are of increasing concern. Current control measures are often limited to banning single-use plastics, like plastic...

1. GEOシリーズとは GEO (地球環境概観) シリーズは、UNEP (国連環境計画)が実施する一つのプログラム「環境問題レビュー(keeping the environment under review)」の主要な事業である。グローバルや（アジアなどの）リージョナルなアセスメントのほか、テーマ別のアセスメント、さらに、そこから派生する様々な報告書で構成されている。IGESはUNEPの重要なパートナーの一つとして、GEOシリーズに積極的に参画し、大きな貢献をしてきた。 1.1 GEO-6アジア太平洋地域アセスメント グローバルでのアセスメントに先立ち、その土台とすべく各リージョンにおける環境の現状と傾向が取りまとめられた。アジア太平洋地域アセスメントは41か国をカバーし...

The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) is the result of a consultative and participatory process to prepare an independent assessment of the state of the environment, the effectiveness of the policy response in addressing environmental challenges and the possible pathways to achieving various internationally agreed environmental goals. The GEO is a...

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...

本ハンドブックは、IGESの研究活動ならびに関係機関からの協力をもとに、「IPCC1.5℃特別報告書」およびその「政策決定者向け要約（SPM）」に関する最新の知見を取りまとめたものです。様々な角度からの分析・関連資料を掲載しており、同報告書の総合的な理解に資する内容となっています。 第1章では、IPCCが同報告書を作成するに至った背景を、国連気候変動枠組条約（UNFCCC）での議論やIPCCの足跡とともに振り返ります。第2章では、同報告書の概要を詳しく解説するほか、実際に作成に携わったIPCC関係者へのインタビュー、そしてIPCCが発表した同報告書に関するFrequently Asked Questions（FAQs：よくある質問と回答集）の日本語翻訳版を通じて...