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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...

UN Secretary-General Guterres said “Phasing out coal from the electricity sector is the single most important step to get in line with the 1.5 degree goal.” At the COP 26, the world was divided into the coal phase-out countries and the phase-down countries. On the other hand, Japan adopts “fade-out” policy and maintains “highly efficient” coal...

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...

クリーンウッド法施行から5年後の時点における、全国の木材関連事業者による遵守状況について、アンケート及びヒアリング調査によって明らかにした。

クリーンウッド法（合法伐採木材等の流通及び利用の促進に関する法律）の見直しのプロセスで、現状や課題等について把握するための木材関係各種業界団体等からヒアリングに招待いただき、以下を提案した。 違法伐採木材を日本国内で流通させることを禁止するべき 法律の「趣旨」等を、社会の要求にあわせて見直す 違法伐採木材を取り締まるのではなく、事業者によるデューデリジェンス(DD)実施の徹底を目指すべき 政府のリソースには限りがあるため、効率的で効果的な方法を採用することが重要 取り扱う木材の違法性リスクを評価し、リスクに応じて適切なリスク軽減措置の実施（ DD ）を求めるべき CW 法の普及だけでなく、デューデリジェンスの具体的な内容・手順・注目すべきリスク、リスク評価の方法などを明示し...

世界の森林、特に熱帯林をめぐる1980年代から現代に到るまでの動向をレビューした。 世界の森林／世界の森林減少要因／南米／東南アジア／熱帯林保全策のはじまり／違法伐採問題とその対策／REDD+／森林減少をもたらす農作物貿易の抑制／終わりに

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...

The spread of online taxi services is transforming mobility patterns in many of the world’s rapidly motorizing cities. Yet few studies have systematically assessed which factors are behind this transformation. This article fill this critical knowledge gap for the three fast-growing cities of Indonesia, namely, Semarang, Bogor and Bandung. The...