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Peer-reviewed Article
In Sustainability Science
Author:
Rodolfo
Dam Lam
Shin-ichi
Ito
Fenjie
Chen
Rumana
Akter
Michio
Kondoh
Cristiano
Rossignoli
Aquatic food systems are essential to global food security and biodiversity but remain underserved by existing sustainability indexes, especially amid rising uncertainties and accelerating climate change. Current frameworks are fragmented, environmentally weighted, and insufficiently inclusive of social, economic, and governance dimensions. As we...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Biotropica
Author:
Katharina Kasper
Thye Lim Tee
Roshan Guharajan
Azlan Mohamed
Seth T. Wong
Jürgen Niedballa
Jesse F. Abrams
Johnny Kissing
Rahel Sollmann
Andreas Wilting
Wai-Ming Wong
Sunda clouded leopard conservation requires understanding key species traits. Using photo-identification, we estimated lifespans from minimum residence times, documenting the oldest wild individual known to date—a 6.51-year-old female. We discuss methodological limitations in female detectability and transient individuals in the population and...
Commissioned Report
北九州市は、令和7年5月に北九州市生物多様性戦略(以下「戦略」という。)を改定し、北九州市が有する都市と近接した豊かな自然「アーバンネイチャー」を活用し、①生物多様性を大切にする価値観の形成、②生物多様性の保全と回復、③自然を活用した多様な課題の解決、を3つの柱として、生物多様性の損失を止め回復軌道に乗せる、いわゆる「ネイチャーポジティブ」の実現を目指し、取組を進めている。 それに当たり、産学官民が一体となり戦略を推進する「北九州ネイチャーポジティブネットワーク」(以下「ネットワーク」という。)と、その中核的機能を担う「北九州ネイチャーポジティブセンター」(以下「センター」という。)を新たに創設し、それぞれの主体の連携・協働により、オール北九州でネイチャーポジティブに取り組んでいく必要がある...
Translation of non-IGES Material
Author:
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
生物多様性、水、食料、健康および気候の悪化の直接要因および根本的な原因は相互に絡み合っているにもかかわらず、各課題への対処は個別に対処されていることが多く、その結果として、政策間の潜在的な不整合や、計画外の背反性(トレードオフ)、意図しない結果が生じます。ネクサス評価は、トレードオフを克服し、生物多様性、水、食料、健康および気候変動の間の相乗性(シナジー)を高める首尾一貫した意思決定を促し、公正で持続可能な未来に向けた社会変革につながる対応策を提示しています。
Conference Proceeding
第17回持続可能なアジア太平洋に関する国際フォーラム(ISAP)
持続可能なアジア太平洋に関する国際フォーラム(International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific: ISAP)は、第一線で活躍する専門家、国際機関、政府、企業、NGO 関係者が集い、アジア太平洋の持続可能な開発に関する多様な議論を行う国際フォーラムです。主催機関である地球環境戦略研究機関(IGES)が関与している国際的なネットワークと協力しつつ、関係者間の情報共有の促進や連携強化を図ることを目的として、毎年日本で開催しています。 多国間主義が岐路に立たされている今、地球のトリプル・クライシス(三重の危機)―気候変動、生物多様性の損失、汚染―への対応は遅れ、私たちの社会はこれまで以上に不透明な状況にあります。2025...
Conference Proceeding
International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2025)
The International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) is an international forum where leading experts, international organisations, governments, businesses, and NGOs gather to discuss various aspects of sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. ISAP is held annually in Japan to promote information sharing and strengthen...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Ecological Indicators
Author:
Bingbing
Liu
Fei
Zhang
Gowhar
Meraj
Verner
Carl Johnson
Yasin
Orooji
Ngai
Weng Chan
Peng
Wang
Lifei
Wei
Xu
Ma
Fengqin
Yan
Wei
Si
Zhixiong
Chen
Sichen
Xiong
Coastal wetlands serve as vital ecological buffer zones between marine and terrestrial systems, performing crucial roles in the protection of coastal erosion, wave and tsunami protection, and maintaining ecological functions. However, these important wetlands are increasingly being destroyed and incessantly threatened by human activities. The...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Sustainability Science
Author:
Takahiro
Yoshida
Sawako
Shigeto
Yoshiki
Yamagata
Accelerating urban population concentration across the world has both positive and negative social-ecological consequences. Countries facing serious negative consequences like Japan need to explore enhanced deurbanization pathways, e.g., highlighting high quality of life in rural areas, to achieve a more desirable urban-rural population balance...
Commissioned Report
From "Islands of Excellence" to a "Sea of Change": How ASEAN's Secondary Cities are Localising the SDGs in the region As the ASEAN region rapidly urbanises, the focus often falls on its mega-cities. However, a quiet transformation is underway in the region’s secondary cities -- the agile urban centres that are proving to be fertile ground for...
Peer-reviewed Article
In IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
Author:
Di
Wang
Shenhan
Xu
Zailin
Huo
Fei
Zhang
Zia
Ahmed
Ngai Wang
Chan
Lakes play a crucial role in supplying water resources, regulating regional climates, and supporting ecosystems. However, they are increasingly threatened by recurrent droughts. This study focuses on the Mu Us Sandy Land, the fourth largest desert in China, and presents an approach that combines machine-learning techniques with a newly constructed...