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Assessing heat-related health risks is important for sustainable urban development. Although fine-scale information (e.g., at the community/neighborhood or city block level) is ideal for identifying and mitigating these risks, previous studies have preferred to work at the administrative unit level. High-resolution Local Climate Zone (LCZ) maps, i...

Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) are non-material benefits that are indispensable for the health and well-being of communities. CES are often spatially explicit and fluctuate according to the knowledge, beliefs, and perception of users of the location. Therefore, understanding the spatial patterns of CES perceived by people from different...

時評「G7広島サミットを機に、再生可能エネルギーのさらなる拡大策を」

This report aims to build a better understanding of status quo and prospect of methane mitigation in oil and gas sector of Japan. The related policies and practices, which have been taken or considered by the national government, industrial association and major companies, are reviewed and summarized accordingly. A short summary is also provided...

Summary of two technical reports below to assist due diligence conducted by businesses importing timber and wood products from China. 1) Legislation and Other Initiatives for Legal Timber Trade in China 2) Status of Timber Legality Verification by Business Entities in China

In China, the verification of the legality of procured wood has mainly been voluntary, with businesses exporting wood products to Europe and the U.S. conducting their own checks. However, since the revision of the Forest Law in 2019, the procurement, processing, and transportation of clearly illegally harvested wood is now prohibited, and violators...

The 2019 revision of China's Forest Law explicitly prohibited the handling of timber known to originate from illegal logging. This report analyses the state of implementation of this law based on interviews with some experts in China including government officers, an industry association and NGOs, as well as seminars, various websites, and...

1. 背景と本調査の問い 2. 中国における木材需給の概況 3. 違法伐採に対する2019年改正森林法の規定とその運用 4. 中国の木材関連事業者の合法性確認の取組状況 5. まとめと中国からの輸入事業者への示唆

本業務では、今後、パリ協定第6条のもとでJCMを実施していくにあたり、JCMパートナー国におけるJCMの効果的な実施のための透明性の向上、JCMのプロジェクトサイクル下での測定・報告・検証（MRV）手続の円滑な実施及びJCMプロジェクトのさらなる拡大向けた対象国等における、よりよい効率的・実効的な制度実施体制の構築を目的とした支援を実施した。