Publications

Envisioning positive scenarios that recognize the multiple values of nature is fundamental for designing transformative changes in local socio-ecological systems. This study developed a protocol with three specifications for operationalizing the Nature Futures Framework (NFF) in a landscape scenario analysis using a multi-objective optimization...

This presentation was a quick overview of monitoring and scientific research on marine plastics and pollution. The whole information is based on “G20 Report on Actions Against Marine Plastic Litter” 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The major findings from the quick review are as follows: 1) It seems that the current policy attentions is still more on...

In response to the call for inputs to the third technical dialogue of the first Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement, this submission intends to present an approach for non-state actors (NSAs) to engage with the implementation of the Global Stocktake (GST). It builds on the voices of NSAs collected through an initiative called “iGST Southeast...

Overcoming the Climate Crisis and Achieving the SDGs: After COVID-19 and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

There is a growing recognition of the urgent need to change citizens’ lifestyles to realise decarbonised societies. Consumption-based accounting (carbon footprinting) is a helpful indicator for measuring the impacts of peoples’ consumption on climate change by capturing both direct and embedded carbon emissions. However, while carbon footprinting...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been identified as potential enablers for alternative forms of sharing surplus food to prevent food loss and waste. Food sharing platforms can also provide an entry point to the sustainability transition by encouraging its users to confront the systemic causes of unsustainable and inequitable...

本冊子は、IPBES第9回総会（2022年7月、ドイツ・ボンで開催）で承認されたIPBES自然の多様な価値と価値評価の方法論に関する評価報告書の、環境省とIGESによる和訳です。自然の多様な価値と価値評価の方法論に関する評価報告書は、人々の良質な生活と地球上の生命を調和させ、持続可能な開発において相互に絡み合っている経済・社会・環境の側面をバランスよく発展させるための経路を示すガイダンスを提供しています。また、様々な世界観と価値観の関係に関する理解、および価値の類型、ならびに自然の価値の評価手法と評価プロセスの設計と実施、ならびに自然の多様な価値を意思決定と政策決定に組み込むための指針が含まれています。

Global freshwater scarcity is projected to be affecting almost half of the world’s population by 2025. Desalination has become a reliable option to provide freshwater, especially with climate change and its direct impact on water resources. The desalination technology transforms some non-traditional water sources either by processing brackish water...

In the net-zero context, technology transfer plays a critical role in achieving the emission reduction and meeting the climate mitigation goals of countries. However, the extent of penetration of transferred technologies and their respective mitigation potential will depend on the scale of transfer among the source and recipient countries. This...

In this study, we propose a method for downscaling ecological footprint (EF) and biocapacity (BC) to a 1-km square resolution for a spatially flexible analysis of environmental burden balance. To conduct EF downscaling (by land type and consumption category) for all terrestrial areas of Japan, the grid population was multiplied by the scaled EF per...