ESD at Ramsar Wetlands in Osaki Tajiri: RCE (Regional Centre of Expertise) Greater Sendai, Japan.

This case study on ESD and natural resource utilisation offers a good example of multi-stakeholder social learning for regional sustainable development based on partnerships between environmentalists and farmers. A citizen's movement to conserve a wetland evolved into a participatory programme for engaging with the community for the preservation of biodiversity - both in natural wetlands and rice paddies - and sustainable agriculture. Also, the case provides an informative example of jointly promoting Ramsar CEPA (Communication, Education and Public Awareness) and ESD in the framework of the United Nations University's RCE (Regional Centres of Expertise on ESD) initiative, building on close collaboration between formal and non-formal education.