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The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relies on effective policy integration at all levels of government. However, integration across policy domains remains challenging for local authorities, particularly when it comes to articulating policies that recognise trade-offs and interactions between different SDGs. This study...

Given the effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, understanding the consumption patterns that facilitate and support changes is essential. In this context, household food consumption constitutes a large part of society’s environmental impacts due to the production and solid waste generation stages. Hence, we focus on applying the Life...

This presentation set the scene for a 90 minute webinar that consisted mostly of discussion and Q&A. The presentation was an overview of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). It also included some explanation about the Convention in Biological Diversity (CBD), which adopted the GBF; the meetings of the Conference of the Parties...

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...

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...

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」

Globally, forest plantation has become an important source for timber production and trade, and household tree growers, often smallholders, play a critical role in timber production. In Vietnam, plantations of Acacia spp. have emerged as an important resource for the Vietnamese forestry industry and exports, while supporting the rural economy and...

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

2016年に締結したMoUに基づき、インドにおける日本の環境技術（低炭素・省エネ技術を含む）移転の推進、および兵庫県（日本）とグジャラート州（インド）の交流を強化するため、令和4年度（2022年度）は、以下の業務を実施した。 （１）JITMAP が 過去に実施した対象技術に関する FS 及び 昨年度に実施したエネルギー 診断士・管理者向けの 蒸気管理システムに関する研修（オンライン） 等に 係る フォローアップ活動 を通じた、 技術及びその効率的な運用手法に関する改善提案の採用によるエネルギー効率化、 CO2 削減、並びにコスト削減等の効果の確認。 （２）ハリヤナ州にある自動車・二輪車向けポリマー部品を製造する中小企業 2 社（日系企業が取引先）における、圧縮空気システムに関する FS...