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During its first phase of research the IGES Forest Conservation Project attempted to identify principles and measures for sustainable forest management (SFM) based on experiences in the Asia-Pacific region. Extensive studies were carried out within a framework of four interrelated sub-teams by in-house research staff, visiting researchers and many...

Phase 1 of the IGES Project on Urban Environmental Management was conducted during the three-year period from April 1998 to March 2001. Extensive studies were carried out in-house in addition to contributions made by numerous outside collaborators. Studies were conducted by various methods including literature surveys, statistical data collection...

The IGES Kitakyushu Office conducted studies on advanced policies in urban environmental management and carried out the following activities targeting intercity cooperation that use the experiences of local governments. ・ Study on Methods for Improving Urban Environmental Infrastructure ・ Case Studies on Urban Environmental Management (Kitakyushu...

This report summarizes the activities and findings of the Environmental Education Project for the past three years. Divided into four parts, the report describes twin objectives of the Project as formulating a comprehensive strategy of environmental education in the region and developing a mechanism to implement it. Its major activities include (1)...

The main purpose of the Environmental Governance Project of IGES was to address and analyse major issues of environmental governance and to make concrete policy recommendations relevant to the Asian region. Several national and sub-regional environmental governance systems were to be selected and examined in a cross-sectoral and comparative manner...

This report summarizes the activities and findings of the New Development Patterns Project (NDP) during the first phase of IGES research. The aim of the NDP Project is to explore new patterns of development in order to arrive at societies with sound material cycles, focusing particularly on Asia and the Pacific. This project was carried out in line...

The effectiveness of international city‐to‐city cooperation and intercity networks has been highlighted by developmental agencies and local governments overseas, yet, a majority of Japanese local governments question the merits, particularly with developing cities. This report aims to answer questions posed by Japanese local governments and reviews...

新エネルギーの普及と省エネにつながる低炭素機器や次世代自動車の普及には、グリーン産業の育成、日本の温室効果ガス削減、そしてアジアでの低炭素型発展の促進等の理由から、高い期待が寄せられている。公共セクターによる初期需要の創出はグリーン産業の成長に大きく寄与するため、公共セクター、中でも国の約3倍の経済活動を行う地方公共団体によるグリーン購入の効果は大きい。しかし地方公共団体による新分野でのグリーン購入には、資金面で課題がある。そこで本稿では、「グリーン共同購入パートナーシップ」による地方公共団体の低炭素機器や次世代自動車の共同購入を提案する。 「グリーン共同購入パートナーシップ」とは、複数の地方公共団体が共同し低炭素機器や次世代自動車を購入することで費用を削減し...

Kyoto Protocol incorporates the international flexibility mechanisms such as emissions trading, etc., in addition to setting the quantified commitments for Annex I Parties. The Protocol also recognizes the importance of domestic actions, and supports the concept of supplementarity in the Articles 6 and 17. EU proposes to limit the tradeable amounts...