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The Satoyama Initiative aims to conserve sustainable human-influenced natural environments (Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes; SEPL) through broader global recognition of their value.
The partnership, IPSI, comprises organisations committed to support SEPL for the benefit of biodiversity and human well-being through the implementation of their respective activities. Please refer to Paris Declaration and other materials for further information.
Announcements
SBSTTA15 side event “Challenges and Hopes in Ecosystem Restoration” took place
08/11/2011
The fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) took place in Montreal, Canada (7 – 11 November 2011).
Indicators of resilience in socio-ecological production landscapes
27/09/2011
The United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) and Bioversity International have developed a preliminary set of indicators of resilience in socio-ecological production landscapes (SEPLs) as part of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI)’s Collaborative Activities.
Second IPSI Global Conference in Nairobi, March 2012
25/09/2011
The Second IPSI Global Conference will be organised in Nairobi, in March 2012. As described in the Operational Framework of the IPSI, the functions of the IPSI Global Conference are two-fold:
Great East Japan Earthquake Rebuilding Symposium
09/08/2011
The Great East Japan Earthquake Rebuilding Symposium, entitled ‘Exploring Integrative Approaches from Land to Sea’ was held on 5 August 2011 at the United Nations University headquarters in Tokyo. More than 200 participants, including representatives of local governments, private sector entrepreneurs, media professionals, researchers, and other interested parties listened to speeches and panel discussions from a wide range of Japanese and international experts and practitioners.
The implementation of COMDEKS
28/06/2011
The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations University (UNU) jointly launched the Com munity De velopment and K nowledge Management for the S atoyama Initiative (COMDEKS) under the agreement on promoting biodiversity-friendly natural resource management practices for the benefit of biodiversity and human well-being on 24 June 2011.
