International experts discussed the Satoyama Initiative concept on 25 July 2009 at UNU Tokyo. The discussion consisted of three themes; the importance and significance of the satoyama landscape for human well-being and conservation of biodiversity, and the Satoyama Initiative’s vision and approach for maximum effectiveness.
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[Details on the Meeting]
International Expert Meeting on the International Satoyama Initiative Concept
“Biodiversity and Sustainability”
Saturday, 25 July 2009, from 10:00 am to 5:45 pm
Venue: Elizabeth Rose Hall, UNU HQ, Tokyo, Japan
| Organized by: | United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) |
| Co-organized by:In cooperation with: | Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MoEJ)United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD)
Utsunomiya University |
*Open to the Public.
*Simultaneous English & Japanese interpretation will be provided.
Objectives
The objectives of the Meeting are to:
- (i)Discuss if Satoyama, which embraces the notion of a socio-ecological production landscape, can offer a management approach to optimize ecosystem services for human well-being while minimizing the loss of biodiversity;
- (ii)Introduce the International Satoyama Initiative, its objectives and targets; and invite reactions to help design the initiative for maximum effectiveness.
Meeting Agenda
Opening of the Meeting
10:00 – 10:10 Opening Remarks
Mr.Masaki Suzuki (Director General, Nature Conservation Bureau, MOEJ)
Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi (Vice Rector, UNU / Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences , The University of Tokyo)
10:10 – 10:15 Introduction to the Meeting
10:15 –10: 35 Introduction “Concept of Satoyama and International Satoyama Initiative”
Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi
Session 1: Can Ecosystem Services be Optimized or Improved without Loss of Biodiversity through the Human Interaction?
10:35–11: 05 Presentation 1 “Progress in evaluating the biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, ecosystem service connection chain”
Prof. Harold Mooney (Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University)
11:05–11: 35 Presentation 2 “Satoyama: Social-ecological Production Landscapes for Human Well-being”
Dr. Anantha Kumar Duraiappah (Chief, Ecosystem Services and Economics, UNEP)
11:35–12: 05 Presentation 3 “From forced self-sustained inhabitancy to preferred sustainable community”
Prof. Noriyuki Tanaka (Professor, Center for Sustainability Science, Hokkaido University)
12:05–13: 30 Lunch
Session 2: International Satoyama Initiative Concept
13:30 –14:45 Round Table Discussion 1: What is a Satoyama-Like Landscape? (presentation file)
14.45-15.00 Short break
15.00 –16.15 Round Table Discussion 2:What Should the International Satoyama Initiative Look Like? (presentation file)
Chair for the both Round Table Discussion 1 &2 : Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi
16.15 –17: 15 Coffee Break
Closing of the Meeting
17:15 – 17:40 Chair’s Summary
Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi
17:40 –17:45 Closing Remarks
Mr.Tsunao Watanabe (Councillor , MOEJ)
Summary Records
Chair’s summary
Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper I
Satoyama-like Landscapes targeted by “Initiative” download
Discussion Paper II
The Initiative Vision and How “Initiative” will Progress download
Discussion Paper II Reference
【Perspectives on Land Usage & the Management & Utilization of Natural Resources】
A summary of the issues that were discussed at the Satoyama Initiative International Workshop (convened in Tokyo on March 6, 2009) download