Overview
One important mechanism for strengthening collaboration and synergies among member organizations under IPSI has been its mechanism for the formation and endorsement of Collaborative Activities. These activities involve the participation of two or more member organizations and are subject to endorsement by the IPSI Steering Committee. IPSI Collaborative Activities cover a wide variety of topics and on-the-ground efforts.
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Communities and Agricultural Landscapes in Cuban Man and Biosphere Reserves (completed)
(Bioversity International (BI), United Nations University (UNU), and Association for Nature and Sustainable Development (ANDES))
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Ink-Cartridge Recycling “Satogaeri Project”
(Brother Sales Ltd., Canon Inc., Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., Lexmark International K.K., Seiko Epson Corporation, and DELL Japan)
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Landscapes for People, Food, and Nature: Ecoagriculture Conference, Knowledge Exchange, and Action Planning (completed)
(EcoAgriculture Partners, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Bioversity International (BI), Conservation International (CI), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), The United Nations University (UNU))
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Securing customary sustainable use by indigenous peoples and local communities and monitoring progress through relevant indicators
(Forest Peoples Programme and TEBTEBBA Foundation, Association for Nature and Sustainable Development (ANDES))
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Japan-Asia SATOYAMA Education Initiative (completed)
(Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo and The United Nations University (UNU))
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IWRM for Sustainable Communities
(Hydrology for the Environment, Life and Policy (HELP) Davao Network and Islands Knowledge Institute (IKI))
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Program on Promoting Sustainable Use of Natural Resources through Restoring and Conserving SEPL in Cambodia
(Institute of Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation (ERECON), Ministry of Environment Cambodia and UNU)
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The role of woodlands and coppices in socio-ecological production landscapes ‘Embracing multifunctionality’
(International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), Kathmandu Forestry College, FPP, Kanuri Development Association (KDA))
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Improved Community Forestry Governance and livelihoods through Participatory Action Research in Nepal (completed)
(Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Nepal (MoFSC) and Kathmandu Forestry College)
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Capitalization of experiences on Assisted Natural trees Regeneration (ANR) in Niger
(National Council for Environment and sustainable Development, Niger and KDA)
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Production of Video: ‘Restore the way of life in the Kirikiri area’ (completed)
(Network for Coexistence with Nature, UNU, Brother Sales Ltd., Canon Inc., Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., Lexmark International K.K., and Seiko Epson Corporation)
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Publication of Oral History Textbook (completed)
(Network for Coexistence with Nature and UNU)
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Satoyama Initiative from Hamamatsu
(NPO Cultivate a cloud and FoE Japan)
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Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS)
(United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ministry of the Environment Japan (MOEJ), SCBD, UNU)
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Knowledge Facilitation for the Satoyama Initiative (completed)
(UNU, SCBD, UNEP-WCMC)
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Exploring options to integrate the Satoyama Initiative within policies and decision making process (completed)
(Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), UNU)
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Production of Video: ‘SEPLs management practice in Danuohei village, China’ (completed)
(National Research Centre for the Studies of the Ethnic Group of China’s South-Western Borderlands (SEGCSWB), Yunnan University and UNU)
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Conservation and sustainable management of mangrove forests in Benin trough local capacity building and community development (completed)
(NGO Circle for Conservation of Natural Resources (ONG Ce.Sa.Re.N), and International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO))
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Sustainable management and conservation of resources and traditional knowledge of sacred forests (completed)
(ONG Ce.Sa.Re.N and ITTO)
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Support for village reforestation
(ONG Ce.Sa.Re.N and ITTO)
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Exploring Sustainable Solutions with Consideration for Ecosystem Services: Restoration and Revitalization of Satoyama/Satoumi Communities after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (completed)
(Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, CEPA Japan, Brother Sales Ltd., Canon Inc., DELL Japan, Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., Lexmark International K.K., Seiko Epson Corporation, UNU, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MoEJ))
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Research project on resilient sustainable societies (completed)
(Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), the University of Tokyo and UNU)
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Poster Awards: IPSI-4 Poster Session (completed)
(UNU, Fukui Prefecture, Brother Sales Ltd., Canon Inc., Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., Lexmark International K.K., and Seiko Epson Corporation)
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Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM)
(UNU, Ministry of the Environment, Japan and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES))
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Create synergy between traditional knowledge and modern science
(Nature and Livelihoods, and Centre for Resource and Forestry Policy Study (CFNRPS), Renmin University of China)
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Development of tool for gauging positive activities for and economic valuation of biodiversity/ecosystem services (completed)
(Conservation International (CI Japan), Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and CEPA Japan)
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Development of Integrated Water Resource Strategy and monitoring of wetlands and river catchments of Laikipia County, Kenya (completed)
(KENWEB, Laikipia Wildlife Forum (LWF))
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Preparation and Piloting of Local Bio-diversity Strategy and Action Plan in Three Ecological Production Landscapes of Nepal (completed)
(Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Government of Nepal, Kathmandu Forestry College)
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Developing a toolkit for “Indicators for resilience in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes” (completed)
(United Nations University, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Bioversity International, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP))
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Rehabilitation and Sustainable Management of Sacred Forests on Ramsar Sites 1017 and 1018 in Benin
(NGO Circle for Conservation of Natural Resources (ONG CeSaReN), International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO))
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Sustainable forest management, conservation of biological diversity and promotion of landscapes for socio-ecologic production in indigenous territories of the Uwalcox micro-watershed in Guatemala’s Western Altiplano
(Asociación Vivamos Mejor (AVM), International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO))
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Guidelines for the Management of Tara (Caesalpinea Spinosa) Plantations with a view to the Rehabilitation of Waste Lands in the Sub-Humid Tropics of the Coastal Region of Peru (completed)
(Asociacion Pro Desarrollo Agroindustrial de Camana (APAIC), International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO))
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GEF-Satoyama Project (completed)
(Conservation International (Conservation International Japan), United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Global Environment Facility)
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Facilitating the Development of a Taiwan Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (TPSI) (completed)
(National Dong-Hwa University, The Society for Wildlife and Nature (SWAN) International, Taiwan Ecological Engineering Development Foundation, Environmental Ethics Foundation of Taiwan (EEFT))
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Mobile technology for community-driven aquatic biodiversity monitoring in Ewaso Ng’iro Catchment, Kenya
(Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Group (KENWEB), Conservation Solutions Afrika (CSA))
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Building sustainable and resilient village economies based on agroforestry forest fruit garden systems and ‘fair trade carbon farming’ offsets
(Kathmandu Forestry College (KAFCOL), Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Nepal)
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Production of publication series “Satoyama Initiative Thematic Review”
(United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
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Integrated project of enhancing ecoagriculture and sustainable development of rural Taiwan through international cooperation
(Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan (HDARES); National Dong-Hwa University (NDHU))
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Community integrated management of migratory species (West African manatee and sea turtles) and their habitat in the coastal region in Benin
(Nature Tropical NGO; A Rocha Ghana)
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Research on development and implementation of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) toward realization of societies in harmony with nature (completed)
(Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo; United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS))
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SATO YAMA UMI Project: Environmental Education and Public Awareness on Biodiversity Conservation in Asia Pacific Region (completed)
(Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF), Birdlife International (BL), Conservation International (CI), Royal Society for Protection of Nature (Bhutan))
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2018 International Symposium on Resilience of SEPL (completed)
(SWCB (Soil and Water Conservation Bureau), Executive Yuan, Chinese Taipei; SWAN International)
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Development and sharing of multimedia learning resources for Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Satoyama
(University of the Philippines Open University, Kanazawa University)
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Enhancing the knowledge and adoption of IPSI protocols by district assemblies governing the Kakum Conservation Area
(Conservation Alliance International; A Rocha Ghana; Ghana National Biodiversity Committee)
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Promoting and Enhancing the Karen Indigenous Sustainable Socio-ecological Production System in Northern Thailand (completed)
(Inter Mountain Peoples Education and Cultural in Thailand Association (IMPECT); Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples Foundation (IKAP); Forest People Program (FPP); Conservation International; Pgakenyaw Association for Sustainable Development (PASD))
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Improvement of the livelihoods of the communities through the sustainable management of productive landscapes and biodiversity conservation in mangrove, the dry forest and rainforest, Ecuador (completed)
(Social Development and Research Foundation and International Conservation (FIDES); UNDP GEF-SGP; ICCA Consortium)
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Research on mainstreaming integrated approaches in production landscapes and seascapes approaches into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)
(Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo; United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS))
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Livelihood Enhancement and Institution Building for Natural Resource Management on the Weto Landscape
(Greenglobe Ghana)
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Mainstreaming of Taiwan Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (TPSI) in line with Taiwan Ecological Network (TEN)
National Dong Hwa University (NDHU); Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture; National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST); Chinese Society for Environmental Education (CSEE); Environmental Ethics Foundation of Taiwan (EEFT); Fuli Farmers Association; Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (HDARES), Council of Agriculture; International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF); National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech); Observer Ecological Consultant Co.; Society for Wildlife and Nature (SWAN) International; Soil and Water Conservation Bureau (SWCB), Council of Agriculture; Taiwan Ecological Engineering Development Foundation (EEF); Tse-Xin Organic Agriculture Foundation (TOAF); Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts (DILA); Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute (TESRI), Council of Agriculture
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New Futures for Satoyama - innovation in policy and practice to sustain cultural landscapes
The Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI), University of Gloucestershire; United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS); and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), along with Kyoto University; Gakushin Women’s College; NIBIO; Korean Rural Economics Institute (KREI); University of Frankfurt; AgroParisTech; Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology; University of Waterloo; University of Bern; CREA National Agricultural Economics Research Institute; Scotland’s Rural University College (SRUC); USDA ARS
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International Symposium on Mountain Studies: Satoyama Mountainscapes
University of Georgia, Department of Geography, Neotropical Montology Collaboratory; University of Santiago de Compostela; International Geographical Union (IGU), Commission of Mountain Studies; Institute of Geography, National Autonomous University of Mexico; Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences; Mountain Research Center, University of Tsukuba; and Department of Geography, University of Istanbul
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Enhancing Community Capacity for Livelihood Diversification through Mangrove Forest-based Products
Unnayan Onneshan; Forest Peoples Programme; Regional Centre of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development (RCE) Cha Am, with Secretariat at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park (SIEP) Thailand
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Development of a manual on application of landscape approaches to National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs)
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD)
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Ifugao-Noto Satoyama Meisters Exchange
Ifugao State University, Kanazawa University, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), Ifugao Satoyama Meister Network, Noto Satoyama Satoumi Meisters Network, Ifugao Provincial Government
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Publication of a box set of four picture books on SEPLS
Soil and Water Conservation Bureau (SWCB), Forest Bureau, Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, National Dong-Hwa University, SWAN International, Taiwan Landscape Environment Association (TLEA), National Chung-Hsin University
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Making OECMs Work: Landscape Approaches for Effective Area-Based Conservation
Conservation International Japan, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)
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Strengthening National Biodiversity and Forest Carbon Stock Conservation through Landscape-based Collaborative Management of Cambodia’s Protected Area System as Demonstrated in the Eastern Plains Landscape (CAMPAS)
Ministry of Environment, Cambodia, Institute of Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation (ERECON), BirdLife, Live & Learn, WWF and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), General Secretariat of the National Council for Sustainable Development (GSSD), General Directorate of Administration for Nature Conservation and Protection (GDANCP), and General Directorate of Local Community (GDLC)
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Building Climate Resilient Socio Ecological Production Landscapes (SEPLs) in India
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation-Community Agro-biodiversity Centre (MSSRF), Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences (TIES), Kottayam, Kerala, Departments of Plant Science and Zoology, Mananthavady campus, Kannur University
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Mutual learning on resilience of SEPLS through restoring rural landscape in Japan
Akita Satoyama Design, Akita International University, Conservation International, Akita Prefecture, Oga City, people with knowledge and expertise in and around Oga City
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Flying Vets Mongolia
The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC), Ministry Of Environment And Tourism of Mongolia, World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
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Taiwan IPSI Members Annual Exchange events – fostering an effective implementation of the 2023-2030 IPSI Plan of Action in Taiwan
Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency (FANCA, former Forestry Bureau), National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts (DILA), Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute (TBRI)
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Implement the Satoyama Initiative to promote sustainable development within the Saisiyat tribe community
Miaoli County Saisiyat Indigenous People Forestry and Worker Limited Liability Cooperative; Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency (FANCA); Taiwan Indigenous Ecological Agriculture Association; Nanzhuang Township Office, Miaoli County; Penglai Elementary School, Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County
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Mangrove restoration to improve Socioecological production landscapes and seascapes for fisheries recovery at Lake Malombe Site
Grains of Hope Mobilisation (GOHMO), Initiative for Community Health (INCH), Kafucheche Cooerative Group
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COMDEKS Phase 4: The Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative Programme
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Ministry of the Environment Japan (MOEJ); Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD); United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS); Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF); Keidanren Nature Conservation Council (KNCC)
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Back to Nature Agroforestry Lab
Back to Nature; Kathmandu Forestry College (KAFCOL); Forest Research and Training center (FRTC); and Government of Nepal
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2025 IPSI and ARDSWC Collaborative Activities
Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation (ARDSWC - formerly Soil and Water Conservation Bureau); Taiwan Landscape Environment Association (TLEA); National Chung Hsing University (NCHU)
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Strengthening the Restoration and Sustainable Management of Sacred Forests in RAMSAR Sites 1017 and 1018 in Benin
Cercle pour la Sauvegarde des Ressources Naturelles (CE.SA.RE.N - ONG); Amis de l’Afrique Francophone- Bénin (AMAF-BENIN); Nature Tropicale
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Satoyama Mace Initiative: Regional Revitalization of SEPLS in Carbon Credit