SDM 2022: Results Announcement

2022.11.25

Call for Papers: Satoyama Initiative Thematic Review Volume 9

The United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability is pleased to announce a call for papers for the ninth volume of the “Satoyama Initiative Thematic Review” book series. The ninth volume will feature the theme “Business and biodiversity: reciprocal connections in the context of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS)”.

2022.11.22

Nine new members and three IPSI Collaborative Activities endorsed

2022.07.15

New Publication: The Biodiversity–Health–Sustainability Nexus: Integrated Solutions from Landscapes & Seascapes

A new policy brief offers recommendations on implementing nexus approaches for transformative change towards sustainability — ways of advancing integrated solutions across multiple sectors. Drawing from strategies used in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS), the brief elucidates interlinkages between biodiversity and human well-being to guide policymakers in applying solutions for policy coherence, such as One Health.

2022.06.20

New Publication: Satoyama Thematic Review Vol. 7

Our new book examines the links between biodiversity, health, and sustainability, focusing on how local and traditional knowledge can contribute to the sustainable management of natural resources, biodiversity conservation and restoration, and good health for all.

2022.06.17

Innovative Biodiversity Education Projects Featured in New Publication

A new publication highlights innovative biodiversity education projects aimed at engaging local communities in the protection and restoration of ecosystems, species, and habitats. Bridging formal and informal education, the projects involved a variety of stakeholders at the local and regional levels, and focused on SDG 14 (life below water) and SDG 15 (life on land). They were developed by Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCEs) as part of the Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) from 2015-2019.

2022.04.22

Manual Provides Guidance on GIAHS Monitoring and Evaluation

IPSI member, the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa (UNU-IAS OUIK), recently published the GIAHS Monitoring and Evaluation Manual: A Technical Reference. The publication provides a guide to designing and implementing a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) process for Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.

2022.04.11

New publication: "Landscape approach for biodiversity, climate change and sustainable development co-benefits"

2022.02.10

Rural Landscape Project of The University of Hong Kong Received UN-Habitat’s 2021 Asian Townscape Award

2022.01.25