COP15 Event Promotes Whole-of-Society Approach to Biodiversity Governance

The IPSI Secrdtariat co-hosted a side event at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, which discussed the whole-of-society approach to biodiversity governance as essential for realising transformative change. The session presented the findings of the report “Exploring Nature-positive Pathways” from the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).

2022.12.09

IPSI Decade Report Launched at UN Biodiversity Conference

The report provides an overview of the activities and achievements of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) towards realising the vision of societies in harmony with nature. Since launching in 2010 IPSI has grown to a network of 292 organisations across the globe working to foster sustainable human–nature relationships.

2022.12.08

COP15 Event Celebrates the First Decade of IPSI

On 7 December 2022 a side event at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal celebrated the first decade of the IPSI. The session discussed achievements to date and future priority areas, and launched the IPSI Decade Report 2010–2022, summarising activities and outcomes of the partnership.

2022.12.08

New Publication: Recognising and Supporting the Role of Culture in Effective Area-based Conservation

2022.12.08

Session Promotes the Satoyama Development Mechanism for a Nature-positive Society

On 2 December 2022, IPSI Secretaria co-hosted a session at the 14th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP 2022). The online event discussed the Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM), a seed funding programme that supports projects to promote, conserve, or restore socio-ecological landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). The session was organised in partnership with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

2022.12.06

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

Video Promotes Landscape Approaches for National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans

A new UNU-IAS video offers guidance for policymakers on integrating landscape approaches into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).

2022.10.07

Symposium Discusses Citizen Science and Blue Carbon Projects for Seascape Restoration

On 20 September 2022, the IPSI Secretariat, hosted by UNU-IAS, held an online symposium on community-based activities and governance for seascape restoration, focusing on blue carbon systems and citizen science. It was part of a series of events launched in February 2022 as part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

2022.09.29