HLPF Side Event Spotlights the Role of the Satoyama Initiative for a Sustainable Recovery

An online side event of the 2022 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) that explored the role of the Satoyama Initiative in achieving the SDGs and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers emphasised the need for integrated approaches based on a harmonious relationship with nature to create lasting solutions to the challenges of climate change and promote well-being.

2022.07.15

Nine new members and three IPSI Collaborative Activities endorsed

2022.07.15

SDM 2022 Call for Proposals!

The deadline for applications is Friday, 12 August 2022. Please note that SDM application is open to IPSI member organisations only.

2022.06.28

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

Satoyama Initiative Featured in WorldBio 2022

On 8 June 2022, IPSI Secretariat participated in the WorldBio 2022 event organized by the CBD Secretariat, the Government of Sao Paulo, and ICLEI to discuss how local and subnational governments can catalyse the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

2022.06.10

Experts Spotlight Landscape Approaches for Effective Area-based Conservation in 2nd Asia Parks Congress Side Event

The event explored the potential of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) in the designation and management of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs).

2022.06.06

Satoyama Initiative Promoted at Biodiversity Day Symposium

UNU-IAS, host of the IPSI Secretariat, organised a symposium to celebrate conservation efforts from around the world for the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22. Focused on this year’s IDB theme “building a shared future for all”, the event explored local actions aligned with the international policy agenda.

2022.05.26

Webinar Explores Interlinkages Between Biodiversity, Health, and Well-being in SEPLS

On 27 April 2022 UNU-IAS organised an online seminar exploring the nexus of biodiversity, health, and well-being, with a focus on social and economic drivers in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS).

2022.05.10