IPSI welcomes 13 new members
We are pleased to announce that at in May 2019, the IPSI Steering Committee confirmed 13 new member organizations, bringing IPSI’s total membership to 253 organizations. It is therefore our pleasure to welcome:
• ASEAN Green Justice Network (AGREEN) (Non-governmental or civil society organization, Myanmar)
• Balipara Tract and Frontier Foundation (Non-governmental or civil society organization, India)
• Countryside and Community Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire (CCRI) (Academic, educational and/or research institute, United Kingdom)
• E Overseas Education Centre (Industry or private sector organization, Republic of Korea)
• Forum for Law, Environment, Development and Governance (FLEDGE) (Non-governmental or civil society organization, India)
• Ifugao State University (Academic, educational and/or research institute, Philippines)
• School of Environmental Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Academic, educational and/or research institute, India)
• Landschaftspflegeverband (Landcare Association) Neumarkt (Non-governmental or civil society organization, Germany)
• National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech) (Academic, educational and/or research institute, Chinese Taipei)
• PolisPlan (Industry or private sector organization, Australia)
• Asociación Sotz’il (Indigenous peoples or local community organization, Guatemala)
• International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF) (Non-governmental or civil society organization, Chinese Taipei)
• University of the Philippines Los Baňos, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Department of Social Forestry and Forest Governance (Academic, educational and/or research institute, Philippines)
The new members, in addition to being involved in valuable projects in their own right, also help to increase IPSI’s strength by expanding our representation in academic organizations in regions around the world. We look forward to collaborating closely with all of them in promoting the concept of the Satoyama Initiative in the future.