Press Release
June 30, 2023
- Nature & Parks
Holding of the Ninth Global Conference of the International Partnership for the SATOYAMA Initiative
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan is holding the Ninth Global Conference of the International Partnership for the SATOYAMA Initiative in Akita City, Japan, from July 8 to 11, 2023. This event is co-organized by secretariat of the International Partnership for the SATOYAMA Initiative (IPSI) Secretariat, Akita International University, and the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN).
As well as the IPSI General Assembly and local site visits, the Conference will include a public forum on the topic of youth innovation and its contributions to socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS).
As well as the IPSI General Assembly and local site visits, the Conference will include a public forum on the topic of youth innovation and its contributions to socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS).
1. Aims
The SATOYAMA Initiative began as a project advocated principally by MOE Japan and the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS). It aims to promote biodiversity conservation in and sustainable use of secondary natural environments formed and maintained by human activity. The IPSI is a worldwide collaboration established in order to promote the Initiative. The Ninth Global Conference is being held to share knowledge related to the IPSI Roadmap for achieving the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, to work on future IPSI initiatives, and to consider contributions to new international framework.
2. Host organizations
Host: IPSI Secretariat (UNU-IAS)
Co-hosts: MOE Japan, Akita International University, GYBN*.
(*Public forum only)
Co-hosts: MOE Japan, Akita International University, GYBN*.
(*Public forum only)
3. Dates, venues, and details of Conference events
[Public forum]
Date and time: July 8, 2023, 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Venue: Suda Hall (Multi-Purpose Hall), Akita International University (Okutsubakidai, Yuwatsubakigawa, Akita City, Akita Prefecture)
Topic: Youth innovation and its contributions to socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes.
Content: Showcasing the initiatives and innovations by young people that positively impact the conservation and sustainable development of SEPLS (socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes), which the SATOYAMA Initiative has promoted (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation provided).
[IPSI General Assembly] (closed to the public; open to the media, application required)
Date and time: July 8, 2023, 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Venues: Suda Hall (Multi-Purpose Hall) and KOBELCO Hall, Akita International University
(Okutsubakidai, Yuwatsubakigawa, Akita City, Akita Prefecture)
Content: Progress report since the Eighth IPSI Global Conference, adoption of the IPSI Action Plan (2023-2030)
*Details about the Conference are provided on the following pages of the IPSI Secretariat website.
https://satoyama-initiative.org/events/registration-open-the-ninth-ipsi-global-conference-ipsi-9/
Date and time: July 8, 2023, 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Venue: Suda Hall (Multi-Purpose Hall), Akita International University (Okutsubakidai, Yuwatsubakigawa, Akita City, Akita Prefecture)
Topic: Youth innovation and its contributions to socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes.
Content: Showcasing the initiatives and innovations by young people that positively impact the conservation and sustainable development of SEPLS (socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes), which the SATOYAMA Initiative has promoted (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation provided).
[IPSI General Assembly] (closed to the public; open to the media, application required)
Date and time: July 8, 2023, 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Venues: Suda Hall (Multi-Purpose Hall) and KOBELCO Hall, Akita International University
(Okutsubakidai, Yuwatsubakigawa, Akita City, Akita Prefecture)
Content: Progress report since the Eighth IPSI Global Conference, adoption of the IPSI Action Plan (2023-2030)
*Details about the Conference are provided on the following pages of the IPSI Secretariat website.
https://satoyama-initiative.org/events/registration-open-the-ninth-ipsi-global-conference-ipsi-9/
4. Participation in the public forum
Advance registration is required in order to participate in the public forum. Please register from the following link.
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*Applications will close if the limit of 200 people is reached.
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*Applications will close if the limit of 200 people is reached.
5. Inquiries and media coverage applications
[Reference]
1. International Partnership for the SATOYAMA Initiative (IPSI)
The IPSI is a worldwide collaboration between a wide range of organizations - such as national and local governments, research institutes, international institutions, NGOs, and private-sector businesses. It was founded during the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) in 2010 in order to promote the activities of the Initiative. Currently, 304 organizations from 78 countries and regions are members.
IPSI Secretariat website: https://satoyama-initiative.org/
2. Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS)
These are dynamic bio-cultural mosaic structures of habitats and land and sea uses where the interaction between people and landscapes and seascapes contributes to maintaining or enhancing biodiversity while also providing humans with the goods and services needed for their well-being.
1. International Partnership for the SATOYAMA Initiative (IPSI)
The IPSI is a worldwide collaboration between a wide range of organizations - such as national and local governments, research institutes, international institutions, NGOs, and private-sector businesses. It was founded during the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) in 2010 in order to promote the activities of the Initiative. Currently, 304 organizations from 78 countries and regions are members.
IPSI Secretariat website: https://satoyama-initiative.org/
2. Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS)
These are dynamic bio-cultural mosaic structures of habitats and land and sea uses where the interaction between people and landscapes and seascapes contributes to maintaining or enhancing biodiversity while also providing humans with the goods and services needed for their well-being.