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).

SDM 2022: Results Announcement

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)”.

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).

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.

Workshop Introduces Urban-Rural Sustainability Fellowship in the Asia-Pacific

The Secretariat of the Satoyama Initiative participated in the online workshop Integrated Nature-Culture Approaches to Rural Sustainability organised by the Centre for Civil Society and Governance of the University of Hong Kong. The event introduced the AIRI Fellowship Programme 2022-2023 and experts discussed sustainability and biodiversity conservation practices in rural communities.

Ecosystem Restoration Highlighted as Nature-based Solution in Side Event at Climate & SDGs Synergy Conference

A side event of the Climate and SDGs Synergy Conference discussed ecosystem restoration as a nature-based solution that can help address global challenges of biodiversity, climate change, and sustainable development.

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.

Nine new members and three IPSI Collaborative Activities endorsed