APN will co-organize the Hokusetsu SATOYAMA International Seminar – Circulation of Local Resources: Regional Re-vitalization and Business Opportunities Using Natural Resources from Satoyama and Satoumi -. This year, the seminar will focus on domestic and international economic activities by using local natural resources from satoyama and satoumi*, and small businesses which accommodate regional challenges.
Event title | Hokusetsu SATOYAMA International Seminar – Circulation of Local Resources: Regional Re-vitalization and Business Opportunities Using Natural Resources from Satoyama and Satoumi – |
Date/Time | 13:00-17:00, 18 November 2017 |
Venue | Banquet Hall “Sumire”, West Building Lobby, Takarazuka Hotel, 1-46, Umeno-cho, Takarazuka-shi, Hyogo-ken 665-0004, Japan |
Brief Agenda | Introduction
Dr Isao Nakase Presentation 1: Sanpuku – emerging a new tea generation for Pinglin satoyama, Taiwan Dr Shenglin Chang Presentation 2: An island love story featuring shark finners, tropical boils, unflagging optimism, and the prevention of the world’s richest reefs in Raja Ampat, Indonesia Ms Marit Miners Presentation 3: Circulation of satoyama and the re-vitalization of homeland – creating thoughts, materials and people Mr Naoto Akagi Presentation 4: Awaji island bamboo recycling project: from abandoned bamboo forests to bioenergy Mr Yuji Ohtani Panel Discussion: Exploring possibilities in “satoyama business” in the Hokusetsu region Coordinator: Dr Isao Nakase Panellists: Dr Shenglin Chang, Ms Marit Miners, Mr Naoto Akagi, Mr Yuji Ohtani, Mr Yutaka Takaishi (Environmental Advisor, Civil Administration Office, Hanshin-kita District Administration Office, Hyogo Prefectural Government) |
Organizers/Partners | Organizers: Hanshin-kita District Administration Office of the Hyogo Prefectural Government, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Institute for Global Environmental Studies (IGES), Hokusetsu Satoyama Museum Steering Council
Co-organizers: The Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo, Secretariat of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) Partners: Muko River Watershed Environmental Protection Steering Council |
Participation | Free of charge (prior registration required: limit 100 people) |
How to apply | Fill out the registration form inside the event flyer and send or fax to the below address or fax number
Address: Environment Section, Civil Administration Office, Hanshin-kita District Administration Office, Hyogo Prefectural Government, 2-4-15 Asahi-cho, Takarazuka-shi, Hyogo-ken 665-8567 Fax number: 0797-86-4309 |
Language | English/Japanese with simultaneous interpretation |
*Satoyama is a word to describe a landscape which is characterized by a mosaic mixture of woodland, grassland, paddy field, farmland, ponds, canals and human settlements. The landscape have been maintained by appropriate human management where farmers grow rice, and cut grass to maintain soil fertility and feed animals, and wood for fuel and house-building materials. High levels of biodiversity have been maintained in these diverse habitats and it is also the home to a range of religious and cultural activities. Satoumi is characterized by the same spirit of harmonious human-nature interaction where coastal areas and seascapes enjoy higher levels of productivity and biodiversity.