IPSI Collaborative Activity Proposal

Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM)
Proponents
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
United Nations University (UNU)
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Background
The Satoyama Initiative aims to enhance understanding and raise awareness of
the importance of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)
towards the vision of realising societies in harmony with nature. The International
Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) was launched in October 2010 tofacilitate and accelerate the implementation and realisation of activities under theSatoyama Initiative.
The development and advancement of IPSI activities will be achieved through theactive participation of diverse experts and organisations. IPSI seeks to mobilise
available resources among members and from external sources to encourage andstrengthen member activities.

Objectives
The purpose of this mechanism is to facilitate activities under IPSI by providing
financial support for promising and outstanding projects as good practices, which
could extend to other projects with relevant knowledge, experience and lessons,contribute to retaining and enhancing biodiversity in SEPLS, and promote theimplementation of the IPSI Strategy and the Plan of Action.

Proposed Activities
Proponents of an activity are responsible for addressing their specific activities in
the proposals. Examples of categories under which projects to be supported are asfollows;(1) On-the-ground activities,(2) Research activities,(3) Activities to facilitate cooperation among IPSI members, including theorganising of meetings, workshops, and conferences, and(4) Activities aimed at capacity building and increasing awareness of IPSI,
including through the production of educational materials and throughdissemination and outreach activities.

Selection Process
An advisory committee will be established as a mechanism to effectively facilitate
the SDM process and shall be responsible for providing guidance to a) review thedraft selection criteria and procedures, b) make recommendations on the progress
reports from the recipients, and c) evaluate the achievements and results.
The committee members will be assigned by the Director of the ISI Programme at
UNU-IAS in consultation with MOEJ, and may include, a) representatives frominternational funding and/or implementing organisations within IPSI, b) the Chairof the IPSI Steering Committee, c) a representative of MOEJ, and d) ISI
Programme Director, UNU-IAS. The committee members shall serve one year term
which shall be renewable.

Provisional schedule for the SDM
May 2013

Endorsement of SDM Collaborative Activity
Preliminary Advisory Committee meeting

July 2013

Advisory Committee, criteria for selection

August 2013

Call for Proposals (e-mail and website)

October 2013

Deadline for Proposals

October 2013

Advisory Committee, screening

November 2013

Announcement: List of recipients 2013 (e-mail and website)

2014

Monitoring and evaluation for SDM 2013 recipients

2014

Report: SDM report will be published (e-mail and website)

Contact Persons
Rikiya Konishi (MOEJ)Aya Takatsuki and Wataru Suzuki (UNU-IAS)
Sana Okayasu (IGES)