IPSI Collaborative Activity Proposal Form
The following form is for use when submitting proposed IPSI Collaborative Activities for consideration by the IPSISteering Committee. See the Collaborative Activity Guidelines on p. 3 for more information.
Please return the completed form to the IPSI Secretariat (isi@unu.edu).
IPSI Collaborative Activities are the activities that shall be undertaken by more than one IPSI member
and constitute an important part of IPSI activities with the purpose of fostering collaboration within theIPSI membership and implementing the IPSI Strategy and Plan of Action. The IPSI Collaborative
Activities shall be developed and implemented with the endorsement of the Steering Committee inaccordance with the Collaborative Activity Guidelines. Resource mobilization for IPSI collaborative
activities shall be the responsibility of the implementing members in principle. – IPSI Operational
Guidelines, Chapter 5.4
Date of Application:2015.12.04

Project title:
Facilitating the Development of a Taiwan Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (TPSI)Collaborating organizations (IPSI members):（*Please underline the leading organization)*National Dong-Hwa University,
The Society for Wildlife and Nature (SWAN) International,
Taiwan Ecological Engineering Development Foundation,
Environmental Ethics Foundation of Taiwan (EEFT)
Other contributing organization(s) (including IPSI non-members):*Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan;
Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan
Contact:
Name: Kuang-Chung Lee
Job title: Associate Professor
Organization: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong-Hwa University
E-mail address: kclee2000@gmail.com
Telephone: +886 (0)910030631
Fax: +886 (0)3 8510218
Address: No. 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd. Shoufeng, Hualien 97401, Taiwan
Expected term (e.g. 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2015):
1 October 2014 – 31 December 2017
IPSI strategic objective(s) addressed (tick all that apply; see p. 3 for more details):
1. Increase knowledge and understanding of SEPLS
2. Address direct and underlying causes responsible for the decline or loss of SEPLS
3. Enhance benefits from SEPLS■

4. Enhance human, institutional and sustainable financial capacities

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Description of the activity:
Please provide as much information as possible on: Background Activities (including site locations if applicable)
 Expected outcomes Actors and task sharing
 How the activity relates to the IPSI Strategy and IPSI Plan of Action
 Resources, funding Monitoring and reporting
1. Background and goals
Ever since Satoyama Initiative was introduced to Taiwan in the late 2010, it has received tremendous
popularity from the government and the general public. Practices engaging in conservation and revitalizationof socio-ecological-production landscapes that are in compliance with the goal of Satoyama Initiative are onthe rise. In recent years, National Dong-Hwa University and Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture havebeen working together on promoting the Satoyama Initiative in Taiwan. In spite of the fact that it hasbrought about specific influences and effects, there are more challenges ahead. It calls for a more integrated
approach to setting up a national strategic framework for promoting Satoyama Initiative in Taiwan. Learningfrom the experiences of the International Partnership for Satoyama Initiative (IPSI), this collaborative project
first aims to analyze the opportunities and problems in promoting Satoyama Initiative in Taiwan, followed byproposing a national strategic framework for the Forestry Bureau in pushing forward Satoyama Initiative in
Taiwan in the near future.
2. Activities
In this collaborative project, ‘think global,’ ‘adapt national’ and ‘act local’ are considered interrelated
hierarchical concepts which help to sort out the targets and tasks for promoting Satoyama Initiative in
Taiwan. There are two targets and five task activities for the four-year collaborative project.
The first target, corresponding to ‘think global’ and ‘adapt national,’ is about addressing issues of socioecological production landscapes and formulating solutions. Three task activities related to the first target
include enhancing international participation and exchange, working on policy research and strategic
framework for implementation as well as facilitating knowledge of indicators for monitoring.
The second target, corresponding to ‘act local, is about conservation and revitalization of socioecological production landscapes. Two task activities related to the second target include enhancing capacity
building for on-the-ground practitioners and relevant governmental institutions, enhancing and networking
on-the-ground activities
3. Expected outcomes
1) Enhancing international participation and exchange:
Contributions to IPSI conferences and workshops;
Conduction of international conferences and workshops concerning Satoyama Initiative in Taiwan
2) Working on policy research and strategic framework for implementation:
Reviews of problems and opportunities of promoting Satoyama Initiative in Taiwan;
A mid-term national strategic framework for promoting Satoyama Initiative in Taiwan
3) Facilitating knowledge of indicators for monitoring:Experience of participatory identification and evaluation of indicators of resilience of the SEPLs in Taiwan
4) Enhancing capacity building for on-the-ground practitioners and relevant governmental institutions
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Field trips for exchange of knowledge and know-how among on-the-ground practitioners
Workshops of case study reports for on-the-ground practitioners in light of the Satoyama Initiative
5) Networking on-the-ground activitiesA pilot work for setting up a Taiwan Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (TPSI)
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4. Actors and task sharing
Academics: National Dong-Hwa University is the project leader and coordinatorGovernmental Institutions: Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture is the key project supporter as well as
the key policy-making authority responsible for promoting Satoyama Initiative in Taiwan
IPSI members: Three IPSI members in Taiwan including the Society for Wildlife and Nature (SWAN)
International, the Taiwan Ecological Engineering Development Foundation and the Environmental Ethics
Foundation of Taiwan (EEFT) will be invited to participate in the conferences and workshops and share
their experiences of on-the-ground activities
IPSI non-members: Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station and other localpractitioners will be invited to participate in the conferences and workshops and share their experiencesof ecoagriculture knowledge
5. How the activity relates to the IPSI Strategy and IPSI Plan of Action
The collaborative project focuses on setting up a national framework for promoting Satoyama Initiativein Taiwan as well as enhancing and networking partnership among governmental institutions, on-the-groundpractitioners and experts. Therefore, the collaborative project closely related to the IPSI Strategy Objective‘four’ as well as its priority actions ‘a,’ ‘c’ and ‘e’ for the IPSI Plan of Action.
6. Resources, fundingThe financial resources for conducting this collaborative project are mainly from Forestry Bureau,
Council of Agriculture, Taiwan; The budget for this four-year collaborative project is about US$ 170,000
7. Monitoring and reporting
Annual Project Progress Reports will be submitted to the Forestry Bureau and will be available online (inChinese). We will be happy to share important findings and progress to IPSI Secretariat and conferences.

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IPSI Collaborative Activity Guidelines
Overview
IPSI Collaborative Activities are activities that are carried out by two or more IPSI member organizations and that
contribute to IPSI’s strategic objectives. Participants may include contributing IPSI non-members also, but atleast two must be IPSI members. Activities may include research, capacity-building, awareness-raising, on-theground or any other activities that contribute to IPSI’s strategic objectives.
IPSI’s strategic objectives, as identified in the IPSI Strategy, are:
1. Increase knowledge and understanding of SEPLS
2. Address the direct and underlying causes responsible for the decline or loss of biological and culturaldiversity as well as ecological and socio-economic services from SEPLS
3. Enhance benefits from SEPLS
4. Enhance the human, institutional and sustainable financial capacities for the implementation of theSatoyama Initiative
In order to be recognized as an IPSI Collaborative Activity, an activity must be proposed to and endorsed by theIPSI Steering Committee.

Proposal and endorsement procedure
Activities to be considered for recognition as IPSI Collaborative Activities should be proposed to the IPSI
Secretariat using the “IPSI Collaborative Activity Proposal Form” included in this document (p. 1-2). Upon initial
verification, the Secretariat will forward proposals to the IPSI Steering Committee for consideration.

Responsibilities and benefits
Participants in IPSI Collaborative Activities are encouraged to use IPSI’s name and the Satoyama Initiative logo inpromotional and informational materials related to the activity, and to acknowledge IPSI’s support in all outputs.
Collaborating organizations are strongly encouraged to provide the IPSI Secretariat with updates on the progressof IPSI Collaborative Activities on a regular basis or as new information becomes available, to be disseminatedthroughout IPSI’s communications network. The form attached as Annex 1 (p. 4) below may be used for thispurpose.
At the conclusion of an IPSI Collaborative Activity, collaborating organizations are asked to report on the activity
and any outputs and/or outcomes using the form attached as Annex 2 below (p. 5).
It is up to the participants’ discretion which organization will serve as the contact point for the IPSI Secretariat.

Resource mobilization
Organizers of IPSI Collaborative Activities are strongly recommended to secure resources necessary for activities
on through their own means. Collaboration with other IPSI partners and use of an IPSI Collaborative Activity’sendorsement to find funding sources are recommended means of mobilizing resources for IPSI CollaborativeActivities.

Contact
Secretariat of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI)UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150-8925, Japan(tel) +81-3-5467-1212(fax) +81-3-3499-2828(email) isi@unu.edu4

Annex 1: Progress report for IPSI Collaborative Activity (ongoing)
The following form is for use when reporting progress of an ongoing Collaborative Activity. Please fill out thisform as updates become available and submit to the IPSI Secretariat (isi@unu.edu).
Reporting Date:
Project title:
Please provide any relevant information on the activities and any outputs and/or outcomes below:

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The following form is for use in reporting the conclusion of an IPSI Collaborative Activity. Please fill out this form
when the Collaborative Activity is finished and submit to the IPSI Secretariat (isi@unu.edu).
Reporting Date:
Project title:
Actual term (e.g. 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2015):
Please provide a description of the activities and its outputs and/or outcomes below:

Remarks:
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