(AT-3) SEPLS Management as Integrated,Inclusive and Localised Actions towards aNature Positive Society

Opening remark

Prof. TAKEUCHI Kazuhiko, President, IGES

Setting the scene

Miwa Koji, Policy Researcher, IGES

What is Satoyama / SEPLS• Satoyama or Satoumi is a place where was traditionally formed
through the practice of sustainable agriculture, forestry and fisheries
in Japan, thus people were living in harmony with nature.
• Socio-ecological Production Landscapesand Seascapes (SEPLS) is a term produced
from a scientific point of view.
• Interaction between people and the landscape maintains or enhances
biodiversity while providing humans with the goods and services
needed for their well-being.

4Satoyama Initiative• Joint proposal at CBD COP-10 by• The Ministry of the Environment of Japan• The United Nations University Institute ofAdvanced Studies (UNU-IAS, now theUnited Nations University Institute for theAdvanced Study of Sustainability)• A global effort to realize societies inharmony with nature based on a modelof Satoyama.

5International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative(IPSI)• Promote the work of the Initiative and knowledge sharing• 51 organizations joined as founding members• 304 organizations (as of December 2023)• Members from around the world, including public, private
and grass-roots organizations• The IPSI secretariat is hosted by UNU-IAS

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Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM)• One of the collaborative activitiesof the IPSI.
• A financing mechanism tofacilitate the implementation ofactivities under IPSI.
• The vision: “societies in harmonywith nature”.
• Established jointly by IGES, UNUIAS and MOEJ.

• Since 2013, the SDM has funded 64
projects in 28 countries
Createinnovations
and best
practices

Societies inharmony withnature
Mobilisepeople,partnerships
andresources

VISION

Integrate
governanceandknowledge

MISSION
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Why is Biodiversity so important?
• Biodiversity (the variety of life on Earth) includes the diversity of species,ecosystems, and genetic diversity within species.
• It provides crucial supports for ecosystems and our lives in all aspects (i.e.
ecosystem services)8

What are the causes of biodiversity loss?
Indirect drivers (underpinned by societal
values and behaviours)

Demographic (e.g., human population dynamics)
Sociocultural (e.g., consumption patterns)
Economic (e.g., trade)
Technological
Institutions and governance
Conflicts and epidemics

Direct drivers
Land-/sea-use change (e.g., degradation of land
and aquatic habitats, deforestation andafforestation)
Direct exploitation of organisms
Climate change
Pollution (of soil, water and air)Invasive alien species

9The need of transformation• Global Assessment by IPBES (2019)• About 25% of animal and plant species groups (1 million species), arethreatened with extinction, and many of these will become extinct in
the next few decades if appropriate action is not taken.
• Transformative change across various sectors is needed• Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework• “GBF is built around a theory of change”• It requires us to take urgent policy action globally, regionally and nationally to achievesustainable development and the Convention’s Vision of living in harmony with natureby 2050.

10Nature positive• Definition: ‘Halt and Reverse Nature Loss by 2030 on a 2020 baseline,
and achieve full recovery by 2050’. - Ensuring more nature in the worldin 2030 than in 2020 and continued recovery after that. (Nature Positive
Initiative, 2022)• 3 basic measurements for 2030
• Zero net loss of nature from 2020,• Net positive improvement in natureby 2030, and• Full recovery of nature by 2050

Nature Positive Initiative (https://www.naturepositive.org/)
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How can transformative change occur? –Transformative governance
What quality is needed for a transformative governance? (e.g. IPBES, 2022)• Address the status quo• Work on issues and improve the situation• Incorporate diverse values• Consider not only economic values but also other various values in nature• Foster institutional change• Modify policies, administration, legislation and institutions to promotesustainable lifestyle• Improve the capacities of different actors• Know all the important actors and support them

• Support integrative-adaptive governance• Keep learning, reflecting, monitoring and feeding back
• Make sure synergies from different actors and policies• Promote the local initiative

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How can transformative change occur? –Integrated, Inclusive and Localized actions• Address the status quo• Incorporate diverse values• Foster institutional change• Improve the capacities of different actors• Support integrative-adaptive governance

1.Integration: Maximizing synergies and minimizing
trade-offs across climate, biodiversity and circular
economy are essential to advancing the sustainability
agenda.

2.Inclusion: Empowering all actors, including thosecurrently marginalized or disadvantaged, to help shape
the future they want can also inject much needed
momentum into the sustainability agenda.
3.Localization: Tailoring solutions to relevant contexts
can foster ownership of, and support for, thesustainability agenda.

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How SEPLS can promote integrated, inclusive and localisedactions towards sustainable/nature positive societies?
In theory…
Indirect drivers
Demographic
Sociocultural
Economic
Technological
Institutions and governance
Conflicts and epidemics?
Transformative governance/Integrated, inclusive and localized actions

Direct drivers
Land-/sea-use change
Direct exploitation of organisms
Climate change
Pollution (of soil, water and air)Invasive alien species

14Cases from the world: SDM2022 implementers
Implementers of SDM 2022 projects:• Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI), Ethiopia• Tse-Xin Organic Agriculture Foundation(TOAF), Chinese Taipei• Fundación Semillas de Vida, A.C. (FSVAC), Mexico• Unnayan Onneshan (UO), Bangladesh• Social Policy Ecology Research Institute (SPERI), Vietnam (ongoing)

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Reports from SDM 2022 implementers
1.Rashed AL MAHMUD TITUMIR, Chairperson, Unnayan Onneshan (UO)
2.Malin JÖNSSON, Director, Fundacion Semillas de Vida, A.C., Mexico
3.Alice JJ HSU, Coordinator, Tse-Xin Organic Agriculture Foundation (TXOAF)
4.Dese Yedeta EDESA, Researcher, Forest and Rangeland Plants Biodiversity
Research, Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI)Panel discussion
 Moderator: MIWA Koji, IGES
 Panelists:• Rashed AL MAHMUD TITUMIR, Chairperson, Unnayan Onneshan (UO)
• Malin JÖNSSON, Director, Fundacion Semillas de Vida, A.C., Mexico• Alice JJ HSU, Coordinator, Tse-Xin Organic Agriculture Foundation (TXOAF)• Dese Yedeta EDESA, Researcher, Forest and Rangeland Plants Biodiversity
Research, Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI)Questions• How useful was the SEPLS approach to promote integrated, inclusive andlocalized actions?
• What were the major barriers or constraints to achieve the project goal?
And what would be the important factors to overcome them?
• What would be the ideal involvement of the business sector for the SEPLS
conservation and restoration?
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Questions 1: How useful was the SEPLS approach topromote integrated, inclusive and localized actions?
1.Integration: Maximizing synergies and minimizing
trade-offs across climate, biodiversity and circular
economy are essential to advancing the sustainability
agenda.
2.Inclusion: Empowering all actors, including thosecurrently marginalized or disadvantaged, to help shape
the future they want can also inject much needed
momentum into the sustainability agenda.

Transformative governance• Address the status quo• Incorporate diverse values• Foster institutional change• Improve the capacities of different actors• Support integrative-adaptive governance3.Localization: Tailoring solutions to relevant contexts
can foster ownership of, and support for, thesustainability agenda.

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Questions 2: What were the major barriers orconstraints to achieve the project goal?
And what was/would be the important factors toovercome them?

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Questions 3: What would be the ideal involvement of
the business sector for the SEPLS conservation andrestoration?

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