GIAHS Learning Materials for
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Sayako Koyamaab, Mikiko Nagaia*, Koji Itob, Yuki Haginoc, Daisuke Utsunomiyad, and Yukiko Hondae
a United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, Operating Unit Ishikawa Kanazawa (UNU-IAS OUIK), Kanazawa, Japan*b Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japanc Team Maruyama, Wajima, Japane Freelance illustrator, Nanao, Japan

Contact: koyama@unu.edu

Keywords: Noto GIAHS, learning materials, children

Objectives ýxwþMethods ýSiþIn Noto GIAHS (“Noto’s Satoyama and Satoumi”):• Elder generations hold wide and deep knowledge of utilizing its
agricultural systems, such as rice paddies, vegetable gardens, forests(Satoyama), and the sea (Satoumi), to produce rich variety of food. Suchknowledge is often strongly related to its local culture and tradition.
• However, younger generations are gradually losing opportunities to getin contact with agriculture and nature to experience and learn suchknowledge.
For this reason, Noto Regional Association for GIAHS Promotion andCooperation & UNU-IAS OUIK started this project to develop learningmaterials for school children in Noto to pass on such knowledge andpromote development of actions.
To pass on the local knowledge for the future
Rich knowledgeof eldergenerations

Younger
generationsd Sustainable Society and Ecosystems Office, Suzu City, Japan

Workshops• Inviting local scientists, local
practitioners of GIAHS education
for school children, and a local
illustrator, the contents of thematerial was discussed and it wasdecided to create a picture bookthat summarizes Noto’s agriculturalsystems and local knowledge.

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Results ý_þA picture book targeting lower-grade children of elementary school was developed. ý<5` 5@%¹Ê\Ú JþThrough the process of the main characters helping their grandparents gathering ingredients and preparing a feast for autumn festival, it is hoped that the readers, notonly the children but also the teachers, would open their eyes to their surrounding agricultural systems and nature.
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beans when
this flower is inbloom• Local knowledge are contained in eachpage of the book.
• Explanatory notes for adults are included
at the back of the picture book, explaining
the contents with some real photos.
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information onprocessing

Fig.1 Cover page of the picture book ‘Let’s Make a Harvest Feast!’

Showing a
traditional way ofplanting beans at
the edge of ricepaddy

Fig.2 One page showing the local knowledge on Satoumi and Satoyama
in summer

Main messages contained in this book ýºÊ\É&ÎØÄ±×Èôéçüåþ
1. Local wisdom and methods of harvesting and preserving blessings from nature from the old days help us inrealizing environmentally friendly and sustainable lifestyle.
2. Richness of food and lifestyle are supported by biodiversity.
3. Ancient Japanese perspective on nature: appreciating nature and considering that man is a part of it.
4. Importance of developing local identity in this globalized society.
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Discussion ý9þ
• The picture book is being distributed to all elementary schools in Noto and to engage children more actively, an additional learning tool in the form of a worksheet isto be developed based on the story of this book.
• This picture book can be a good learning tool not only for children within Noto region but also to all kinds of visitors visiting Noto GIAHS, including overseas visitors,
as it provides overall image on Noto GIAHS and show the links between people, agriculture, and nature within Noto in a simple way. Finding other ways to utilize thismaterial can possibly be beneficial for Noto GIAHS in the future.
It is hoped that this kind of learning materials would work hand in hand with practical activities to pass on the value of GIAHS to future generations and promotechildren to think by themselves about the future of Noto and take actions.
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Acknowledgement
This research was supported by Noto Regional Association for GIAHS Promotion and Cooperation and the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, Operating Unit Ishikawa Kanazawa(UNU-IAS OUIK). Supervision was supported by Dr. Koji Ito From Kanazawa University and Ms Yuki Hagino from Team Maruyama. This project could not be carried out without the help of scientific advices given by variousscientists and the knowledge of local people in Noto.