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:

20 April 2020

Project title:
Mainstreaming of Taiwan Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (TPSI) in line with Taiwan Ecological Network(TEN)
Collaborating organizations (IPSI members):（*Please underline the leading organization)*National Dong Hwa University (NDHU)*Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture*National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST)
Chinese Society for Environmental Education (CSEE)
Environmental Ethics Foundation of Taiwan (EEFT)
Fuli Farmers Association
Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (HDARES), Council of Agriculture
International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF)
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech)
Observer Ecological Consultant Co.
Society for Wildlife and Nature (SWAN) International
Soil and Water Conservation Bureau (SWCB), Council of Agriculture
Taiwan Ecological Engineering Development Foundation (EEF)
Tse-Xin Organic Agriculture Foundation (TOAF)
Other contributing organization(s) (including IPSI non-members):*Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts (DILA)*Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute (TESRI), Council of Agriculture
Expected term (e.g. 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2015):
1 January 2018 – 31 December 2021
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 capacities1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
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Background and goals
In 2015 Taiwan Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (TPSI) was established as a national multistakeholder partnership network to promote the Satoyama Initiative across Taiwan. The first draft of theNational Strategic Framework (Figure 1) for Promoting the Satoyama Initiative in Taiwan was proposed by NDHU
in 2014 and a revised comprehensive TPSI Strategic Framework was adopted by the Forestry Bureau in 2015.
The overarching goal of TPSI was set to build up a national multi-stakeholder partnership network in whichstakeholders could consolidate their complementary strengths, resources, assets, and knowledge for solving
problems in a holistic and synergistic manner.

Figure 1. TPSI Strategic Framework (based on IPSI Operational Framework, 2010)
Implementation of TPSI from 2014-2017 was comprised of two main stages: (1) pilot implementation
phase of 2014-2015 when NDHU was commissioned by the Forestry Bureau to lay out the foundation of TPSI,and (2) extension implementation phase of 2016-2017 when the Forestry Bureau and NDHU partnered toimplement a two-year-long TPSI extension project.
In 2016, through the joint efforts of NDHU and the Forestry Bureau, four regional networks (TPSI-N,TPSI-W, TPSI-S, and TPSI-E) were established for regional capacity building and nation-wide exchange of on-theground experiences with other practitioners. Since then, conducting one- or two-day regional workshops
arranged by each of the regional networks throughout the year (a total of four workshops per year) became atradition bringing together diverse participants from local community organizations, government institutions,
NGOs/ NPOs, and academia.
During 2014-2017, ‘think global’, ‘adapt national’ and ‘act local’ activities, as outlined in TPSI Strategic
Framework (Figure 1), have been happening simultaneously and cross-complimenting each other.
-- ‘Act local’ concept has been realized through two main types of events: capacity building workshops forgovernment officials and regional networking activities of TPSI (TPSI-N, TPSI-W, TPSI-S, and TPSI-E). Specializedworkshops and conferences proved successful in bringing the concepts of eco-agriculture and the Satoyama
Initiative into the discourse between Taiwan’s agricultural (e.g. HDARES) and nature conservation sectors (e.g. theForestry Bureau and its district offices), as well as stimulating discussions within each government agency. At the2same time, field trips, keynote speeches and on-the-ground experience sharing have been providing unique
opportunities for interaction and cooperation across different levels, sectors and localities to further strengthen
TPSI network.
-- Policy research and knowledge enhancement under the ‘adapt national’ concept have been primarily
focused on efforts towards completing a cross-domain governance discussion on establishing a ‘Forest-RiverVillage-Sea’ green conservation network guided by the principles of the Satoyama Initiative and eco-agriculture.
-- Knowledge-sharing by TPSI members at annual Global IPSI Conferences and Regional Workshops inconjunction with domestic events with invited international experts have been reflective of the ‘think global’concept. Learning from and engaging in IPSI activities has allowed not only to achieve the two targets of TPSIStrategic Framework (‘Addressing issues of SEPLS and formulating solutions’ and ‘Conservation and revitalizationof SEPLS’) domestically but also share Taiwan’s experiences with other partners around the globe.
By the end of 2017, a wider inclusion of ecological, especially biodiversity-related, component into TPSI
activities as well as mainstreaming of the Satoyama Initiative into Taiwan’s national policy were among TPSI’s mainchallenges. In addition to it, despite the evident success of promotion of the Satoyama Initiative in Taiwan, theForestry Bureau couldn’t help but point out the dangers of intense land-use pressure caused by the highpopulation density on a small island of Taiwan. There was an urgent need for a comprehensive plan to restore
fragmented ecosystems, create connectivity between different landscape elements and promote eco-friendly
resource use. Hence, the ‘2018-2021 Taiwan Ecological Network’ (TEN) was called on to accomplish this task.
TEN was proposed by the Forestry Bureau as a new cross-sectoral project based on the cooperation
between inter-ministerial agencies – under the Council of Agriculture, Taiwan. In 2018, it was approved by theExecutive Yuan along with its four-year budget of USD 750,000. The first objective of TEN was to consolidate theecological survey data of the previous years to identify the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Taiwan. A specialfocus was on the KBAs outside the Central Mountain conservation corridor that traditionally is a home to themajority of Taiwan’s protected areas and national forest areas. The next objective was to engage in protecting
and connecting these KBAs by the means of promoting eco-friendly agriculture under the concept of theSatoyama Initiative in agricultural areas, as well as developing east-west wildlife-friendly corridors using rivers,
forests and roads to connect important ecosystems between the Central Mountain region and coastal areas.
The main conservation target of TEN is to revitalize and preserve Taiwan’s SEPLS so as to reach the vision of‘Living in Harmony with Nature’ under the Satoyama Initiative and the 2050 vision for biodiversity under theConvention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Establishment of TEN and its six perspectives (Figure 2) marked a shift from traditional protected areas
conservation approach towards the one based on recognizing rural areas as a link for restoring the balance
between natural and urban systems in Taiwan. Moreover, the project highlighted a fundamental role that SEPLS
play in biodiversity conservation through promotion of sustainable agricultural practices and revival of ruralcommunities. Figure 3 shows the relationship between the Satoyama Initiative, IPSI, TPSI, and TEN.

Figure 2. Six perspectives of TEN3Figure 3. Relationship between the Satoyama Initiative, IPSI, TPSI, and TEN
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Activities
In 2018, after the initial three years and three months of TPSI development (2014-2017), the ‘2018-2021
Mainstreaming TPSI Project’ was introduced in line with TEN (‘2018-2021 Taiwan Ecological Network’). The
following goals were outlined:(1) continuing to promote five operational tasks under TPSI Strategic Framework (Figure 1), namely:international participation, policy research, knowledge enhancement, capacity development, and on-the-ground
activities;(2) promoting TPSI with the help of eight district offices under the Forestry Bureau to facilitate the‘capacity building and on-the-ground practices’ objective nation-wide;(3) integrating and supporting promulgation of TEN.
In 2018, during the first year of ‘2018-2021 Mainstreaming TPSI Project’, expansion of communicationand exchanges between northern, western, southern, and eastern regions of TPSI continued when the Forestry
Bureau and NDHU invited three more institutions – DILA, TESRI and NPUST – to act as exchange bases for theTPSI-N, TPSI-W and TPSI-S, respectively. NDHU was deemed to remain the base for coordinating TPSI-E
exchange activities (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Four regional bases for TPSI exchange activities from 2018 to 2021
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Expected outcomes‘Act local’: capacity-building and on-the-ground activities
Further expansion and deepening of TPSI:-- Various workshops will continue to be held to improve the administrative planning and project
implementation capabilities of public administration professionals, practical planning and on-the-groundcapacities of local practitioners, and to strengthen TPSI members’ ability to discuss and communicate withcolleagues at home and abroad;-- Organizing strategic workshops for the Forestry Bureau’s eight district offices on promoting theintegration of the Satoyama Initiative into TEN;-- Continuing to organize TPSI/ IPSI case study discussions and report writing workshops, assisting in
putting up exemplary case studies from the Forestry Bureau’s eight district offices as well as from other TPSI
members on the upcoming TPSI webpage of the Forestry Bureau’s TEN website, and submitting a renewed TPSI
case study report to IPSI website;-- Organizing TPSI-N, TPSI-W, TPSI-S, and TPSI-E regional workshops for capacity building and exchange
among regional bases;-- Cooperating with Taiwan ’s IPSI members on various projects, for example, conducting a workshop on
the exchange of practical experiences between the Satoyama Initiative and environmental education carried out
together with CSEE at the annual TPSI members conference.
Adapt national: policy research and knowledge enhancement activities
Strengthening of the satoyama concept and implementation framework through improved information
channels:-- Cooperating with each TPSI region (TPSI-N, TPSI-W, TPSI-S, and TPSI-E) on creating a comprehensive
database in relation to each regional TPSI member organization;-- Developing and launching TPSI webpage of the Forestry Bureau’s TEN website, featuring IPSI
introduction and case study reports, TPSI origin, history, membership, regional case studies, Q&A, etc.;-- Analyzing specific characteristics of SEPLS in TPSI-N, TPSI-W, TPSI-S, and TPSI-E, discussing and making
strategic recommendations for integration regional TPSI efforts into TEN.
Think global: international participation and exchange-- Submitting an updated version of TPSI 2018-2021 case study report to IPSI website, co-authored by
NDHU, the Forestry Bureau and its eight district offices;-- Participating in relevant IPSI international conferences, learning from the international experience andsharing TPSI progress;-- Inviting international scholars and experts from the fields related to the Satoyama Initiative and agrobiodiversity to visit Taiwan.
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Actors and task sharing
Key stakeholders involved in the ‘2018-2021 Mainstreaming TPSI Project’ include project supporter,
project coordinator, Taiwan’s other 12 IPSI members, and non-IPSI members. The Forestry Bureau is the project
supporter as well as the key policy-making authority responsible for promoting the Satoyama Initiative inTaiwan. NDHU acts as the project leader and coordinator. Both the Forestry Bureau and NDHU are IPSImembers. Twelve other IPSI members involved in the project include: government (3 members: Fuli Farmers
Association, HDARES and SWCB), NGOs/ NPOs (7 members: CSEE, EEF, EEFT, ICDF, Observer Ecological
Consultant Co., SWAN, and TOAF) and academia (2 members: NPUST and YunTech). Non-IPSI members include
other organizations and local practitioners from TPSI-N, TPSI-W, TPSI-S, and TPSI-E, including those that serve as
regional exchange bases – DILA and TESRI. They participate and share their on-the-ground experiences at TPSIconferences and workshops.
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How the activity relates to the IPSI Strategy and IPSI Plan of Action
The collaborative project focuses on mainstreaming TPSI in line with the national policy – TEN – as wellas enhancing the networking partnership among governmental institutions, on-the-ground practitioners andexperts. Hence, the collaborative project is closely related to IPSI Strategic Objective ‘four’ and its priority
actions ‘a,’ ‘c’ and ‘e’ of IPSI Plan of Action.
6.
Resources, funding
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The financial resources for conducting this collaborative project are mainly from the Forestry Bureau.
The budget for this four-year collaborative project is USD 750,000.
7.
Monitoring and reporting
Annual project progress reports will be submitted to the Forestry Bureau and will be available online (inChinese). We will continue sharing important findings and progress to IPSI Secretariat and at related events.

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