The Third International Conference on
Forest Related Traditional Knowledge and Culture in Asia
| Date: |
December 14- 15, 2010 |
| Venue: |
Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Address: 2-1-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
( Access (Japanese)) |
| Organizers : |
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN)
Kanazawa University |
| Co-organizer: |
Forestry Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office
United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace
United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa
Inter-Institutional Research of the National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU)
RIHN Initiative for Chinese Environmental Issues
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
International Wood Culture Society (IWCS)
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| Supported by: |
Ishikawa Prefecture |
| Language: |
English |
| Application: | Application is needed for participation (80 seats): Please send your Name, Affiliation, Address, Phone Number, your participation date (14th, 15th or both days) via EMAIL or via FAX for
International Conference on Forest Related Traditional Knowledge and Culture in Asia participation:
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Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN)
457-4, Motoyama Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto City, Japan 603-8047, Admission free |
International Symposium of San-ya-ka-kai Initiative, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
COP10 Partnership Program
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- Objectives:
- Forests are home to millions of people, including many indigenous people, around the world. Billions of people rely to some extent on forests for their livelihoods, e.g. for fuel wood, medicinal plants, forest foods and income, and for their cultural and spiritual identity. Forests provide critical environmental services such as conservation of biodiversity, water and soils, and they help to regulate the climate.
- With its humid summer, Monsoon Asia has extensive forest cover. The long co-evolution of human peoples and forest environments has resulted in rich traditional knowledge of forests throughout the region. The significance of this knowledge to sustainable management of forests in the region is now widely recognized.
- This International Symposium is to share information on forest-related traditional knowledge and culture and exchange experiences in promoting traditional knowledge and culture for sustainable forest management in Monsoon Asia, and to strengthen regional networking on traditional knowledge and culture, forest and biodiversity, and sustainable development.
- Program:
| Dec 14 (Tue), 2010 |
| 9:30 | registration |
Opening Ceremony
Master of ceremonies Anne MCDONALD, Director, UNU-IAS Operating Unit Ishikawa/ Kanazawa |
| | Opening Addresses |
| 10:00-10:10 | SUMITA Yutaka, Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office |
| 10:10-10:25 | AKIMICHI Tomoya, Deputy Director-General, RIHN |
| 10:25-10:40 | NAKAMURA Koji, Professor, Kanazawa University |
| 10:40-11:10 | Objectives of the Symposium
YUMOTO Takakazu, Professor, RIHN |
| 11:10-11:20 | break |
Session 1 Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge
Chair: SATO Yuichi, Forestry Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| 11:20-11:45 | Oroth SENGTAHEUANGHOUNG, National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Lao PDR
"Conservation of Plant Diversity in Temple-yards in Laotian Villages, Lao PDR" |
| 11:45-12:10 | XUE Dayuan, College of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China
"Concepts and Categories of Traditional Knowledge associated with Biological Resources" |
| 12:10-13:10 | lunch |
| 13:10-13:35 | LIANG Luohui, United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace
"Biodiversity and Local Livelihood: the Case of Tea Forests" |
| 13:35-14:00 | PARK Chan Ryul, Korea Forest Research Institute
"Comparison of Wildlife between Connected (SUGUMAGI) and Isolated Maeulsoops (MEOI)" |
| 14:00-14:25 | Evangeline S. GALACGAC, Mariano Marcos State University, Philippines
"Traditional Weather Forecasting Methods for Sustainable Agroforestry Practices in Ilocos Norte Province, Philippines" |
| 14:25-14:50 | YUMOTO Takakazu, RIHN
"Satoyama Landscape and its Implication for Biodiversity Conservation" |
| 14:50-15:10 | Discussion |
| 15:10-15:20 | break |
Session 2 Culture and Landscape
Chair: KUBOTA Jumpei, RIHN |
| 15:20-15:45 | Jyoti Prakash TAMANG, Food Microbiology Laboratory Sikkim University, India
"Edible Wild Plants of the Eastern Himalayan Forests: Traditional Knowledge of the Ethnic People and Food Culture" |
| 15:45-16:10 | LEE Dowon, Seoul National University, Korea
"Maeulsoop, the Korean Village Forest and its Cultural and Ecological Benefits" |
| 16:10-16:35 | KOH Insu, Seoul National University, Korea
"Ecosystem Services of Bibosoops related to Climate Mitigation and Seed Dispersal in Korean Agricultural Landscapes" |
| 16:35-17:00 | Inocencio E. BUOT Jr., University of the Philippines Open University, Los Banos
"Satoyama-like Landscapes in the Philippines: Prospects in the Light of the Recently-Launched International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative at COP 10" |
| 17:30- | Reception |
| Dec 15 (Wed), 2010 |
| 9:15 | registration |
Session 2 Culture and Landscape
Chair: KUBOTA Jumpei, RIHN |
| 9:30-9:55 | YI Cheong-Ho, Korea University
"The Need for Refining the Culturo-social Values of Forests and Trees and Its Incorporation into Sustainable Forest Management" |
| 9:55-10:20 | ICHIKAWA Masahiro, Kochi University, Japan
"Depopulation and Aging Problem in Rural Areas in Japan and Malaysia" |
| 10:20-10:40 | Discussion |
| 10:40-10:50 | break |
Session 3 Management and Policy
Chair: YUMOTO Takakazu, RIHN |
| 10:50-11:15 | YOUN Yeo-Chang, Seoul National University, Korea
"Ownership and Management Status of Village Groves in Korea: the Case of Five Municipalities around the Jirisan Mountains" |
| 11:15-11:40 | LIU Jinlong, Renmin University of China, International Union of Forest Organizations (IUFRO)
"Implication to China’s forest policy of Diversified Traditional Forest Knowledge and Culture" |
| 11:40-12:05 | SHIN Joon Hwan, Korea Forest Research Institute
"Roles of Government in Restoring Traditional Village Groves" |
| 12:05-13:00 | lunch |
| 13:00-13:25- | GU Hongyan, Institute of Advanced Studies- United Nations University (UNU-IAS)
"The Development of Ethnoecology in China and its Policy Implications for Forest Conservation" |
| 13:25-13:50 | MIYAUCHI Taisuke, Hokkaido University, Japan
"Legitimacy and Environmental Governance: A Case Study of the Reed Bed of Kitakami River" |
| 13:50-14:15 | TANAKA Koji, Kyoto University, Japan
"The Role of Non-Timber Useful Trees in Land-Use Management in Government-Controlled Forest Areas in Tropical Asia" |
| 14:15-14:25 | break |
| 14:25-14:50 | NAKAMURA Koji, Kanazawa University, Japan
"Satoyama and Satoumi Initiatives for Conservation of Biodiversity and Reactivation of Rural Areas in Noto Peninsula" |
| 14:50-15:15 | ABE Ken-ichi, RIHN
"Beyond knowledge: Praxis in Sustainable Forest" |
| Special Lecture |
| 15:15-15:45 | R. Michael MARTIN, Forestry Department, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Director |
| 15:45-15:55 | break |
Session 4 Concluding Session
Chair: AKIMICHI Tomoya, RIHN |
| 15:55-16:30 | Concluding Discussion |
| 16:30-16:50 | Closing comments
NAKAMURA Koji, Kanazawa University |
JOINT EXHIBITION for Closing Event for the International Year of Biodiversity
KARUTA on Biodiversity and Cultural Diversity
UN Children’s Environmental Painting Exhibition
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| December 14（Tue）-15（Wed） | Shiinoki Cultural Complex, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Venue of The Third International Conference on "Forest Related Traditional Knowledge and Culture in Asia" |
| December 16（Thu）-18（Sat） | ANA Crown Plaza Hotel Kanazawa |
| December 19（Sun） | Ishikawa Ongakudo |
- RIHN is organizing a joint exhibition of the KARUTA Workshop making the use of the "UN Children's Painting Competition on the Environment" posters (sponsored by UNEP, FGPE, Bayer, and Nikon Corporation), which already received more than 200,000 entries, all of which have been donated to the RIHN. This year, "Biodiversity" is the overarching theme. Through the activities, the children learned how to send and receive the information, and how children from around the world think about the environment. We wish you appreciate children's interpretation and representation of paintings on "Biodiversity."
- What is KARUTA?
KARUTA is an old traditional Japanese card game. One competes by grabbing the correct picture card (Torifuda), spread out amongst the players, which match the reading card (Yomifuda) that is read out loud.
- Organized by Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN)
Co-organized by ANA Crown Plaza Hotel Kanazawa
Supported by Executive Committee for the Closing Event for the International Year of Biodiversity
National Institute for the Humanities Joint Exhibition
- Workshop Cooperation
Nishi Elementary School, Nisshin City, Aichi Prefecture, August 31, 2010
Kawai Daisan Elementary School, Nara City, November 10, 2010
Elementary School attached to the Faculty of Education, Kanazawa University, December 3, 2010
- Series of Exhibitions
October 10(Sun) Toyoda Auditorium, Nagoya University, RIHN Area Seminar
October 23 (Sat) - 29 (Fri) COP10 RIHN Booth, Nagoya Congress Center Expo Zone
January 16 (Sun) Boston Children’s Museum, New Year’s Event
February 16 (Wed) Ishikawa Ongakudo, KASHIWA Concert, held by Elementary School attached to the Faculty of Education, Kanazawa University
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