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3^rd Seminar on Future Earth in Asia

Program

• Opening
• 【Speaker 1】

“Analysis on the Ecological Footprint, Biocapacity, and Trade Links in Southeast Asia”

Katsunori Iha (Research Economist, Global Footprint Network)

• 【Speaker 2】

“The Ecological Footprint-Global and Asia Overview”

Pati Poblete (Asia Regional Director, Global Footprint Network)

• Discussion session
• Closing

【Speaker1】

Katsunori Iha

Research Economist, Global Footprint Network, USA

Title:

“Analysis on the Ecological Footprint, Biocapacity, and Trade Links in Southeast Asia”

Abstract:

This presentation is based on the collaborated project between Global Footprint Network and the Keidanren Conservation nature Fund. The primary objective of the work was to conduct an in-depth analysis of the trade links and dependencies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This analysis will utilize two methodologies: National Footprint Accounting (NFA) and Environmentally Extended Multi-Regional Input Output analysis (MRIO) . Today’s presentation will focus on three key findings regarding:

1. The historical trends of ASEAN’s Ecological Footprint
2. Trade analysis for ASEAN region as whole
3. Dependency analysis between Japan and ASEAN

*The Ecological Footprint (EF) is a measurement tool that scientifically accounts for the resources
required to be produced for direct consumption by a population (or an activity) as well as indirect waste absorption, and compares it to the biological capacity of the planet to provide those resources within prevalent technological and management practices, also known as “biocapacity” (BC).

Biogarphy:

Katsunori is a Research Economist, responsible for tracking Ecological Footprints in global supply chains through the use of the Multi-Regional Input-Output model, which also applies to sub-national and personal calculator projects. Currently, he is working on developing the Computable General Equilibrium for Ecological Footprint (CGE-EF) model to assess the impact of different policies on nature. His next project will be building a platform to connect interdisciplinary scholars and leaders in Asian regions that are facing sustainability challenges. He holds an M.S. in Economics, specializing in Environmental Economics, from Okinawa International University, Japan.

【Speaker2】

Pati Poblete

Asia Regional Director, Global Footprint Network

Title:

“The Ecological Footprint-Global and Asia Overview”

Abstract:

Since the 1970s, humanity has been using more resources than the Earth can renewably provide in the same given year. Simply put, the Earth is in ecological debt—and that debt continues to grow every year. What are the impacts beyond the environment? What is Asia's ecological situation, as well as Japan's? Most importantly, what can be done to reverse these trends? Global Footprint Network is an international think tank working to create a sustainable future through the Ecological Footprint, a resource accounting tool that measures how much nature can provide, how much is used, and who uses what. In Asia, Global Footprint Network is working closely with the national government agencies in Southeast Asia and is engaged with the ASEAN Secretariat. What risks and opportunities does ASEAN's ecological debt have on Japan?

Biogarphy:

Pati Poblete is the Asia Regional Director for Global Footprint Network. She is charged with developing and implementing outreach strategies and project development throughout Asia and Oceania. She meets with, and speaks frequently before, national government and intergovernmental agencies, and multi-stakeholders on the Global Footprint Network, raising awareness about the organization's work and its relevance to different countries and agencies. Prior to joining Global Footprint Network, Pati was a journalist for 15 years, working as a columnist and editorial writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, deputy editorial page editor for the Honolulu Advertiser, and staff editor at numerous Bay Area daily newspapers. Pati was the Chronicle's nominee for Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing in 2006 and 2007. She is the author of The Oracles: My Filipino Grandparents in America.

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