The Japan Satoyama Satoumi assessment: Objectives, focus and approach

There has been a renewed interest in finding sustainable use of biodiversity since the release of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) results in 2005 (MA, 2005a). The MA reported with a high degree of scientific confidence that humanity has seen unprecedented rates of biodiversity loss over the last 100 years and that this rate of loss can be expected to continue if immediate action is not taken. Many options have been put forward with a clear message being sent out that sustainable use has to be strengthened and conservation measures by themselves will be insufficient to reduce the rate of loss (MA, 2005b).

Related Subject(s): Environment and Climate Change

Countries: Japan