This event celebrating will engage high school students in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, to learn about, experience, and think about the region¡¯s rich biodiversity. It will explore the satoumi coastal ecosystem of Noto and its connection with people¡¯s everyday lives.
The event will be organised by the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa (OUIK), and co-organised by the Noto Marine Fureai Center, Noto GIAHS Promotion Council, and Noto GIAHS Executive Committee.
This event builds on the GIAHS Youth Summit organised by ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS in November 2021, in which high school students from GIAHS regions in Japan developed and presented the .
Please note that this event will be held in Japanese only, with no interpretation provided. For further details please see the .
Participation
The lecture part of this event will be available for online viewing in Japanese. Please register in advance through Zoom.
Programme
10:00¨C10:05 Opening Remarks
- Sayako Koyama£¨Researcher, ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS OUIK)
10:05¨C11:00 Lectures
- Dr Seiji Yanai
¡°Creatures in Satoyama that support the richness of Noto's satoumi"
- Dr Yukimasa Higashide
¡°Noto's rich seaweed food culture"
- Mr Hiroaki Arakawa
¡°Animals found on the shores of Kujuku Bay and their ecology"
11:10¨C12:40 Field Observation
12:40¨C13:40 Lunch
13:40¨C14:40 Classification & Identification using a Smartphone App
14:50¨C15:50 Workshop ¡ª ¡°Let's think about what we can do to protect biodiversity in satoumi.¡±
15:50¨C16:00 Closing Remarks
- Tsunao Watanabe (Director, ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS OUIK)
Flyer
An event flyer is available in Japanese.
Background
The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 as the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB). Every year, ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IAS hosts an event to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The theme for 2022 is ¡°Building a shared future for all life¡±.
