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• Incorporating Biocultural Values in Biodiversity Conservation Policies: A Case Study of the Regional Strategy for Biodiversity in Okinawa

  Soyo Takahashi, Masanao Toyama, Toshinori Tanaka

  Journal of Marine and Island Cultures ( Shima Publishing )  12 ( 3 )   2023.12 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

  Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  The article discusses the importance of linking policy and local culture to achieve the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Brazil in June 1992, with the aim of addressing biological diversity in cooperation with the global community. This Convention not only stipulates the conservation of biological diversity but also the sustainability of cultures and societies in human activities, including the protection of traditional cultures with respect to resource use and the equitable sharing of benefits. The interaction between region-specific biodiversity and cultural diversity was subsequently clarified using a biocultural approach by Mafii et al. In recent years, the concept of biocultural diversity has gained increasing attention in ecosystem conservation as it relates to biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, and the fulfillment of human potential. This study focuses on the regional biodiversity strategy of Okinawa Prefecture, a World Natural Heritage-listed biodiversity treasure, and reveals the process by which local biocultural values rooted in regional uniqueness were adopted as indicator items to evaluate biodiversity strategies in response to global policy imperatives. The paper examines how biocultural values and policy imperatives interact to define environmental policy at the prefectural level, which lies "between" the two. The wisdom and creativity of biocultural diversity is not only a treasure inherited from the past but also a compass for living with nature toward the future. To create an island society based on sustainable and enriched interactions between humanity and nature, it is urgent to deepen specific research in the Ryukyu Arc as a comparative study through exchanges with biocultural diversity researchers and local communities in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.

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• Development and Application of an Environmental Education Tool (Board Game) for Teaching Integrated Resource Management of the Water Cycle on Coral Reef Islands

  Miyuki Shimabukuro, Tomohiro Toki, Hitoshi Shimabukuro, Yoshiaki Kubo, Soyo Takahashi, Ryuichi Shinjo

  Sustainability ( MDPI AG )  14 ( 24 ) 16562 - 16562   2022.12 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

  Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  To solve resource issues on coral reef islands, an understanding of the water cycle is essential. Water resource management is intricately linked to diverse occupational industries and coral reef ecosystems on these islands. To effectively promote sustainable natural resource management, we developed a board game as an environmental education and communication tool for school students and people of all ages. The concept of the game is that “clean water will always be available if it is used properly”. The board game was designed based on an island with an underground freshwater lens as its main water resource. Role-playing was used to enhance islander livelihoods such as with vegetable and livestock farming, fishing, and tourism. Players, while working collaboratively, have to use the island’s groundwater adequately and conserve it for future generations. The game was developed through a transdisciplinary process in collaboration with scientists, administrative officers, civic groups, and students. Additionally, the board game was tested in diverse communities. In this study, we elaborated on the board game after it was played by students at an elementary school on Tarama Island. We observed that participants learned that cooperation is important for the sustainable use of water resources. Moreover, the participants proposed two methods for cooperation: joint discussion and ‘assembly decisions’. The board game has the potential to be used as an effective environmental education tool to promote sustainable water resource management on coral reef islands.

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• Environmental Education Program and Digital Content

    ( 8 ) 115 - 138   2022.03

  Type of publication: Research paper (other science council materials etc.)

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• Spring Water and Biocultural Diversity in Ryukyu Islands

  TAKAHASHI Soyo

  TRENDS IN THE SCIENCES ( Japan Science Support Foundation )  27 ( 1 ) 1_50 - 1_55   2022.01

  Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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    27 ( 1 ) 50 - 55   2022.01

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• Living with coral reef and biocultural diversity in Yoron Island ―Team Yunnu PISHIBANA―

  TAKAHASHI Soyo, TOGUCHI Ken, GOYA Yoshikatsu, HORI Nobuyuki, FUMOTO Sairyo, TAKE Morikubo, IKEDA Yoshi

  Annual Report of Pro Natura Foundation Japan ( Pro Natura Foundation Japan )  31 ( 0 ) 1 - 10   2022.10

   

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    ( 186 ) 38 - 43   2022.04

   

• University of the Ryukyus' Research Planning Office Activities : Overview of Research Administrators' Cooperative Functions

  Nishida Mutsumi, Kon Takeshi, Takahashi Soyo, Haga Fumihiro, Tonooka Yuki

  産学連携学 : 産学連携学会誌 = Journal of the Japan Society for Intellectual Production ( Japan Society for Intellectual Production )  15 ( 1 ) 30 - 40   2019.01

   

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• The seashell and material culture（貝ともの文化）

  Soyo Takahashi

  "Fragile Heritages and Sustainable Futures: Compared Archipelagos”Workshop Franco-Japonais  (à Hyères, Villa Magdala)  2024.06  -  2024.06 

• Toward Convivial empathy of humanities and nature

  Soyo Takahashi, Frederic Joulian, Roosmarijn Palland, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Norie Tamura, Takehito Yoshida

  the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2024  2024.06  -  2024.06 

• Narrative and material culture

  Soyo TAKAHASHI

  KLASICA-RIHN-IASS SYMPOSIUM: Narrative insights for emerging cultures of sustainability  2022.10  -  2022.10 

• Digital Technologies for Co-creation and Collaboration: Overcoming Barriers in the Use of Asian Studies Resources

  Akihiro Kameda , Yuta Hashimoto , Prananda Malasan , Soyo Takahashi

  Association for Asian Studies 2022 Annual Conference  2022.03  -  2022.03 

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  1900.01  -  1900.01 

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• Historiographic "Intervention" in the COVID-19 Pandemic - Preserving Records and Memory for Historicization

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)

  Project Year: 2023.04  -  2028.03 

  Direct: 33,900,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 44,070,000 (YEN)  Total: 10,170,000 (YEN)

• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)

  Project Year: 2021.04  -  2025.03 

  Direct: 32,500,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 42,250,000 (YEN)  Total: 9,750,000 (YEN)

• Geographical studies of coastal waters: creating coastal seafloor geomorphology and visualization and enlightenment of seafloor landscape

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)

  Project Year: 2021.04  -  2025.03 

  Direct: 32,500,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 42,250,000 (YEN)  Total: 9,750,000 (YEN)

• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

  Project Year: 2020.04  -  2024.03 

  Direct: 3,300,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 990,000 (YEN)  Total: 4,290,000 (YEN)

• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

  Project Year: 2020.04  -  2024.03 

  Direct: 3,300,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 4,290,000 (YEN)  Total: 990,000 (YEN)

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