1. Assessment Process: Exploring Satoyama-Satoumi Renaissance Overview of Japan Satoyama Satoumi Assessment (JSSA) 22 October 2010 Maiko Nishi, UNU-IAS

2. Key Features of JSSA  Assessment of current state of knowledge – a critical evaluation of information on the interaction between humans and satoyama and satoumi landscapes in Japan using the MA framework of ecosystem services  Launched in 2007, contribution by 200 plus authors, stakeholders, and reviewers from Japan and abroad; peer reviewed  Governed by multi-stakeholder board and governmental advisory committee (national and local governments, academia, NGOs, etc.) and review process overseen by independent review board

3. Governance Structure Secretariat coordination, outreach /comms, and technical support Board 2 Co-Chairs, a Board members & Governmental Advisory Committee Science Assessment Panel 2 co-chairs (local & int’l.) & panel members Science Assessment Panel 2 co-chairs (local & int’l.) & panel members Author Groups Each group consists of Coordinating Lead Authors (CLAs); Lead Authors (Las); and Contributing Authors (CAs). National Group Cluster Groups Local Advisory Bodies Stakeholders/users from each location Review Board Chair Chapter Review Editors

4. Methodology and Key Concepts Adopting the MA conceptual framework – Ecosystem Services 直接的要因間接的要因 供給サービス 調整サービス 文化的サービス 安全 基本的物資 健康 社会的関係 里山・里海 Ecosystem Services 生態系サービス Human Well-being 人間の福利 (JSSA, 2010)

5. Key Findings: What has been learned from the JSSA?  Mosaic Composition  The mosaic composition of different ecosystem types managed by humans to produce a variety of ecosystem services benefiting human well-being.  Drop in Resiliency  Decline over the last 50 years, resulting in a drop in their resiliency to produce a sustainable supply of ecosystem services  Consequence for Humans and Biodiversity  Continued loss of satoyama and satoumi landscapes has important and potentially negative consequences for human well-being and biodiversity.  Integrated Interventions  Integrated approaches, including citizen participation, have been implemented increasingly over the past 10 years.  New “Commons”  Critical to the success of a more integrated and holistic approaches to ecosystem management is creation of a new “commons”.

6. Recommendations: What are the implications for policymakers moving forward?  Take a Satoyama-Satoumi Approach  Policies that take a satoyama-satoumi approach towards managing biodiversity and ecosystem services (recognizing the mosaic composition and their inherent interlinkages) should be developed.  Decentralized Decision-making  New institutions should be designed under the lends of landscape governance that can manage both public and private lands to govern the “new commons” and allow for decentralized decision-making.  Equitable Access and Use  Institutions that complement the institutions of the new commons should be designed to ensure equitable access and use of ecosystem services.  A 10-year research programme  A 10-year research programme to gain a better understanding of the dynamics of the ecosystems, their linkages, and their relationship with human well-being and biodiversity should be devised, for input to international assessment processes.  Assessments with a Wide Scope  Comprehensive, integrated assessments of potential satoyama and satoumi ecosystems across a number of developing and developed countries should be conducted. - establish baselines of ecosystem services and form an epistemic community

7. Findings and data: Released – Summary for Decision Makes (SDM) in English and Japanese – Policy Brief in English – 6 cluster reports in Japanese To be released – National Report in English (early in 2011 through UNU Press) – National Report in Japanese (end of 2010 through Asakura Publishing)

8. What are satoyama and satoumi? JSSA defines satoyama and satoumi landscapes as dynamic mosaics of managed socio-ecological systems producing a bundle of ecosystem services for human well-being. SatoyamaSatoumi