集中講義「自然保護行政論」
2019年1月26～27日、元環境省自然環境局長の渡辺綱男先生をお招きして、「自然保護行政論」の集中講義が行われました。自然保護行政の歴史、国立公園、世界自然遺産、絶滅危惧種、自然再生、生物多様性国家戦略などのお話しをいただき、最終日にはつくば市の生物多様性地域戦略案をつくる実習を行いました。
今年は10名の学生に加えて、日本野鳥の会、日本自然保護協会、自然保護助成基金、国立環境研究所などから、若手のスタッフにもご参加いただき、学生との意見交換が行われました。
お知らせ News
吉田正人著「世界遺産を問い直す」
2018年8月に 、山と溪谷社より出版されました吉田正人著『世界遺産を問い直す』が、筑波大学図書館ホームページで紹介されました。
教員著作紹介コメント（吉田正人先生）
http://www.tulips.tsukuba.ac.jp/lib/ja/support/donationrev-2018-04
4th Nature Conservation Seminar "Cats to Go (or do they stay?)" 第4回自然保護セミナー
2019年1月8日（火）、"Cats to Go (or do they stay?): cat management and conservation." をテーマに、第4回自然保護セミナーを開催しました。
We held 4th Nature Conservation Seminar on 8 Jan, 2019 and practiced debate on "Cats to Go (or do they stay?): cat management and conservation."
Let's talk about conservation! (A primer to future debate sessions)
Let's talk about conservation! (A primer to future debate sessions)
「自然保護について話しましょう！【議論に向けて】」
Topic: Cats to Go (or do they stay?): cat management and conservation.
"Cats to Go（それとも共存？）：猫の管理と自然保護"
（日本語は英語案内の下をご覧ください）
"Cats to Go（それとも共存？）：猫の管理と自然保護"
In the real world, there are countless issues that many persons have strong views on. Among them is a conservation issue in New Zealand, where a cat management discussion campaign to conserve native species was initiated under a controversial title “Cats to Go”1.
While cats as an invasive species are recognized as a serious threat to native wildlife conservation worldwide2, they are also cute and important companion animals to many people as well.
While cats as an invasive species are recognized as a serious threat to native wildlife conservation worldwide2, they are also cute and important companion animals to many people as well.
For the forth Nature Conservation Seminar we will have students enrolled in the Certificate Programme on Nature Conservation (CPNC) place forward their standpoints in a discussion setup, based on their opinions, views and understandings of the situation.
The seminar is open and you are all welcome. As we need to have an idea of the attendance, please register using the provided form (URL below) by 15:00 Monday 7 January 2019. We may need to limit the number in case it exceeds the room capacity. While we may also invite non-CPNC participants to the discussion, time permitting, please note that the seminar is primarily aimed to train CPNC students.
Register here at https://www.conservation.tsukuba.ac.jp/ncs4/
References
1. The Morgan Foundation. Cat management: a new dawn? http://morganfoundation.org.nz/cats/(last accessed 21 December 2018)
2. Lowe S., Browne M., Boudjelas S., De Poorter M. (2000) 100 of the world’s worst invasive alien species a selection from the global invasive species database. Published by The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) a specialist group of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), 12pp.
- Date: Tuesday 8 January 2019
- Time: 16:00-18:00
- Place: B216 Human and Society Studies Building (opposite Central Library)
- Topic: Cats to Go (or do they stay?): cat management and conservation.
- Language: English (maybe with a touch of Japanese support)
- Participants: Students registered for 02JZ022 Nature Conservation Seminar, CPNC students, lecturers, and any other person with interest in the subject.
Register here at https://www.conservation.tsukuba.ac.jp/ncs4/
CPNC students should log in from the website to access study materials and prepare for this session.
poster.pdf
poster.pdf
（日本語）
第4回自然保護セミナーは「自然保護について話しましょう！【議論に向けて】」。
テーマは、ニュージランドで課題となっている"Cats to Go（それとも共存？）：猫の管理と自然保護"です。
今回の自然保護セミナーは、英語でアイデアや思考を伝え合うコミュニケーションの練習を目的に開催します。
- 問題を理解・整理し、
- 意見を形成して、
- 立場をはっきりさせ、
- 論理的に議論構成を組み立て、
- 議論を推す説得材料を収集し、
- それらを人に伝える準備をする
というディスカッションのプロセスを学ぶことができます。
英語を得意とする人も苦手な人も、ぜひ挑戦してください！
- 日時：2019年1月8日(火) 16:00-18:00
- 場所：筑波大学人文社会学系棟B 216室（中央図書館向い）
- テーマ：Cats to Go（それとも共存？）：猫の管理と自然保護
- 言語：英語（若干の日本語サポートあり）
- 参加者：「自然保護セミナー」受講生、自然保護寄附講座履修生、教職員、その他関心を持っている方ならどなたでも
- 申込：下記の登録フォームより、1/7（月）15:00までにお申し込みください。
- 参考文献
1. The Morgan Foundation. Cat management: a new dawn? http://morganfoundation.org.nz/cats/(last accessed 21 December 2018)
2. Lowe S., Browne M., Boudjelas S., De Poorter M. (2000) 100 of the world’s worst invasive alien species a selection from the global invasive species database. Published by The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) a specialist group of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), 12pp.
* 自然保護寄附講座履修生以外の方のご参加も大歓迎ですが、「自然保護セミナー」受講生の学習の場でもあるため、優先的に議論に参加させることがございます。何卒、ご理解とご協力をお願いいたします。
poster.pdf
冬季休業のお知らせ
筑波大学自然保護寄付講座事務局は、下記の期間、冬季休業とさせていただきます。
期間 ： 2018年12月29日（土）～2019年1月3日(木)
お問い合わせへのご返答等は、年明け1月4日（金）より順次行って参ります。
何卒ご理解のほど、よろしくお願いいたします。
自然保護寄附講座事務局
【Report】Sustainability in the Island of Cyprus: towards the Energy Future
Sustainability in the Island of Cyprus: towards the Energy Future
A healthy environment, economic prosperity and social justice should be attainable to all the human beings in the world, in the present and in the future. Such are the goals of sustainability. Reaching sustainability can be challenging for an island, due to geographic isolation. However, some especial cases are born from adversity. Awajishima, located in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, was the epicenter of the 1995 Hanshin/Awaji earthquake. Nowadays, due to government, companies and citizens initiatives, the island has caught up with Japan’s Green Energy Plan.
Xanat Vargas Meza
Comprehensive Human Sciences Doctoral Program
in Kansei, Behavioral, and Brain Sciences
in Kansei, Behavioral, and Brain Sciences
A healthy environment, economic prosperity and social justice should be attainable to all the human beings in the world, in the present and in the future. Such are the goals of sustainability. Reaching sustainability can be challenging for an island, due to geographic isolation. However, some especial cases are born from adversity. Awajishima, located in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, was the epicenter of the 1995 Hanshin/Awaji earthquake. Nowadays, due to government, companies and citizens initiatives, the island has caught up with Japan’s Green Energy Plan.
Almost at the same latitude than Awajishima across the globe, we can find the island nation of Cyprus. It is located in the Mediterranean Sea, at the crossroads between Europe and Middle East. Cyprus has a long record of challenging climate and political conflicts. Unpredictable changes of oil prices are also a vulnerability for the island, particularly since 2008. However, despite the lack of considerable government intervention, a combination of international and local cooperation is energizing Cyprus.
We interviewed Professor Ceren Bogac about the current development of Cyprus.
Dr. Bogac, Professor of architecture and researcher
Energy in Cyprus living systems: the case of Agia Skepi
Dr. Bogac, Professor of architecture and researcher
Energy in Cyprus living systems: the case of Agia Skepi
Professor Bogac is a former vice-chair and current Lecturer of Architecture in the Eastern Mediterranean University in Cyprus. She has conducted research in intercultural dialogue and active learning in several European countries like U.K. and Czech Republic. As a Ph.D. in Environmental Psychology, Professor Bogac has investigated the impact of place attachment and the interaction between humans and the environment.
In Cyprus, energy management is becoming an integral part of both urban and rural living systems. Professor Bogac gave us the example of the Therapeutic Community Agia Skepi, a cultural garden. This place does not only rehabilitate people with drugs and alcohol problems. Agia Skepi functions as an organic farm, where fruits and vegetables are cultivated, and poultry raised. Solar panels harvest energy and there are tests to harvest wind as well. In fact, testing of new energy technologies is conducted by diverse partakers around the island, including experts, citizens and actors related to oil companies, according to Professor Bogac.
The development of a Global Ecocity in Cyprus: The Ecocity Project
The Island State of Cyprus is crossed by a buffer zone. (Copyright: Xanat Vargas Meza)
The Cypriot city of Famagusta was well known for its tourism industry. However, that changed when the zone of Varosha became prohibited during the Turkish occupation in 1974. Around one third of the island has been administered by Turkey since then. The U.N. has requested the handover of Varosha and the prohibition to settle anyone except the original occupants in the area since 1984. Nevertheless, peace talks have not been successful so far and Varosha remains a ghost town.
Otello Castle in Famagusta. The city infrastructure includes solar panels and water system for plants in public gardens, despite the lack of water in the island
The development of a Global Ecocity in Cyprus: The Ecocity Project
The Island State of Cyprus is crossed by a buffer zone. (Copyright: Xanat Vargas Meza)
The Cypriot city of Famagusta was well known for its tourism industry. However, that changed when the zone of Varosha became prohibited during the Turkish occupation in 1974. Around one third of the island has been administered by Turkey since then. The U.N. has requested the handover of Varosha and the prohibition to settle anyone except the original occupants in the area since 1984. Nevertheless, peace talks have not been successful so far and Varosha remains a ghost town.
Professor Bogac is part of the Ecocity Project. The Ecocity Project seeks to reintegrate Varosha to Famagusta using the latest technology. A team of international and local university students and professionals grouped in a design studio and explored several ideas to achieve this goal. They conceptualized a global ecocity as a place where humans and nature coexist, relies in renewable energy sources, produces little to no waste, and provides safety, empowerment, responsibility and a high quality of life, according to documents provided by Professor Bogac. Some of their ideas are related to energy conservation, for example solar charging stations, a system to recycle heat and water, and a transportation system.
Professor Bogac emphasized the participation of Greek and Turkish Famagustians in the developmental process of the Ecocity Project. In that way, the students realized the multilayered impact of modifying the current state of reality. For example, an old house can be a wasted land resource for a politician, but for its inhabitant, it means ownership and feelings of attachment. In Cyprus, land resources are limited, there are issues with energy sources and waste management, and several native species are endangered, according to Professor Bogac. Therefore, getting opinions, sharing information and ideas among all the actors is crucial. Our interviewee also stated that experts should not try to become specialists, but humans. As a result, the Ecocity Project decision process emphasizes peace and cooperation in Cyprus, where every issue becomes intertwined with politics.
Otello Castle in Famagusta. The city infrastructure includes solar panels and water system for plants in public gardens, despite the lack of water in the island
The Future Starts with the Community
Local community indeed plays a vital role in the adoption of sustainable initiatives and pro-environmental behaviors. After the devastation brought by the Hanshin/Awaji earthquake, short and long-term volunteering soared in the area. It was also due to citizen initiatives that a solar project in Awajishima was founded. People in Cyprus and Japan acting locally to save energy and to protect the future of our planet are great examples to consider.
Local community indeed plays a vital role in the adoption of sustainable initiatives and pro-environmental behaviors. After the devastation brought by the Hanshin/Awaji earthquake, short and long-term volunteering soared in the area. It was also due to citizen initiatives that a solar project in Awajishima was founded. People in Cyprus and Japan acting locally to save energy and to protect the future of our planet are great examples to consider.