Purpose of the research:To identify the gaps between the rhetoric and reality of the role of citizen participation and its role in maintenance and monitoring of heritages and resources(including biodiversity monitorin...Purpose of the research:To identify the gaps between the rhetoric and reality of the role of citizen participation and its role in maintenance and monitoring of heritages and resources(including biodiversity monitoring),we analyzed the discourse of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System(GIAHS)at municipality level.Methods:As an analytical framework,text mining is applied to interviews of officers at the municipal level of GIAHS in Noto which was amongst the first sites in Japan.The identification of such gap is critical for sustainability and to prevent conflicts from tourism,agriculture or educations.Results:The results reveal that(1)there is a gap between the official goals of that designation at the international level and local needs,(2)role of citizens is emphasized in the applications and action plans at rhetorical level but remain rather limited in practice and that(3)municipalities composing the GIAHS often have different priorities,even within the very same GIAHS sites,some municipalities even calling themselves“just a transition point to other destination municipalities.”Conclusions:It is critical for municipal officers to collaborate with various stakeholders,especially citizens.As such,citizen science is a bottom-up approach to promote biodiversity conservation and facilitate GIAHS managements.展开更多
Intruduction:We assessed recent trends in children's connection with nature over the period of 2000-2015,using indices of wildlife awareness that focus on changes in wildlife abundance and the level of apathy amon...Intruduction:We assessed recent trends in children's connection with nature over the period of 2000-2015,using indices of wildlife awareness that focus on changes in wildlife abundance and the level of apathy among children.We used data from a survey conducted in 63 junior high school districts in the city of Sendai in Japan.In these surveys,children were asked whether they had seen 12 species groups within the past year.To examine changes in children's connection with nature,we used observed frequencies as an indicator of both the abundance of the species and children's apathy toward it.Results and Discussions:Results indicated an increase in children's apathy toward species that had low popularity regardless of residential environment.Our results suggest that regular exposure to wildlife would be effective in preventing the loss of children's connection with nature,particularly by reducing children's apathy toward less-popular species.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the JSPS KAKENHI[JP16KK0053,JP17K02105]Research Institute for Humanity and Nature[No.14200126]+2 种基金Environment Research and Technology Development Fund[S-15-2(3)]the Toyota Foundation[D17-N-0107]Foundation for Environmental Conservation Measures,Keidanren.
文摘Purpose of the research:To identify the gaps between the rhetoric and reality of the role of citizen participation and its role in maintenance and monitoring of heritages and resources(including biodiversity monitoring),we analyzed the discourse of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System(GIAHS)at municipality level.Methods:As an analytical framework,text mining is applied to interviews of officers at the municipal level of GIAHS in Noto which was amongst the first sites in Japan.The identification of such gap is critical for sustainability and to prevent conflicts from tourism,agriculture or educations.Results:The results reveal that(1)there is a gap between the official goals of that designation at the international level and local needs,(2)role of citizens is emphasized in the applications and action plans at rhetorical level but remain rather limited in practice and that(3)municipalities composing the GIAHS often have different priorities,even within the very same GIAHS sites,some municipalities even calling themselves“just a transition point to other destination municipalities.”Conclusions:It is critical for municipal officers to collaborate with various stakeholders,especially citizens.As such,citizen science is a bottom-up approach to promote biodiversity conservation and facilitate GIAHS managements.
基金This work was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science[JP16KK0053,JP17K02105]Kurita Water and Environment Foundation[17K010]+4 种基金Environment Research and Technology Development Fund[(S-15-2(1)(3)Predicting and Assessing Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services(PANCES))]Ecological Society of ChinaTohoku Regional Development AssociationResearch Institute for Humanity and Nature[No.14200126]Toyota Foundation[D17-N-0107]。
文摘Intruduction:We assessed recent trends in children's connection with nature over the period of 2000-2015,using indices of wildlife awareness that focus on changes in wildlife abundance and the level of apathy among children.We used data from a survey conducted in 63 junior high school districts in the city of Sendai in Japan.In these surveys,children were asked whether they had seen 12 species groups within the past year.To examine changes in children's connection with nature,we used observed frequencies as an indicator of both the abundance of the species and children's apathy toward it.Results and Discussions:Results indicated an increase in children's apathy toward species that had low popularity regardless of residential environment.Our results suggest that regular exposure to wildlife would be effective in preventing the loss of children's connection with nature,particularly by reducing children's apathy toward less-popular species.
