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Appendix 2

Belmont Forum 2014 CRA (Collaborative Research Action)
“Scenarios of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services” List of Funded Projects

Project Title Overseas Research Teams Research Project Abstract
Japanese Research Team
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Scenarios Network (ScenNet) Sandra Lavorel (co-Lead PI) (France) CNRS Laboratory of Alpine Ecology, Director of Research Wilfred Thuiller (co-Lead PI) (France) CNRS Laboratory of Alpine Ecology, Senior Research Scientist Paul Ledley (France) University of Paris-Sud, Laboratory of Ecology, Systematics and Evolution, Professor Philippe Cury (France) Montpellier 2 University, Center for Mediterranean and Tropical Fisheries Research, Research Director Wolfgang Cramer (France) Mediterranean Institute of Marine and Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecology, Director of Research Mingchang Cao (China) Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Department of Nature Reserve and Biodiversity Conservation, Assistant Professor John-Arvid Grytnes (Norway) University of Bergen, Department of Biology, Professor Jean Paul Metzger (Brazil) University of Sao Paulo, Institute of Biosciences, Department of Ecology, Professor Guy Franklin Midgley (South Africa) Stellenbosch University, Department of Botany and Zoology, Professor Karachepone Ninan (India) Institute for Social and Economic Change, Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Professor Katrin Boehning-Gaese (Germany) Goethe University Frankfurt, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, Professor Simon Ferrier (Australia) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Ecosystem and Biodiversity Knowledge and Systems Program, Senior Principle Research Scientist Brendan Wintle (Australia) University of Melbourne, School of Botany, Associate Professor Walter Jetz (USA) Yale University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Associate Professor This collaborative research project aims to strengthen national and international ties between researchers working on future scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services, i.e. the various benefits that people obtain from ecosystems. ScenNet focuses on networking and capacity building in all eight countries participating in this network through i) international workshops, ii) development of national networks, iii) a large international conference on biodiversity and ecosystem service scenarios held in 2016, and iv) a web-based networking tool. Specifically, the Japanese researchers will be in charge of hosting one of the international workshops in Tokyo, and developing a national network. By working together, it is expected that this project will substantially contribute to the newly initiated Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and Future Earth.
Osamu Saito United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) Academic Programme Officer and University of Tokyo Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences Visiting Associate Professor

The project acronym is in parentheses following the title.

Project Title Overseas Research Teams Research Project Abstract
Japanese Research Team
Trans-system, unified approach for global and regional integration of social-ecological study toward sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services (TSUNAGARI) Xiubo Yu (co-Lead PI) (China) Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Professor Xiyong Hou (China) Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Professor Jon Brodie (Australia) James Cook University, Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, Principle Research Scientist Manfred Lenzen (Australia) The University of Sydney, School of Physics, Professor Edgar Hertwich (Norway) Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Professor This project aims to establish a new transdisciplinary science to link knowledge to action for the sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services in Asia. Specifically, Drs. Nakaoka and Yu will examine the biodiversity-ecosystem service relationship, Drs. Yamano, Hou and Brodie will evaluate the broad-scale dynamics in land/sea use change, Drs. Ishikawa and Makino will analyze decision-making processes of local communities and governments, and Drs. Kanemoto, Lenzen and Hertwich will conduct biodiversity footprint analyses. By working together, the outcome of this project will contribute significantly to conservation and sustainable management in Asia-Pacific regions, both for academic societies and for practitioners to advance their decision-making processes at multiple levels.
Masahiro Nakaoka (co-Lead PI) Hokkaido University, Field Science Center for Northern Bioshpere, Professor Satoshi Ishikawa Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Associate Professor Mitsutaku Makino Fisheries Research Agency, Fisheries Management Group Head Hiroya Yamano National Institute for Environmental Studies, Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, Section Head Keiichiro Kanemoto Kyushu University, Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society, Lecturer/Assistant professor

The project acronym is in parentheses following the title.


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