International Workshop for UNESCO’s MAB Programme: Future of Japanese and International MAB Activities. (Draft Agenda)

Date and Venue: 13:00-16:00, February 16 (Mon.), Flyer

(12:05-12:50 Lunch in “Porty” Bldg. S1-5)

Room 1-316, Bldg. S7-5, Yokohama National University)

Access see http://www.ynu.ac.jp/english/access/index.html

(see http://risk.kan.ynu.ac.jp/matsuda/campus.jpg for the campus map of YNU)

Participants:

Dr. Maureen Reed (University of Saskatchewan, Canada),

Dr. Tetsu Sato (RIHN, Japan)

Dr. Kenji Kitamura (RIHN, Japan)

Dr. Hiroyuki Matsuda (Yokohama National Univ./Japanese National Committee of MAB)

Dr. Akiko Sakai (Yokohama National Univ./ Japanese Coordinating Committee for MAB)

Purpose of the WS: We will share recognition of (1) how to reactivate Japanese MAB, (2) draft of the New MAB strategy, and (3) common and different properties between Japanese and Canadian MAB activities.

Timetable:

12:00 Lunch (H.M. introduces Shiga Highland and Yakushima BR zoning plans)

12:50 Move to Workshop

13:00 H.M. & A.S.: History of Japanese MAB

13:30 A.S. Development of Japanese Biosphere Reserve Network

13:50-14:10 (H.M. moves to another event)

14;00 A.S. Future perspective of Japanese MAB activities

14:30 H.M.: MAB New Strategy

(see http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/SC/pdf/SC-14-CONF-226-7REV-New_MAB_Strategy-eng.pdf)

15:00 Discussion

By 16:50 End of WS

If you like to join us, please send email to matsuda ＠ ynu.ac.jp