Satoyama and Satoumi Culture

A movement addressing environmental issues at corporate and individual practice levels. Initiatives rooted in cultural values such as mottainai spirit, forest conservation, recycling, and food waste reduction. Government-led policies and corporate ESG management serve as driving forces. Positioned as a national strategy toward achieving UN SDGs.

A network organization connecting satoyama (marginal grassland/forest) conservation efforts across Japan. Integrating traditional wisdom from agriculture, forestry, and hunting with modern conservation ecology, it revives satoyama biodiversity. Through community and NGO collaboration, the initiative simultaneously restores abandoned farmland and protects endangered species.

A network project balancing biodiversity conservation with agricultural production in rural satoyama regions across multiple prefectures. It simultaneously promotes native species protection and local agricultural revitalization. By reviving traditional mosaic land-use patterns, it builds sustainable regional economies while protecting critical ecosystems.

Activities to conserve satoyama—landscapes with human-nature coexistence in rural areas. Multifaceted value including biodiversity maintenance, community revitalization, and agricultural experience venues. Urban volunteer participation makes it important for regional revitalization. Growing international recognition through increased UNESCO Biosphere Reserve designations.

Conservation activities for satoyama (semi-natural rural landscapes where humans and nature coexist). Maintains biodiversity and practices sustainable agriculture. Ongoing initiatives by NPOs, municipalities, and corporations nationwide. Connects traditional Japanese agricultural culture to the future while achieving environmental conservation. Gaining attention in global sustainability discussions.

Ecosystems of hilly/coastal regions created through human-nature coexistence. Facing challenges from depopulation but gaining renewed value through tourism development and conservation efforts. Functions as integrated approach to biodiversity protection, regional revitalization, and carbon neutrality.

Agricultural regeneration projects in Japan's traditional satoyama regions. Through multi-crop cultivation without chemical fertilizers, rotational grazing, and terraced field restoration, it maintains soil fertility while conserving regional biodiversity. It balances rural revitalization with environmental protection.