Program

Opening Remarks

Kazunari TOUHARA, Dean, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Guest Remarks

Teruo FUJII, President, The University of Tokyo

Jens NIELSEN, CEO, World Climate Foundation (WCF)

TSAI Ming-Jer, Representative, Asian Biodiversity Credit Alliance (ABCA)

Masaru HORIKAMI, Director-General, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan (MOEJ)

Takuro KASAO, Deputy Director-General, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)

Zentaro KOSAKA, Director-General, Forestry Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (FA, MAFF)

Keynote Lectures

Trends in Nature Positive in Japan and Globally (18 minutes per lecture x 6 speakers)

• Seishu OKUDA, Director, Office for Local Nature-positive Transition, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
  （MS1）"Ministry of the Environment’s Initiatives for Nature Positive and Biodiversity Evaluation."
• Daiichiro TAKEUCHI, Director, Environmental Policy Division, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Government of Japan
  （MS2）"Latest Trends and Future Policy Direction for Green Infrastructure.”
• Ai TSUYAMA, Director, Forest Environment Conservation Unit, Forest Multiple Use and Conservation Division, Forestry Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Government of Japan
  （MS3）"Development of Evaluation Methods for Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems.”
• Hiroko URASHIMA, Leader, Biodiversity Net Gain Certification Working Group, General Incorporated Association ABINC (Association for Business Innovation in harmony with Nature and Community), and Senior Specialist, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
  （MS4）"ABINC Biodiversity Net Gain Certification: Aiming to Promote Nature-Positive Land Use by Private Companies”
• Ryo KOHSAKA, Professor, Department of Forest Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
  （MS5）"Interpreting the Evolution of Natural Capital through Indicators and Standardization: Global Trends and Implications for Forests and Land Use in Japan.”
• Kaori FUJITA, Professor, Graduate School of Life Sciences and Green Goals Initiative, Tohoku University, and ESG Executive Fellow, Nikkei BP
  （MS6）"Nature-Positive Management and Expectations for the Evolution of Nature Valuation Methods.”

Lunch Break（11:30–13:00）

Poster Sessions & Corporate Booths (Venue: Seihoku Gallery)

Invited Papers: Part 1

Private Sector, Financial Institutions, and Local Governments (15 minutes per paper x 6 speakers)

• Masayuki TAKANASHI, Group Chief Sustainability Officer (CSuO), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
  （AS1）"Response to Conservation and Restoration of Natural Capital in SMBC Group.”
• Megumi MUTO, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
  （AS2）"Mizuho’s Sustainable Business Initiatives: Challenges in Nature Capital and Adaptation Finance."
• Masaaki NAGAMURA, Fellow International Initiatives, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
  （AS3）"Tokio Marine Group’s Work on Nature Positive.”
• Tomoyuki ICHIDA, Sustainability Management Division, Suntory Holdings Limited
  （AS4）"Biodiversity Initiatives in Suntory Natural Water Sanctuary."
• Yasuhiro KUBOTA, Professor, Biology Program, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, and CEO, Think Nature Inc.
  （AS5）"Implementing Biodiversity Credits and Offsets: Causes of Failure and Designs for Success.”
• Rintarou HARADA, Natural Environment Division, Gunma Prefectural Government
  （AS6）"Nature Positive Initiatives by the Gunma Prefectural Government."

General Discussion  Moderator: Koichiro KURAJI (The University of Tokyo Forests)

Coffee Break

Invited Papers: Part 2

Case Studies and Research from ABCA Member Universities (15 minutes per paper x 8 speakers)

• TSAI Ming-Jer, Professor/Director, The Experimental Forest, College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University
  （AS7）"From Data to Decisions: Bringing Biodiversity into the Boardroom and Building Asia’s Biocredit Architecture.”
• CHOE Hyeyeong, Professor, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University
  （AS8）"Scientific Spatial Planning of Protected Areas for a Nature Positive Economy in Asia.”
• Tien Thinh VU, Professor/Dean, Faculty of Natural Resource and Environmental Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry
  （AS9）"Using Machine Learning Models for Biodiversity Monitoring: A Case Study with Gibbons.”
• Lerma SJ MALDIA, Associate Professor, Department of Forest Biological Sciences, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños Los Baños
  （AS10）"Harnessing DNA Diversity for Biodiversity Credits: A Conservation Strategy for Philippine Native Plant Species.”
• Nantida SUTUMMAWONG, Lecturer, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University
  （AS11）"Does Reintroduction of the Oriental Pied Hornbill Enhance Biodiversity Value on an Ecotourism Island?”
• Sri RAHAYU, Professor, Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada
  （AS12）"Impact of Invasive Rust Fungus Austropuccinia psidii on Ecosystem Integrity and Its Implications for Biodiversity Credit Markets.”
• PHUA Mui How, Professor, Faculty of Tropical Forestry, Universiti Malaysis Sabah
  （AS13）"Co-Creating Nature Positive Outcomes in Human-Dominated Landscapes of Northern Borneo, Malaysia.”
• Naoto KAMATA, Professor/Director, The University of Tokyo Chiba Forest, The University of Tokyo Forests, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
  （AS14）"Collaboration between Private Sector-led Nature Positive Initiatives and Research in the University of Tokyo Forests.”

General Discussion  Moderator: Naoto KAMATA (The University of Tokyo Forests)
            Commentator: Po-Neng CHIANG (Experiment Forests, National Taiwan University)

Closing Remarks

Hiromichi FURUIDO, Director, The University of Tokyo Forests, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Networking Reception (Standing Buffet) (17:30–19:00)