Journey to Harmony: Learning from Kobe and Toyota’s Biotopes – Urban Lessons from Satoyama and Wetlands
Co-Authors: Kobe City and Toyota City (translation by ICLEI Japan) Why “Biotope” is important in Urban Area Satoyama and wetlands…
The Announcement of the ESD Okayama Award 2023 Winners and the Report of the Award Ceremony
Okayama City and the ESD Okayama Award Steering Board are pleased to announce that the following two projects have been…
Local Initiatives Leading the Way in Plastic Waste Reduction: Exploring Japan’s Progressive Activities towards INC-3
Co-Authors: Okayama City, Kitakyushu City and Toyama City 1 Background Countries agreed to establish a binding global plastics treaty by…
Aichi Prefecture and Tokyo Metropolitan Government promote Ecological Networks towards the next step of CBD-COP15
Co-authors: Aichi Prefecture and Tokyo Metropolitan Government Biodiversity is being degraded by urban development, overpopulation, economic development, and unsustainable land…
Tokyo to require solar panels on new small, medium-sized buildings including houses
By Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tokyo is the central city of Japan with a population of approximately 14 million people who…
Zero Carbon Conference for Students held for the first time -High school and university students learn and interact with each other across countries-
By Nagano Prefecture Cooperation between Nagano Prefecture, Japan and Region of North Karelia, Finland The Zero Carbon Conference for Students…
Itabashi Ward and Tokyo Metropolitan Government launched “e-Ride Tokyo”, a battery sharing project for EV motorcycles
Itabashi Ward and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a launching ceremony of battery sharing for EV motorcycles. Itabashi Ward is…
ESD Okayama Award 2021 Winners contribute to Community Resilience
The ESD Okayama Award has been held since 2015 by Okayama City and the ESD Okayama Award Steering Committee, with…
Collaborating for change: Yokohama shares innovative solutions to advance the SDGs
By Isabelle Ward Achieving the SDGs will not only help mitigate the climate crisis, it will bring positive economic…
How to achieve a 1.5°C lifestyle? Japanese cities have unique tools to offer
We are in the middle of a planetary crisis due to climate change. The Paris Agreement, set in 2015, strives…
Itabashi Ward revitalises its small scale urban agriculture tradition
Small scale urban agriculture in Japan has a long history but is increasingly being diversified beyond just providing freshly grown…
Call for Application! ESD Okayama Award 2021
‘ESD Okayama Award 2021’ is open for entry! Okayama City (Japan) and ESD Okayama Award Steering Committee are pleased to announce that ‘ESD Okayama Award 2021’ is open for entry internationally. It rewards outstanding practices on Education for Sustainable Development…
