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UNU-IAS OUIK Conducts Field Research on Indigenous Well-being in South Africa
Dr. Juan (Fellow Researcher, UNU-IAS OUIK), recently completed a field research to the Xhosa community in Tharfield rural village, South Africa. The t ...Read more

2025 GIAHS International Study Program (2nd Recruitment)
The "Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) International Study Program," conducted in collaboration between Ishikawa Prefecture and ...Read more
Generation Restoration Cape Town Workshop: Insights from OUIK’s Participation
Date: 25-28 April 2025 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Participants from UNU-IAS OUIK: Dr Juan Pastor-Ivars and Ms Yoko Tomita Overview From Mar ...Read more
UNFCCC Experts Visit the Noto Peninsula — Exploring Recovery Efforts rooted in the Culture and Nature of Satoyama and Satoumi
On March 18-19, 2025, the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa (UNU-IAS OUIK) ...Read more
Session on “Increasing Green Common Spaces – Reutilization of Abandoned Plots and Houses” held in Kikugawa District, Kanazawa
On March 1, 2025 UNU-IAS OUIK held a citizen session titled "Reutilization of Abandoned Plots and Houses" at a community center in Kikugawa district, ...Read more
OUIK and Kanazawa University co-host the “Youth and Climate Action Conference 2025″ International Conference for High School Students
On March 15, 2025, UNU-IAS OUIK hosted the 'Youth and Climate Action Conference' in partnership with Kanazawa University. Building on last year's even ...Read more
OUIK’s Researcher Koyama Featured on UNFCCC Podcast – Discussing Youth Potential and Challenges of Climate Change and Biodiversity
In preparation for COP29 held in Baku last year, the UNFCCC launched a podcast series called Climate Action 101. In the second episode, titled "Rio Co ...Read more

The Second Meeting of the Noto GIAHS Biodiversity Working Group for FY2024 was held
The Second Meeting of the Noto GIAHS Biodiversity Working Group for FY2024 took place on the afternoon of Thursday, December 12, 2024, at Nanao City H ...Read more
The Second Lecture on Biocultural Diversity in Kanazawa at Municipal Saiou Elementary School was held
On December 10th, Dr. Juan (Researcher, UNU-IAS OUIK) led an outdoor activity with 57 sixth-grade students from the Municipal Saiou Elementary School ...Read more
Tea Ceremony at COP29 – A Special Moment Connecting Japanese Culture and Climate Action
On the afternoon of November 19th, a special event introducing Japanese culture took place at the Thai Pavilion during the 29th UN Climate Change Conf ...Read more