Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)

Study on Rice Paddy Agroecosystem in Different Cultivation Methods and Landscapes

Li Lin, Chung-Yu Hsu, Chi-Ling Chen, Mei-Ling Fan, Sung-Hsia Weng, Sih-Sheng Cai, Hung-Chang Hsu, Guan-Hua Pung
ABSTRACT The biodiversity in rice paddies is influenced by factors such as the surroundings and farming methods employed but is also related to the rice yield and production costs. In 2013, a survey was conducted in Hualien County to determine the community structure of invertebrates in rice...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Achievements, Challenges and Ways Forward for the Satoyama Development Mechanism: A Self-Assessment by the SDM Secretariat

Yasuo Takahashi, Nicolas Schauffele, Sabrina Mengrani, Andre Mader, Henry Scheyvens, Federico Lopez-Casero, Rajarshi Dasgupta
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) are “dynamic mosaics of habitats and land uses where the harmonious interaction between people and nature maintains biodiversity while providing humans with the goods and services needed for their livelihoods,...
Country: Japan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Biodiversity Maintained by the Traditional Tea-Grass Integrated System in Shizuoka, Japan

Yoshinobu Kusumoto
ABSTRACT In Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, farmers traditionally cover furrows in green-tea fields with grass (mainly Miscanthus sinensis and Pleioblastus chino) in the autumn and winter seasons. The semi natural grasslands from where this grass is collected are called Chagusaba. The results of...
Country: Japan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Evaluating the Benefit of Practice for Satoyama Initiative by Applying Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Chi-Ling Chen, Jenn-Kuo Tsai, Szu-Yang Wu, Ru-Hong Lin, Wei-Tin Huang
ABSTRACT Labor intensive and periodical investigations are essentially required in the past for the evaluation of services and functions of ecosystem and its change, which resulted in much labor and time consumption with very limited frequencies. Currently, with rapid development of Information...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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Revisiting the State of Philippine Biodiversity And The Legislation on Access and Benefit Sharing

Princess Alma B. Ani, Monica B. Castillo
ABSTRACT  As a megadiverse country, the Philippines is recognized with its rich biodiversity. It has the most diverse life forms on a per unit area. Its biodiversity, composed of various flora and fauna, provides resources to meet basic needs for human survival, promotes economic...
Country: Philippines Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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