Satoyama 里山: and The Hima (حمى)

By Miho Shirai Socio-economic Development Project Manager, Coordinator, Technical Translator (EN-JP) Embassy of Japan in Lebanon In Japan, forests account for 70% of the country’s area. Japanese people have long co-existed with nature in Satoyama (里山: communities adjacent to

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Save the date: BirdLife online auction starts on 29th March

Treat yourself to something special while supporting BirdLife’s important work in our 8-day exclusive auction, starting on Monday. All proceeds will go towards the BirdLife International Japan Fund for Science to support our Red List Programme. By Jessica Law Going, going,

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Aya Town and Hima Approaches… A lot in Common

For SPNL and our Japanese partners it is very important to learn and explore the link between Satoyama in Japan and Hima approaches in our region. This will help to exchange knowledge and experiences to share with the world. Aya Town, located in Miyazaki Prefecture of the

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Message from the Princess

Assad Serhal the Director General of SPNL (Birdlife Lebanon) received the following message from BirdLife’s Honorary President Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado of Japan: Dear Assad I hear from Patricia Zurita (BirdLife CEO) and then from Mr. Takuya Okada, a good

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