Coloquium: UNESCO Chairs and Biosphere Reserves: People and Nature

16 October 2023, University of Coimbra

10:15-11:00 Hiroyuki MATSUDA (Yokohama National University)

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Contribution of Citizen Science to Wildlife Management in Protected Areas

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Abstract

1. In the Red List of Japanese Plants, hundreds of amateur experts surveyed the distribution of native species. Based on these data, we conducted extinction risk assessments to make Japanese Red List of vascular plants.
2. Using risk assessment by Japanese Red List, we proposed its application to environmental impact assessments for the Aichi Expo 2005, in which the original plans was thoroughly changed.
   
3. In Cape Erimo Kuril seals management, long-term population censuses by citizens are useful for risk management, which is transitioning to drone censuses through image processing technology.
   
4. In Awara Wind Farm, birdwatchers and the wind power company released different survey data. We were able to facilitate dialogue by conducting a future joint fact-finding survey between the companies and citizens.
   
5. Common to all of these cases is quantitative risk assessment to compromise between stakeholders.
   
6. Finally, I would like to introduce Earthwatch Japan's activities to promote citizen science.

Q&A I refer to the following articles:

• Hof, C., et al. "Bioenergy cropland expansion may offset positive effects of climate change mitigation for global vertebrate diversity." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115.52 (2018): 13294-13299.
• Winemiller, Kirk O., et al. "Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong." Science 351.6269 (2016): 128-129.
  
  

Related articles:

1. Kadoya T, ... Matsuda H, Muneda K,..., Yahara T (2014/1) Crisis of Japanese vascular flora demonstrated by quantifying extinction risks for 1618 taxa. PLoS ONE 9:e98954, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0098954.
2. Matsuda H, Serizawa S, Ueda K, Kato T, Yahara T (2003) Extinction Risk Assessment of Vascular Plants in the 2005 World Exposition, Japan. Chemosphere 53(4): 325-336.
   Oka T, Matsuda H, Kadono Y (2001) Ecological risk-benefit analysis of a wetland development based on risk assessment using `expected loss of biodiversity'. Risk Analysis 21: 1011-1023.
   
3. Matsuda H, Yamamura O, Kitakado T, Kobayashi Y, Kobayashi M, Hattori K, Kato H (2015/6) Beyond dichotomy in the protection and management of marine mammals in Japan. Therya 6:169-182, DOI:10.12933/therya-15-235
4. Sugimoto H, Matsuda H (2011) Collision risk of White-fronted geese with wind turbines. Ornithological Science 10:61-71 Unibio Press Award in 2012.
5. Matsuda H (ed) (2021/4) Ecological Risk Management. For Conservation Biology and Ecotoxicology. Springer

update reco

• 19/18: change URL of PDF(presenattion) , added 2 references (Hof et al. 2018 and Winemiller et al. 2016). This site will close by Dec. 2023.
• 10/16: revise PDF
• 2023/10/14: Establish this site