Existing studies in conservation biology and ecosystem management cover a broad spectrum of research topics. They range from studies focusing on ecological patterns, such as those predicting species distribution patterns, to socio-economic approaches focusing more on the decision-making process of stakeholders. Bringing these different views together, putting emphasis both on ecological and socio-economic aspects, is one of the challenges in conservation biology and ecosystem management. It has been repeatedly emphasized that interactions and discussions between researchers with various backgrounds are of crucial importance to develop more holistic approaches of managing ecosystems. To help meet this requirement, our session aims to bridge different aspects of conservation biology and ecosystem management by introducing broad topics of these researches, and foster discussions between researchers with broadly different backgrounds.

Note: The talks will be given by plain English, but Japanese will also be used in the Q&A session.