IUCN WCPA Priorities for Regional Vice Chairs Yoshitaka Kumagai/East Asia

PARKS: Valuing and conserving nature 1.Utilizing and Promoting Satoyama and Satoumi Initiative as a tool toenhance connectivity, and sustainable agriculture, forestry and fishery within/around PAs 2.Expanding more Coastal PAs in the region Establishing robust rapport with fishing/tourism industries

PEOPLE: Equitable governance/Inspiring a new generation 1.Sharing best practices on collaborative management (CM) among managers/practitioners in the region 1 st CM workshop was held in Japan PA managers from Asia Protected Area Partnership (APAP) participated in the WS 2.Promoting IUCN Green List as a tool to enhance PA governance and management Applying this to several WNH sites Where the sites now become amusement park

PLANET: Nature-based Solutions Sharing Japanese experiences on ECO-DRR with countries in entire Asia Reaching out not only PA sectors. but also development ones Enhancing collaboration with UNISDR Enhancing data sharing mechanisms among univs. and research institutions, and developing a data base 4

Proposed activities for delivering the IUCN Programme in the region ActivityPartnersResourcesNeeds ECO DRRUNISDR, MOEJ, Natural Solution and CCA Keidanren fundData sharing mechanisms GREEN LISTMOEJ, IUCN JapanMoE-J fund, Keidanren fund IUCNs expertise capacity development Satoyama and Satoumi UNUUNU, Keidanren fund, MOEJ Capacity development