P0007
NATURE POSITIVE UNIVERSITY
Number of members
Status
Started
Ongoing
2022.11
4
Nature Positive is an universal goal to halt the declining trend of biodiversity and to help in its recovery. We launched this project with the aim of "enabling the University of Tokyo to contribute to Nature Positive" in October 2022.
Oxford University, UNEP Youth & Education, and UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration have created a network called Nature Positive University. This network is calling on universities around the world to sign the Nature Positive Pledge and achieve the goal by using the Nature Positive Journey (a framework for thinking and acting to promote biodiversity).
Our team includes student ambassadors from Nature Positive Universities. Our purpose is to encourage the University of Tokyo in signing the Nature Positive Pledge and to report on subsequent Nature Positive initiatives at the university. We are also involved in the creation of a toolkit to guide students in achieving their Nature Positive Journey.
History of Activities to Date
In December 2022, we gave a presentation on "University Initiatives for Nature Positive" at a side event of CBD COP15 (International Conference on Biodiversity). We traveled to Canada, the host country, and participated in the event with a team of 4 students (2 undergraduate and 2 graduate students). Two workshops were held prior to the event, and discussions were held with other student ambassadors before the day of the event.
Future activities
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Conduct a biodiversity survey on university-owned lands
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Identify the biodiversity footprint of the university
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Set the campus biodiversity strategy and action plan
We are looking for more members interested in biodiversity conservation!
FEATURED MEMBER
My interest in biodiversity was sparked by a study I participated in last year on the Japanese crested ibis that inhabit Sado Island. In December 2022, I traveled to Canada with three other students to give a presentation at a side event of CBD COP15 (UN Biodiversity Conference). We had many discussions with overseas university students beforehand and brushed up on the content of our presentation. In order to promote biodiversity initiatives to other university students, we worked on making a Student Toolkit for Nature Positive Universities. We would like to support student activism on biodiversity through this Toolkit.
