JICA PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM 2024
Protect Protect The Lungs of The Earth
The Current Status and Challenges of The WORLD's Three Major
Tropical Forests, and Their Conservation Measures
Date: Monday, May 20, 2024, 13:00-16:30
Place: JICA Chikyu Hiroba 2F InternationalConference Hall
Opening Remarks
0:03:30 Remarks from Organizer: Mr. Takahiro Morita, Director, Global Environment Division, JICA
0:09:30 Remarks from Co-sponsor: Mr. Hidehiko Morimoto, Executive Officer and General Manager, President's Office, The Mainichi Newspapers
0:13:40 Remarks from the supporting organization: Dr. MohamRemarks from the supporting organization: Dr. Mohammed Nurdeen IDRISSU Director Trade & Industry, ITTO
0:23:28 Part 1. Importance of Tropical Forest Conservation
0:25:50 Field Report: "The Lungs of the Earth”: Working to Conserve Tropical Forests
Mr. Kosaku Ohnaka / JICA Policy Advisor, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Democratic Republic of Congo
0:40:26 Commentary: "The Contribution of Tropical Forests to the Global Environment"
Ms. Kaoru Kitajima / Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kyoto University
0:55:20 Part 2: Current Status and Issues of the Three Major Tropical Forests
0:57:11 Report from Brazil
Ms. Nara Vidal Pantoja, Environment and Renewable Natural Resources Agency (IBAMA)
General Coordinator of the Center for Environmental Monitoring and Information (CENIMA)
1:15:43 Report from Indonesia
Mr. Muhammad Zahrul Muttaqin / Forestry Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Japan
1:34:16 • Report from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Mr. Maurice Matanda, Director of Forest Inventory and Development, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
1:52:01 • Current Status of JICA’s Assistance in the Three Major Tropical Forest Regions
Mr. Masaru Kurimoto / Manager, Team 2, Forest and Natural Environment Group, Global Environment Department, JICA
2:08:55 Part 3: Toward the Realization of Tropical Forest Conservation (Panel Discussion)
〇Panelists
Mr. Benjamin TOIRAMBE BAMONINGA
General Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Democratic Republic of Congo
Ms. Nara Vidal Pantoja
Mr. Muhammad Zahurl Muttaqin
Ms. Yuko Iizuka Executive Director, General Manager of Sustainability Promotion Department, Sumitomo Forestry Co.
Ms. Kaoru Kitajima
Mr. Masaru Kurimoto
〇Moderator
Ms. Ai Ohba / Deputy General Manager, Life Science & Environment Department, The Mainichi Newspapers
3:35:15 Closing remarks
Mr. Tetsuo Tanimoto, Director, Overseas Forestry Cooperation Office, Japan Forestry Agency
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