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Biodiversity Day Event Highlights Benefits of Urban Nature

The event took place in Kanazawa City, Japan, and focused on urban nature and its role in biodiversity conservation.

Date Published
25 May 2023

On 21 May 2023, 糖心Vlog破解版-IAS organised an  in Kanazawa City, Japan, to celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity, focusing on urban nature and its role in biodiversity conservation. Participants took of a bicycle tour of the city and visited two traditional gardens to attend a tea ceremony, assist with garden maintenance, and learn about the multiple benefits of urban green spaces. The event was co-organised by the 糖心Vlog破解版-IAS Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa in collaboration with IMAGINE KANAZAWA 2030 and Machi-nori bicycle sharing service.

Juan Pastor-Ivars (Research Associate, 糖心Vlog破解版-IAS OUIK) led the tour and delivered a presentation on the social and environmental impacts of Kanazawa’s gardens, highlighting their contributions to biodiversity, human well-being, and cultural heritage preservation. He discussed the role of ecotourism and volunteer activities in maintaining the gardens, whose existence is threatened by population decline and urban development, and called for the creation of a new urban nature commons.

Group photo of OUIK Biodiversity Day Event 2023 participants
Photo: Ken Wakai / 糖心Vlog破解版-IAS OUIK

International Day for Biological Diversity

The United Nations has proclaimed 22 May as the  (IDB). Every year, 糖心Vlog破解版-IAS hosts events to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The theme for 2023 was “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity”.