Rice-BED 2030 Project to Implement KM-GBF and the Rice Paddy Resolution.
2025-07-15 2025-07-18 Rice-paddy
Rice Paddies on OECMs in Japan : Masayuki KURECHI
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Rice-paddy Biocultural-diversity Enhancement Decade 2030 Project (Rice-BED 2030 Project) was initiated by Ramsar Network Japan to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in relation to rice paddies. This project provides a platform for awareness-raising and participation in a wide variety of activities focused on enhancing biodiversity in rice paddy area.
Rice-paddy Biocultural-diversity Enhancement Decade 2030 (Rice-BED 2030 Project)
To achieve the objectives of the Rice-BED 2030 Project, we have carried out the following activities and others with grants from the Japan Fund for Global Environment and support from sponsors and cooperatives.
- Rice-paddy Resolution Round Table Preparatory Meeting
Regular Civil-Government Meetings in Japan on Biodiversity in Rice Paddies - Online Mini Forum
Objective: Based on presentations by invited experts on new policies, research results, best practices and so on, exchange opinions with farmers, local governments, NGO members, researchers and others with the aim of improving biodiversity in agricultural land.date title presenter 1st 2022.08.19 Rice paddies and bio-cultural diversity – why biodiversity safeguards cultural diversity. Dr.Koyu FURUSAWA:Visiting Professor,Kokugakuin University 2nd 2022.10.14 Prefecture Shiga’s agriculture, forestry and fishery in symbiosis with Lake Biwa, including the Fish Friendly Rice Paddy. Ms.Tomoe AOTA: Director, KOKO SHIGA, Shiga Pref 3rd 2023.06.27 Exploring the Bio-cultural Diversity of the World Agricultural Heritage Site ‘Osaki Kodo’. Mr.Atsushi KURUMADA: Cultural Heritage Section, Osaki City Education Bureau, Miyagi Prefecture / Mr.Reiji FUNAHASHI: Representative, NPO Tambo 4th 2023.09.22 Registration of rice paddy as OECM – its potential and challenges. Mr.Noriyuki KABACHI: Biodiversity Policy Devision, Ministry of the Environment / Mr.Hiroyuki TATENO: Representative,Rice Cultivation Research Institute 5th 2023.12.15 Agricultural practices and biodiversity – report on the results of a large-scale survey and consideration of methods to enhance biodiversity in agricultural land. Dr.Naoki KATAYAMA:Biodiversity Research Division, Research Center for Agricultural Information Technology, NARO 6th 2024.02.28 No-till Farming / Regenerative Organic Farming. Dr.Nobuhiro KANEKO:Professor, Fukushima University 7th 2024.06.27 Agriculture in Taiwan:- report on local government and citizen initiatives to improve biodiversity. Mr.Masayuki KURECHI: Director, Ramsar Network Japan / Mr.Reiji FUNAHASHI: Representative,NPO Tambo 8th 2024.12.20 Towards restoring biodiversity in agricultural land: Discussions on the revision of the Japanese Government’s Basic Plan on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas. Dr.Taku FUJITA :Nature Conservation Society of Japan , Biodiversity Conservation Department / Ms.Aiko FURUYA :NPO Oryzanet 9th 205.03.14 Leveraging the biodiversity of rice paddies to suppress methane emissions.
~Enhancing the synergistic effects of biodiversity conservation measures and climate change countermeasures to simultaneously address both issues~Mr.Masayuki KURECHI:Director, Ramsar Network Japan - Publication of newsletter
newsletters 2014-2022
newsletters 2022-2025 - Regional meetings for half-term evaluations of each projects
- Supplementary Material for the Side Event:
Achieving Nature Positive by OECMs x Rice Paddies” @ Ramsar COP15 – the Promotion of OECM for the Biodiversity Conservation at Rice Paddies.
Presentation by Mr Masayuki KURECHI at the side event