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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

16 March 2018

1. FULL NAME : SAITO OSAMU 齊 藤 修

Family name First name Chinese character

2. NATIONALITY / CITIZENSHIP : JAPANESE

3. SEX : Male

4. ADDRESSES: Office: 5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-8925, JAPAN

Phone: +81-3-5467-1343 (direct) E-mail: saito@unu.edu

5. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:

Academic Director / Academic Programme Officer, United Nations University Institute for the Advance

Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) (January 2011 – Present)

Visiting Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo (April 2011 – Present)

Visiting Professor, University of Philippines Open University (June 2017 – Present)

6. EDUCATION: (from undergraduate level of university) (Academic degree, year obtained, and

research field)

March, 1992, B. of Political Science, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

May, 1994, M.A. of Environmental Policy, Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy, Tufts University

March, 2004, Ph.D. of Agricultural Science, United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo

University of Agriculture and Technology

7. PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:

January 2011 – December 2013: Academic Programme Officer, United Nations University Institute for

Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP)

April 2011 – March 2013: Visiting Associate Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto

University

December 2007 – December 2010: Assistant Professor, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda

University

April 2006 – December 2007, Adjunct assistant professor of Research Institute for Sustainability

Science (RISS), Osaka University

September 2004 – December 2007: Assistant Professor, Division of Sustainable Energy and

Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University

June 1994 – March 2000, Researcher, Environmental Science Unit, EX Corporation (Urban &

Environmental Planning, Research and Consulting) 8. MAIN SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (selected peer-reviewed papers):

<Peer-reviewed books and book chapters>

1) Takeuchi, K., Shiroyama, H., Saito, O., Matsuura, M. (2018) Biofuels and Sustainability: Holistic

Perspectives for Policy-making (Series: Science for Sustainable Societies), Springer, Japan (in press).

2) Takeuchi, K., Saito, O., Matsuda, H., and Mohan, G. (eds.) (2018) Resilient Asia: Fusion of Traditional and Modern Systems for Sustainable Future (Series: Science for Sustainable Societies), Springer, Japan,

196pp. Print ISBN: 978-4-431-56595-6, Online ISBN: 978-4-431-56597-0.

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3) Saito, O., Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G. , Takeuchi, K., and Gyasi, E. (eds.) (2018) Building Integrated Resilience Strategy against Climate and Ecosystem Changes for Sub-Saharan Africa (Series: Science

for Sustainable Societies), Springer, Japan, 343pp. Print ISBN: 978-981-10-4794-7, Online ISBN: 978-

981-10-4796-1.

4) Hashimoto ,S. and Saito, O. (2014) Rural Planning and Ecosystem Services, Agriculture and Forestry

Statistics Publishing Inc.

5) Saito, O. and Ichikawa, K. (2014) Socio-ecological systems in paddy-dominated landscapes in

Asian Monsoon. In Nishikawa, U. and Miyashita, T. (eds): Social-Ecological Restoration in Paddy-Dominated Landscapes, pp.17-37, Springer.

6) Kohsaka, R. Shih, W. Saito, O. and Sadohara, S. (2013) Local Assessment of Tokyo: Satoyama and

Satoumi – Traditional Landscapes and Management Practices in a Contemporary Urban Environment,

pp.93-106. In Elmqvist, T., Fragkias, M., Goodness, J., Güneralp, B., Marcotullio, P.J, McDonald, R.I.,

Parnell, S., Schewenius, M., Sendstad, M., Seto, K.C., Wilkinson, C. (ed.): Urbanization,

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities (A Global Assessment: A Part

of the Cities and Biodiversity Outlook Project), Springer, 755pp.

7) Handel, S.N., Saito, O. and Takeuchi, K. (2013) Restoration Ecology in an Urbanizing World, pp.665-698. In Elmqvist, T., Fragkias, M., Goodness, J., Güneralp, B., Marcotullio, P.J, McDonald, R.I., Parnell, S., Schewenius, M., Sendstad, M., Seto, K.C., Wilkinson, C. (ed.): Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities (A Global Assessment: A Part of the Cities and Biodiversity Outlook Project), Springer, 755pp.

8) Saito, O. and Shibata, H. (2012) Satoyama–satoumi and ecosystem services: A conceptual framework

(Chapter 2), pp.17-59. In Duraiappah, A.K., Nakamura, K., Takeuchi, K. Watanabe, M. and Nishi, M.

(ed.): Satoyama-Satoumi Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes

of Japan, United Nations Press, 480pp.

9) Saito, O., Bawden, R. (2011) Ecology, Sustainability Science and Knowing Systems, pp. 328-345.

In Osaki, M., Braimoh, A.K. and Nakagami, K.(ed.): Designing Our Future: Local Perspective on

Bioproduction, Ecosystems and Humanity, United Nations University Press, 425pp.

10) Mizoguchi, R., Kozaki, K., Saito, O., Kumazawa, T. and Matsui, T. (2011) Structuring of knowledge

based on ontology engineering, pp.47-68. In Komiyama, H., Takeuchi, K., Shiroyama, H. and Mino, T.

(ed.): Sustainability Science: A Multidisciplinary Approach, United Nations University Press, 375pp.

11) Saito, O., Kozaki,K. Hirota, T. Mizoguchi, R. (2011) Application of ontology engineering to biofuel

problems, pp.69-88. In Komiyama, H., Takeuchi, K., Shiroyama, H. and Mino, T. (ed.): Sustainability

Science: A Multidisciplinary Approach, United Nations University Press, 375pp.

12) Fukui, K. and Kurihara, S. (ed.) (2009) The Flowers that bloom in Campus (Toyonaka Campus, Osaka

University), Osaka University Press.

13) Saito, O. and Hoshino, Y. (2005) Quercus serrata secondary woodland in Kanto Region, The Nature

Conservation Society of Japan (ed.), Monitoring Vegetation Communities, pp.185-190, Bunichi Sogo

Shuppan.

14) Saito, O. (2005) Satoyama Conservation Actions by Citizens, The Nature Conservation Society of

Japan (ed.), Nature and Conservation of Satoyama from the Perspective of Ecology, pp.195-201,

Kodansha Scientific.

15) Saito, O. (2000) ISO’s Guideline for Environmental Performance Assessment and its Application to

Construction Industry, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (ed.) Environmental Performance Assessment

and Lifecycle Assessment for Construction Industry, pp.19-33, Kajima Shuppan.

<Peer-reviewed paper>

1) Ngwee, N.M., Saito, O., Sato, A., Boafo, Y. A., Jasaw, G. (2018) Traditional and Local Knowledge

Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Northern Ghana, Sustainability, 10, 825;

doi.org/10.3390/su10030825.

2) Sahle, M., Yeshitela, K., Saito, O. (2018) Mapping the supply and demand of Enset crop to improve

food security in Southern Ethiopia, Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 38:7.

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3) Saito, O., Kamiyama, C., Hashimoto, S. (2018) Non-Market Food Provision and Sharing in Japan’s

Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes, Sustainability, 10, 213. DOI:10.3390/su10010213

4) Sahle, M., Saito, O., Fürst, C. and Yeshitela, K. (2018) Quantification and mapping of the supply of and

demand for carbon storage and sequestration service in woody biomass and soil to mitigate climate

change in the socio-ecological environment, Science of the Total Environment, 624: 342-354.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.033

5) Karanja, J.M., Masui, K., and Saito, O. (2017) Problems of Public Participation in the Ramsar CEPA

Programme at the Tana Delta, Kenya, Wetlands Ecology and Management (Published online 8

December 2017) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-017-9589-0.

6) Geleto, S.D. and Saito, O. (2017) Assessing the Impacts of Large-Scale Agro-Industrial Sugarcane

Production on Biodiversity: A Case Study of Wonji Shoa Sugar Estate, Ethiopia, Agriculture, 7, 99,

doi:10.3990/agriculture7120099

7) Ndhlovu, N., Saito, O., Djalante, R. and Nobuyuki Yagi, N. (2017) Assessing the Sensitivity of Small-

Scale Fishery Groups to Climate Change in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, Sustainability, 9, 2209.

Doi:10.3390/su9122209

8) Hlaing, Z. C., Kamiyama, C., and Saito, O. (2017) Interaction between Rural People’s Basic Needs and

Forest Products: A Case Study of the Katha District of Myanmar, International Journal of Forestry

Research, Article ID 2105012, 18 pages, https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2105012.

9) Saito, O.(2017) Future science-policy agendas and partnerships for building a sustainable society in

harmony with nature, Sustainability Science, 12: 895-899. DOI 10.1007/s11625-017-0475-8

10) Kajikawa, Y., Saito, O., Takeuchi, K. (2017) Academic landscape of 10 years of sustainability science,

Sustainability Science, 12: 869-873. DOI 10.1007/s11625-017-0477-6.

11) Jasaw, G.S., Saito, O., Gasparatos, A., Shoyama, K., Boafo, Y.A., Takeuchi, K. (2017) Ecosystem

services trade-offs from high fuelwood use for traditional shea butter processing in semi-arid Ghana,

Ecosystem Services, 27:127-138.

12) Kishioka, T., Hashimoto, S., Nishi, M., Saito, O., Kohsaka, R., (2017) Fostering cooperation between

farmers and public and private actors to expand environmentally friendly rice cultivation: intermediary

functions and farmers’ perspectives, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 15(5): 593-

612. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2017.1374321

13) Chiangwa,L., Gasparatos, A., Saito, O. (2017) Forest conservation and the private sector: stakeholder

perceptions towards payment for ecosystem service schemes in the tobacco and sugarcane sectors in

Malawi, Sustainability Science, 12: 727-746. DOI: 10.1007/s11625-017-0469-6.

14) Plieninger, T., Kohsaka, R., Bieling C., Hashimoto, S., Kamiyama, C., Kizos, T., Penker, M.,

Kieninger, P., Shaw, B.J., Sioen, G.B., Yoshida, Y., Saito, O. (2018) Fostering biocultural diversity in

landscapes through place-based food networks: a “solution scan” of European and Japanese models,

Sustainability Science, 13: 219-233. DOI: 10.1007/s11625-017-0455-z.

15) Dam Lam, R., Boafo, Y.A., Degefa, S., Gasparatos, A., and Saito, O. (2017) Assessing the food

security outcomes of industrial crop expansion in smallholder settings: Insights from cotton production

in Northern Ghana and sugarcane production in Central Ethiopia, Sustainability Science, 12: 677-693.

DOI: 10.1007/s11625-017-0449-x.

16) Kurisu, K., Saito, O., Aramaki, T. and Hanaki, K. (2017) Influence Analysis of Nature and Traveling

Attitudes on Intention to Visit an Island - Hatijo Island Case -, Environmental Science, 30 (5): 307-

324.

17) Karanja, J.M., and Saito, O. (2017) Cost–benefit analysis of mangrove ecosystems in flood risk

reduction: A case study of the Tana Delta, Kenya, Sustainability Science, 12: DOI:10.1007/s11625-

017-0427-3.

18) Kamiyama, C., Hashimoto, S., Kohsaka, R. and Saito, O. (2016) Synergies and trade-offs of

ecosystem services of social-ecological production landscapes at municipal level in Ishikawa

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prefecture, Japan, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. G. (Environmental Research),

72(6): II_289-297.

19) Boafo, Y.A., Saito, O., Jasaw, G.S., Otsuki, K., Takeuchi, K. (2016) Provisioning ecosystem services-

sharing as a coping and adaptation strategy among rural communities in Ghana's semi-arid ecosystem,

Ecosystem Services, 19: 92–102. DOI:10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.002.

20) Kamiyama, C., Hashimoto, S., Kohsaka, R., and Saito, O. (2016) Non-market food provisioning

services via homegardens and communal sharing in satoyama socio-ecological production landscapes

on Japan’s Noto peninsula, Ecosystem Services, 17:185-196.

21) Boafo, Y.A., Saito, O., Kato, S., Kamiyama, C., Nakahara, M. and Takeuchi, K. (2016) The role of

traditional ecological knowledge in ecosystem services management: The case of four rural

communities in Northern Ghana, International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services &

Management, 12(1-2): 24-38. DOI:10.1080/21513732.2015.1124454.

22) Havas, J., Saito, O., Hanaki, K., and Tanaka, T. (2016) Perceived Landscape Values in the Ogasawara

Islands, Ecosystem Services, 18: 130-140.

23) Shirai, K., Kurisu, K., Saito, O., Aramaki, T. and Hanaki, K. (2015) Evaluation of Material Flow

Characteristics in Hachijo Island, Papers on Environmental Information Science, 29: 171-176.

24) Saito, O., Havas, J., Shirai, K, Kurisu, K., Aramaki, T. and Hanaki, K. (2015) Non-market Food

Provisioning Services in Hachijo Island, Japan and their Implications toward Building a Resilient

Island, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. G. (Environmental Research), 71(6):II_349-

357.

25) Apronti, P.T., Saito, O., Otsuki, K. and Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G. (2015) Education for Disaster Risk

Reduction (DRR): Linking Theory with Practice in Ghana’s Basic Schools, Sustainability, 7(7): 9160-

9186. DOI:10.3390/su70x000x.

26) Kohsaka, R., Tomiyoshi, M., Saito, O., Hashimoto, S. and Mohammend, L. (2015) Interactions of

knowledge systems in shiitake mushroom production: a case study on the Noto Peninsula, Japan,

Journal of Forest Research, 453-463. DOI: 10.1007/s10310-015-0491-4.

27) Jasaw, G.S., Saito, O., and Takeuchi, K. (2015) Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) Butter Production and

Resource Use by Urban and Rural Processors in Northern Ghana, Sustainability, 7: 3592-3614. DOI:

10.3390/su7043592.

28) Hashimoto, S., Nakamura, S., Saito, O., Kohsaka, R., Kamiyama, C., Tomiyoshi, M. and Kishioka, T.

(2015) Mapping and characterizing ecosystem services of social-ecological production landscapes:

Case study of Noto, Japan, Sustainability Science, 10(2): 257-273. DOI: 10.1007/s11625-014-0285-1.

29) Dı´az, S., Demissew, S., Carabias, J., Joly, C., Lonsdale, M., Ash, N., Larigauderie, A., Adhikari, J.R.,

Arico, S., Ba ́ldi, A., Bartuska, A., Baste, I.A., Bilgin, A., Brondizio, E., Chan, K.M., Figueroa, V.E.,

Duraiappah, A., Fischer, M., Hill, R., Koetz, T., Leadley, P., Lyver, P., Mace, G.M., Martin-Lopez, B.,

Okumura, M., Pacheco, D., Pascual, U., Pe´ rez, E.S., Reyers, B., Roth, E., Saito, O., Scholes, R.J.,

Nalini Sharma, Tallis, H., Thaman, R., Watson, R., Yahara, T., Hamid, Z.A., Akosim, C., Al-Hafedh,

Y., Allahverdiyev, R., Amankwah, E., Asah, T.S., Asfaw, Z., Bartus, G., Brooks, A.L., Caillaux, J.,

Dalle, G., Darnaedi, D., Driver, A., Erpul, G., Escobar-Eyzaguirre, P., Failler, P., Fouda, A.M.M., Fu,

B., Gundimeda, H., Hashimoto, S., Homer, F., Lavorel, S., Lichtenstein, G., Mala, W.A., Mandivenyi,

W., Matczak, P., Mbizvo, C., Mehrdadi, M., Metzger, J.P., Mikissa, J.B., Moller, H., Mooney, H.A.,

Mumby, P., Nagendra, H., Nesshover, C., Oteng-Yeboah, A.A., Pataki, G., Roue´, M., Rubis, J.,

Schultz, M., Smith, P., Sumaila, R., Takeuchi, K., Thomas, S., Verma, M., Yeo-Chang, Y. and

Zlatanova, D. (2015) The IPBES Conceptual Framework — connecting nature and people, Current

Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 14:1–16.

30) Antwi, E.K., Otsuki, K., Saito, O., Obeng, F.K., Gyekye, K.A., Boakye-Danquah, J., Boafo, Y.A.,

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Kusakari, Y., Yiran, G.A.B., Owusu, A.B., Asubonteng, K.O., Dzivenu, T., Avornyo, V.K., Abagale,

F.K., Jasaw, G.S., Lolig, V., Ganiyu, S., Donkoh, S.A., Yeboah, R., Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G., Gyasi,

E.A., Minia, Z., Ayuk, E.T., Matsuda, H., Ishikawa, H., Ito, O., Takeuchi, K.(2014) Developing a

Community-Based Resilience Assessment Model with reference to Northern Ghana, Journal of

Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 4(1): 73-92. DOI: 10.5595/idrim.2014.0066.

31) Kamiyama, C., Nakazawa, N. and Saito, O. (2014) Non-market food provisioning services through

self-production and social networks in Japan: Comparison between Noto Peninsula and other regions,

Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. G. (Environmental Research), 70(6): Ⅱ-361-369.

32) Nakazawa, N., Kamiyama, C., Saito, O., Okuro, T. and Takeuchi, K. (2014) Harvesting edible wild

mushrooms and plants in Noto Peninsula and their ecosystem services, Journal of Japan Society of

Civil Engineers, Ser. G. (Environmental Research), 70(6): Ⅱ-141-150.

33) Avornyo, V.K., Ito, O., Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G., Saito, O., and Takeuchi, K. (2014) Cropping

Systems in Some Drought-Prone Communities of the Northern Region of Ghana: Factors Affecting the

Introduction of Rice, Journal of Disaster Research, 9(4): 475-483. DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2014.p0475.

34) Boafo, Y.A., Saito, O., and Takeuchi, K. (2014) Provisioning Ecosystem Services in Rural Savanna

Landscapes of Northern Ghana: An Assessment of Supply, Utilization, and Drivers of Change, Journal

of Disaster Research, 9(4): 501-515.

35) Boakye-Danquah, J., Antwi, E.K., Saito, O., Abekoe, M.K., and Takeuchi, K. (2014) Impact of Farm

Management Practices and Agricultural Land Use on Soil Organic Carbon Storage Potential in the

Savannah Ecological Zone of Northern Ghana, Journal of Disaster Research, 9(4): 484-500.

36) Landreth, N. and Saito, O. (2014) An Ecosystem Services Approach to Sustainable Livelihoods in the

Homegardens of Kandy, Sri Lanka, Australian Geographer, 45(3): 355-373.

37) Hashimoto, S., Nakamura, S., Saito, O., Kohsaka, R. Kohriki, C. and Tanaka, R. (2014) Measuring

ecosystem services of social-ecological production landscapes of Noto: toward the economics of

Satoyama. Sustainable Management including the use of Traditional Knowledge in Satoyama and

Other SELPS: 17-26

38) Kohsaka, R., Tomiyoshi, M., Saito, O. and Hashimoto, S. (2014) Impacts of conventional versus new

knowledge systems on farming success: a case study of shiitake mushroom production on the noto

peninsula, Japan. Sustainable Management including the use of Traditional Knowledge in Satoyama

and Other SELPS: 79-87

39) Saito, O., Kamiyama, C., Landreth, N., Hashimoto, S. and Kohsaka, R. (2014) A synergy and trade-off

analysis of satoyama landscapes for addressing key challenges in Asia-Pacific biodiversity and

ecosystem services assessments. Sustainable Management including the use of Traditional Knowledge

in Satoyama and Other SELPS: 103-110

40) Tomiyoshi, M., Kohsaka, R., Saito, O., Hashimoto, S. and Fujihira, Y. (2014) Farmland conservation

by private companies in depopulated regions - A case study in Ishikawa, Japan. Sustainable

Management including the use of Traditional Knowledge in Satoyama and Other SELPS: 139-144.

41) Avtar, R. Herath, S., Saito, O., Singh, G., Mishra, B., Takecuchi, K. (2014) Application of Remote

Sensing Techniques towards the Role of Traditional Water Bodies with Respect to Vegetation

Conditions, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 16(5): 995-1011. DOI: 10.1007/s0668-013-

9507-4

42) Takeuchi, N. and Saito, O. (2013) Estimation on Forest Biomass Potential for Self-sufficient

Renewable Energy System – Case Study of Shimokawa Town, Japan, Journal of Japan Society of Civil

Engineers, Ser. G. (Environmental Research), 69(6): II_321-II_327.

43) Mohri, H., Lahoti, S., Saito, O., Mahalingam, A., Gunatilleke, N., Irham., Hoang, V. T., Hitinayake, G.,

Takeuchi, K. and Herath, S. (2013) Assessment of ecosystem services in homegarden systems in

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Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam, Ecosystem Services, 5: 124-136.

44) Saito, O. (2013) Resource Use and Waste Generation by the Tourism Industry in the Big Island of

Hawaii, Journal of Industrial Ecology, 17(4): 578–589.

45) Kumazawa, T., Kozaki, K., Matsui, T., Saito, O., Ohta, M., Hara, K., Uwasu, M., Kimura, M. and

Mizoguchi, R. (2013) Initial design process of the sustainability science ontology for knowledge-

sharing to support co-deliberation, Sustainability Science, 9(2):173-192. DOI: 10.1007/s11625-013-

0202-z.

46) Saito, O., Hashimoto, S. and Takahashi, T. (2012) Ecosystem Services Assessment in Satoyama and

Satoumi affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, Landscape Research (Online Journal), 5: 63-68.

47) Kumazawa, T., Uwasu, M., Hara, K., Kimura, M. and Saito, O. (2012) Designing Collaborative

Approach among Experts in an Interdisciplinary Research Project – Case Study on Sustainability

Science, Papers on Environmental Information Science, 26: 165-170.

48) Kozaki, K., Saito, O. and Mizoguchi, R. (2012) A Consensus-Building Support System based on

Ontology Exploration, Proceedings of Intelligent Exploration of Semantic Data (IESD), 1-12.

49) Dang. T. T., Saito, O., Yamamoto, Y. and Tokai, A. (2010) Scenarios for Sustainable Biomass Use in The

Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Journal of Sustainable Energy & Environment, 1 (3): 137-148.

50) Saito, O. (2010) A Conceptual Framework and Methods for Risk Tradeoff Analysis Part 1: A

Conceptual Framework for Risk Tradeoff Analysis, Japanese Journal of Risk Analysis, 20(2): 97-106.

(In Japanese with English abstract)

51) Saito, O. (2010) A Conceptual Framework and Methods for Risk Tradeoff Analysis Part 2: Methods for Risk Tradeoff Analysis, Japanese Journal of Risk Analysis, 20(2): 107-114. (In Japanese with English abstract)

52) Dang, T. T., Saito, O. and Tokai, A. (2009) Electricity Demand and the Changes from Urban to

Rural Households in Vietnam, Papers on Environmental Information Science, 23: 233-238.

53) Saito, O. (2009) Environmental and Economic Scenario Analysis of the Redundant Golf Courses in

Japan, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 58: 593-599.

54) Dang, T. T., Saito, O., Tokai, A. and Morioka, T. (2009) Biomass Potential and Material Flow in the

Mekong Delta of Vietnam, Environmental Systems Research, 37: 455-466.

55) Kumazawa, T. Saito, O., Kozaki, K., Matsui, T., and Mizoguchi, R. (2009) Towards knowledge

structuring of sustainable science based on ontology engineering, Sustainability Science, 4: 99-116.

56) Saito, O. (2009) Failure Analysis of Nature Restoration and Biomass Utilization Projects in Japan

，WIAS Research Bulletin, 1: 43-60. (In Japanese with English abstract)

57) Saito, O. (2008) Restructuring existing rural resorts as a sustainable infrastructure for basin socio-

ecological systems in Japan: A case of redundant golf courses in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, 3rd

International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science (December 9-12, 2008).

58) Kassai, M., Yamamoto, Y., Ueda, Y., Saito, O., and Morioka, T. (2008) Analysis of Corporate Response

to the Product Environmental Requirements in Electrics and Automotive Parts Manufacturers,

Environmental Information Science, 22: 49-54. (In Japanese with English abstract)

59) Shimoda, J., Saito, O., Yamamoto, Y. and Morioka, T. (2008) Integrating the Standards of the

Environmental, Quality and Occupational Health & Safety Management, Environmental Systems

Research, 36: 181-188. (In Japanese with English abstract)

60) Katayama, K., Yamamoto, Y., Saito, O., and Morioka, T. (2008) Evaluation of CO2 Emission

Reduction by Off-line Supply System of Exhaust Heat Generated from Industrial Plants, Environmental

Systems Research, 36: 97-106. (In Japanese with English abstract)

61) Abasoro, E., Saito, O., Matsui, T., and Morioka, T (2008) Perception and attitude towards ecosystem

services in the urban areas, Sylvatrop, The Technical Journal of Philippine Ecosystem and Natural

Resources, 17(1&2): 81-100.

62) Shimada, K., Katsuki, T., Iwamoto, K. and Saito, O. (2008) Management effects on the community

structure and species richness of secondary Quercus serrata -Q.acutissima woodland in the southwest

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Tama area,Tokyo, Japan, Vegetation Science, 25: 1-12. (In Japanese with English abstract)

63) Matsui, T., Okano, M., Kato, S., Saito, O., and Morioka, T. (2007) Skill Standard Development for Environmental Risk Management by Knowledge Mining Technology, Journal of Applied Computing in Civil Engineering, 16: 1-10. (In Japanese with English abstract)

64) Saito, O., Matsui, T. and Morioka, T. (2007) Organizational Risk Management Maturity Model and Assessment Tool Designed for High-hazard Industries，International Symposium on Symbiotic Nuclear Power Systems for 21st century (ISSNP), 42-47.

65) Kimura, Y., Yamamoto, Y., Yoshida, N., Saito, O., Morioka, T. (2007) Scenario Writing and

Environmental Impact Assessment of Future Sustainable Lifestyle, Environmental Information

Science,.21: 261-266. (In Japanese with English abstract)

66) Matsui, T., Okano, M., Kato, S., Saito, O., and Morioka, T. (2007) Skill Standard Development for

Environmental Risk Management by Knowledge Mining Technology, Journal of Applied Computing in

Civil Engineering,16: 1-10. (In Japanese with English abstract)

67) Morioka, T., Saito, O., Yamamoto, Y., Okano, M., Yabar, H., Matsui, T. (2007) New Risk Management

Training Programs in Higher Education in Japan - A comparative study and a challenge by Osaka

University -, Journal of Risk Research, 10(6): 821-839.

68) Kawamoto, Y., Shirayama, K., Saito, O. and Morioka, T. (2007) Identifying Vulnerabilities of the

Organizational Risk Management by Accumulation of the Cause Analysis of Failure Cases, Japanese

Journal of Risk Analysis, 17(2): 109-116. (In Japanese with English abstract)

69) Yokoi, T., Yamamoto, Y. Saito, O., and Morioka, T. (2007) Development of Estimation System for

Effectsof the Regional Energy System that Supplies both Electric Power and Heat Produced from

Wastes and Biomass Resources within a Small Area, Environmental Systems Research, 35: 109-

119. (In Japanese with English abstract)

70) Okano, M., Matsui, T., Matsumura, K., Kato, S., Orita, A., Yamamoto, Y., Saito, O. and Morioka, T.

(2007) Correlation Analysis of Companies Activity for Risk and Environmental Management,

Environmental Systems Research, 35: 273-278. (In Japanese with English abstract)

71) Abasolo, E. Matsui, T., Saito, O. and Morioka, T. (2007) Evaluating the Ecosystem Service-Related

Quality of Life (E-OL) of Students in the Urban Areas, Environmental Systems Research, 35: 517-526.

72) Morioka, T., Saito, O., Yabar, H. (2006) The Pathway to a Sustainable Industrial Society -

Initiative of the Research Institute for Sustainability Science (RISS) at Osaka University -,

Sustainability Science, 1: 67-82.

73) Wada, N., Saito, O., Yamamoto, Y. and Morioka, T. (2006) Estimating the Greenhouse Gas Reduction

and Cost Determined by Technology Choice for New Coal Thermal Power Plants and Their Renovation

in China, Environmental Systems Research, 34: 173-165. (In Japanese with English abstract)

74) Kajimoto, S., Saito, O., Tanji, K., Morioka, T. (2006) Rural Future Scenario Analysis based on a Sound Urban-rural relationship at a River Basin Scale, Environmental Systems Research, 34: 545-551. (In Japanese with English abstract)

75) Abasolo, E., Tanji, K., Saito, O., Matsui, T. and Morioka, T. (2006) Measuring Contribution of

Ecosystem Services to Urban Quality of Life, Environmental Systems Research, 34: 599-609. (In

Japanese with English abstract)

76) Sugiya, H. Tanji, K., Morioka, T. and Saito, O. (2005) Planning and assessing habitat conservation policies for ecological sound river basin based on scenario approach, Environmental Information Science, 19: 187-192. (In Japanese with English abstract)

77) Saito, O. (2004) Quantitative and special changes in woodland vegetation for the last 40 years in

the Kanto region, Japan, Theory and Applications of GIS, 12(2): 146-154. (In Japanese with English

abstract)

78) Saito, O. (2004) Human-use Changes and Future Prospects of Deciduous Oak Forest for Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation in the North Kanto Region, Japan, Journal of Japan Forest Society, 86(1): 12-19. (In Japanese with English abstract)

79) Saito, O. Hoshino, Y., Tsuji, S. and Kanno, A. (2003) Changes in species richness and species

composition of Quercus serrata secondary forests after more than 20 years in Kanto region, Japan,

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Vegetation Science, 20(2):83-96. (In Japanese with English abstract)

<Other papers>

1) Takeuchi, K., Saito, O., Lahoti, S., Gondor, D. (2017) Growing up: 10 years of publishing

sustainability science research, Sustainability Science, 12: 849-854. DOI 10.1007/s11625-017-0484-7.

2) Saito, O., Managi, S., Kanie, N., Kauffman, J., Takeuchi, K. (2017) Sustainability science and

implementing the sustainable development goals, Sustainability Science, 12: 907-910. DOI

10.1007/s11625-017-0486-5.

3) Yonehara, A., Saito, O., Hayashi, K., Nagao M., Yanagisawa, R., Matsuyama, K. (2017) The role of

evaluation for achieving the SDGs, Sustainability Science, 12: 969-973. DOI 10.1007/s11625-017-

0479-4.

4) Takeuchi, K., Matsuda, H., Saito, O., Herath, S., Naito, D., Mohan, G. (2016) Building resilience in

rural Asia: combining traditional and modern bioproduction systems, the challenges of agro-

environmental research in monsoon Asia, NIAES series no. 6, pp 13–25 9. RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS:

<Research Grants (Since 2011)>

1) Research and Social Implementation of Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction as

Climate Change Adaptation in Shrinking Societies (FY2016-2021): The occurrence of natural

disasters has been increasing—partly due to contemporary climate change—and adaptation to

disaster risks is important for local communities. At the same time, many communities are

experiencing shrinking populations. The ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) takes

advantage of the multi-functionality of ecosystems, including their capacity to mitigate disasters

while providing multiple ecosystem services. Population decline provides ample opportunity for

implementing Eco-DRR. Project research will develop practical solutions for implementation of

Eco-DRR in local communities by visualizing natural disaster risks, evaluating multi-functionality of

Eco-DRR, conducting scenario analysis, examining traditional and local knowledge of Eco-DRR,

and collaborating with insurance and other sectors. Lead researcher in charge of ecosystem

scenarios analysis.

2) Predicting and Assessing Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services (PANCES) (FY2016-2020): The

Environment Research and Technology Development Fund, Strategic R&D Category, Ministry of the

Environment, Japan . PANCES predicts and assesses future natural capital and ecosystem services

(nature's benefits to people) and their natural and social-economic values by building an integrated

model of social -ecological systems. Through the presentation of several scenarios, we aim to

demonstrate the ideal form of a society in harmony with nature. PANCES is a large project where 30

research institutes and more than 100 researchers in Japan are working together with their full-scale

efforts. Lead researcher in charge of sub-theme 1-2 which develops population and land use models for

ecosystem scenarios analysis.

3) Building a sustainable society through the integration between food sharing, low-carbon and

resource efficient food supply system (FY2015-2017). This project is funded by Japan Society for the

Promotion of Science (JSPS) as a project of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI). This

project investigates traditional food sharing subsystem in Japan, and explores a new form of sustainable

food supply system with low-carbon and resource efficient technologies. Lead researcher.

4) Food Security Impacts of Industrial Crop Expansion in Sub-Sahara Africa (FICESSA) (FY2015-

2017): Funded by Belmont Forum, FICESSA is a 3-year interdisciplinary project that aims to provide

clear empirical evidence of how industrial crops compete for land with food crops in Sub-Saharan

Africa, and the mechanisms through which this competition can affect food security, whether in a

positive or a negative way. We will undertake studies at multiple spatial scales using various analytical

tools to study past dynamics and explore future scenarios. FICESSA includes case studies in Ghana,

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Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Swaziland. Lead researcher of Work Package #6.

5) Biodiversity and Ecosystem Scenarios Network (ScenNET) is funded by Belmont Forum (FY2015-

2016). This collaborative research project aims to strengthen national and international ties between

researchers working on future scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services. ScenNet focuses on

networking and capacity building in all eight countries participating in this network through i)

international workshops, ii) development of national networks, iii) a large international conference on

biodiversity and ecosystem service scenarios to be held in 2016, and iv) a web-based networking tool.

Principal Investigator in Japan.

6) Future scenarios and governance of social-ecological systems in Asia-Pacific region through

enhancing synergy between indigenous and local knowledge and scientific knowledge (ES-

Scenario) funded by JST (FY2015). Principal Investigator.

7) Ecosystem Service Synergy and Tradeoffs Analysis (FY2013-2015). This project analyzes the local

governance of ecosystem services, focusing on satoyama landscapes (Japanese landscape models which

emphasize interdependence between humans and nature) and traditional local knowledge in the Noto

peninsula, Japan. The project runs in collaboration with Kyoto University and Kanazawa University

and with funding from the Ministry of the Environment of Japan. Principal Investigator.

8) IPBES Assessments and Capacity Building (FY2011-2016). The Intergovernmental Science-Policy

Platform on Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity (IPBES) was established in 2012 to contribute to

science-policy interface for biodiversity related multinational environmental conventions. IPBES

provides four key functions: (i) scientific assessment, (ii) capacity building, (iii) knowledge generation

and (iv) policy support. Since 2011, UNU-IAS has been leading development of the IPBES assessment

process by organizing informal and formal international scientific expert workshops, in collaboration

with UNESCO, UNEP, and the Ministry of Environment, Japan. Lead researcher.

9) Strategy to Enhance Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes Utilizing Traditional Bio-

production Systems in Rural Asia (CECAR-Asia) (Ministry of Environment, Japan (MoEJ),

FY2011-2013): How to enhance resilience of rural community against climate and ecosystem

changes in Vietnam, Indonesia and Sri Lanka – traditional home garden and irrigation systems.

Research collaborator.

10) Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-Arid Africa: An Integrated

Approach (CECAR-Africa) (FY2011-2016) is one of the elements of the Science and Technology

Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS), a collaborative programme of the

Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The project explores an integrated strategy to enhance resilience of rural community against

climate and ecosystem changes in northern Ghana. Research leader of Theme 3.

11) Biodiversity and Ecosystem Assessment in Asia-Pacific Region (Asia Pacific Network for Global

Research (APN), 2013-2014): Organizing a workshop in Korea to discuss how to conduct regional

ecosystem assessment under IPBES conceptual framework. Research collaborator.

12) Island Industrial Ecology in Japan (Sumitomo Foundation, 2012-2014): Island model of

sustainable production and consumption - Case studies of two remote islands) in Japan. Research

collaborator.

13) Island Industrial Ecology and Sustainability (Center for Global Partnership, Japan Foundation,

2010-2011): The purpose of this workshop is to bring together the leading experts now conducting

research on island sustainability and industrial ecology. Principal Investigator in Japan.

<Awards>

1) June 2007, Best Conference Paper Award at The 21st Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for

Artificial Intelligence, 2007: Matsui, T., Okano, M. Kato, S., Saito, O., Morioka, T. Ito, Y. Sato, S.:

Learning Support Environment of Risk Management by Intelligent Information System.

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2) August 2008, Best Conference Paper Award at Global Environmental Research Committee, Japan

Society of Civil Engineering: Zhang,Y. Yamamoto, Y., Saito, O. and Morioka, T.: Macro Analysis on

Future Energy Demand and Estimation of CO2 Reduction Potential at Residential and Commercial

Sectors in Shanghai, 15th Symposium Papers on Global Environment.

3) September 2009, Best Research Proposal Award (Fuji Electric Co. Award), Soceity of Environmental

Science, Japan: Saito, O., Interlinkage Analysis between Biomass Use and Ecosystem Services.

10. OTHER SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

<Editorships of Journals>

1) 2005-Ongoing: Editorial Board Member, Committee on Environmental Systems, Japan Society of Civil

Engineering.

2) 2008-2009, and 2014-Ongoing: Editor, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. G.

(Environmental Research)

3) 2010-Ongoing: Managing Editor, Sustainability Science, Springer.

4) 2014-Ongoing: Managing Editor, Environmental Science, Society of Environmental Science, Japan

5) 2016-Ongoing: Interim Governance Board Member of Asian Regional Office, Ecosystem Services

Partnership (ESP)

<Advisors, Experts, and Lead Authors of Assessments>

1) 2016-Ongoing: Lead Author, IPBES Global Assessment, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity

and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

2) 2015-Ongoing: Lead Author, Asia Pacific Regional Assessment, Intergovernmental Platform on

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

3) 2014-Ongoing: Adivisor, National Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Ministry of the

Environment, Japan..

4) 2010-2013: Advisor, Operational Meeting of New Energy Project, Nanporo Town, Hokkaido.

5) 2009-2011: External Advisor, External Evaluation Committee on Wild Animal Management Project,

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.

6) 2007-2010: Coordinating Lead Author (CLA), Japan Satoyama and Satoumi Assessment (JSSA),

United Nations University Institute of Advance Study.

<Workshops, Symposiums, and Seminars (Since 2011)>

1) 24 March 2017: International Symposium: Celebrating 10 Years of Sustainability Science Journal,

Organized by UNU-IAS

2) 2 February 2017: Workshop on Incorporate an integrated resilience enhancement strategy – ‘Ghana

Model’ – into national policy and plan, Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana, Organized by University of Ghana

and UNU-IAS.

3) 31 January 2017: Workshop on Social Implementation and Upscaling of Ghana Model in Semi-Arid

Africa, International Conference Centre, UDS, Tamale, Ghana, Organized by UDS and UNU-IAS.

4) 14 November 2016: International Seminar: Ecosystem Scenarios and Models from Local to National

Scales, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, Organized by UNU-IAS and the University of Tokyo.

5) 28 October 2016: Public Seminar on Sustainable Future for Africa, Tokyo, Organized by UNU-IAS

6) 25 August 2016: TICAD-VI Side-Event: Enhancing Resilience against Climate and Ecosystem

Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa through Utilizing Indigenous and Local Knowledge, The University of

Nairobi. Organized by UNU-IAS and the University of Nairobi.

7) 16 February 2016: UNU-IAS&JAAN Joint Symposium: Towards a Strengthened Academic

Partnership between Africa and Japan for Sustainable Development -Progress, challenges and future

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vision on capacity development-, Tokyo. Organized by UNU-IAS and Japan-Africa Academic Network

(JAAN)

8) 14 December 2015: The Seminar Sustainability Science in a Global Landscape, UNU-IAS, Tokyo,

Japan. Organized by UNU-IAS in collaboration with Elsevier.

9) 17–21 August 2015: First Meeting for IPBES’s Asia-Pacific Regional Assessment, UNU-IAS, Tokyo,

Japan. Organized by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES),

IGES, and UNU-IAS.

10) 6-7 August 2015: Match Making Workshop for CECAR-Africa Project, University for Developmental

Studies, Tamale, Ghana.

11) 15–17 June 2015: IPBES Participatory Scenario Workshop, UNU-IAS, Tokyo, Japan. Organized by

IPBES, UNESCO and UNU-IAS.

12) 17–19 June 2015: Workshop on Developing Training Programmes for Biodiversity and Ecosystem

Services Scenarios, UNU-IAS, Tokyo, Japan. Organized by ScenNet and UNU-IAS.

13) 25 June 2015: Reporting Workshop on the Global Leadership Training Programme in Africa (GLTP),

UNU-IAS, Tokyo, Japan.

14) 27–29 May 2015: Inception Workshop for Food Security Impacts of Industrial Crop Expansion in Sub-

Sahara Africa (FICESSA) project, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, UK. Organized by

ODI and UNU-IAS.

15) 14 March 2015: Latest Trend of Global Warming Research and Policy, UNU-IAS, Tokyo, Japan.

Organized by UNU-IAS and the Society of Environmental Science, Japan.

16) 24 January 2015: The International Symposium of Sustainability Science: Creation of a Sustainable

Society in Harmony with Nature, UNU-IAS, Tokyo, Japan. Organized by IR3S, the University of

Tokyo and UNU-IAS.

17) 20-21 Feburary 2015: Interantional Symposium on Rural Food System, Sharing Network, and

Ecosystem Services in Socio-Ecological Producton Landscapes, UNU-IAS, Tokyo, Japan. Organized by

UNU-IAS.

18) 6–7 August 2014: International Conference on Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem

Changes in Semi-arid Africa, University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, Ghana. Co-

organized by UNU, University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, University of Ghana, UDS, and Ghana

Meterological Agency.

19) 19 June 2014: Reporting Workshop on the Global Leadership Training Programme in Africa (GLTP),

UNU-IAS, Tokyo, Japan. Organized by UNU-IAS.

20) 1-3 May 2014: Sustainable Management including the use of Traditional Knowledge in Satoyama and

Other SEPLS, Komatsu City Science Hills Hall, Komatsu, Ishikawa. Co-organized by Kanazawa

University, UNU-IAS, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).

21) 15 March 2014: Evolution and Research Frontier of Sustainability Science, UNU-IAS, Tokyo, Japan.

Organized by UNU-IAS and the Society of Environmental Science, Japan.

22) 10-12 February 2014: International Workshop on Sustainable Management of Socio-Ecological

Production Landscapes (SEPLS) in Noto, Kanazawa Bunka Hall, Kanazawa. Organized by UNU-IAS

with Kanazawa University, Ishikawa Prefectural University, Kyoto University.

23) 9–11 June 2013: International Expert and Stakeholder Workshop on the Contribution of Indigenous &

Local Knowledge Systems to Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

(IPBES), UNU-ISP, Tokyo, Japan. Convened by the IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (MEP), was

co-organized by the Japan Ministry of the Environment, UNESCO and UNU-IAS.

24) 2-4 September2013: Asia-Pacific Workshop on Regional Interpretation of the IPBES Conceptual

Framework and Knowledge Sharing, Seoul, Korea. Co-organized by UNU-ISP and the Korea

Environment Institute, with the generous support of the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea

and the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)

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25) 3-5 December 2012: Third Workshop on Building Resilience with Common Capital, Hyogo, Japan

26) 28-29 May 2012: Second Workshop on Building Resilience with Common Capital, Colombo, Sri Lanka

27) 2 May 2012: Kickoff Meeting for Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-

Arid Africa: An Integrated Approach (CECAR-Africa), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

28) 27-29 February 2012: Tokyo Workshop on IPBES Assessments, Organized by UNU-ISP, IHDP, and

the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

29) 19-21 Janurary 2012: First Workshop on Building Resilience with Common Capital, UNU-IAS,

Tokyo, Japan

30) 25-29 July 2011: Tokyo Workshop on IPBES Assessments, UNU-ISP, Tokyo, Japan. Organized by

UNU-ISP, IHDP, and the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

31) 22 May 2011: Post-Earthquake Rebuilding Support Symposium, UNU-ISP, Tokyo, Japan. Organized

by the United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP), the Ministry of

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Ministry of the Environment. This event was part of a series

of events for the UN Decade on Biodiversity and the International Year of Forests, and was held on the

occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2011.

32) 5-7January 2011: International Workshop on Island Industrial Ecology and Sustainability, Hapuna

Beach Prince Hotel, Hawai’i Island, USA.

<Invited Guest Lectures and Other Academic Presentations (Since 2011)>

1) Saito, O.: The role of sustainability science for resilient and sustainable BR management, UNESCO

Regional Experts Group Meeting Standard Framework for Biosphere Reserve management informed by

Sustainability Science, 2-3 March 2018, Kashiwa, Japan

2) Saito, O.: Role of sustainability science for building a resilient and sustainable society, 4th Philippine-

Japan workshop and field excursion: Sustainability Science and GIAHS – Sustainable Development of

Noto and Ifugao by Twining, 5-6 February 2018, Wajima, Ishikawa, Japan

3) Saito, O.: Transboundary Collaboration for Sustainable Management of Natural Capital and Ecosystem

Services, International Forum on Applying Ecosystem Services for Transboundary Nature Management,

13-15 June, 2017, Paju-si, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea

4) Saito, O.: Evolution and Landscape of Sustainability Science; Building a Sustainable and Resilient

Society in Harmony with Nature, 17th Annual Conference of Philippine Society for the Study of Nature

(PSSN), 19-21 April 2017, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines

5) Saito, O.: Sustainability from the Natural Science Perspective, Round Table Discussion on Sustainability

Perspectives, 18 April 2017, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines

6) Saito, O.: Sustainability Science Field Research: A case study of Ghana “Enhancing Resilience against

Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Sub-Saharan Region”, Regional/Thematic Symposium on Broadening

the Application of the Sustainability Science Approach in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

Development, Kuala Lumpur, December 2016.

7) Saito, O.: Integrated Ecosystem Assessments of Socio-ecological Production Landscapes: Shedding a

Light on Non-market Food Provision and Sharing, ICRAF Shared-learning discussion, December 2016.

8) Saito, O.: Non-market food provision and sharing in Japan’s socio-ecological production landscapes:

Quantifying the contribution by urban agriculture and urban-rural linkage, The 5th GPSS-GLI

International Symposium, Session 2 "Value of Grey: Food Security and Urban Agriculture", Kashiwa,

December 2016.

9) Saito, O., Boafo, Y.A.: Collective Action for Ecosystems Management and Food Security Sustenance in

Africa, 2016 African Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) Conference, Nairobi, November 2016.

10) Saito, O.: Livelihood in Noto’s Satoyama and Satoumi, Waseda University Senior High School, 8 th

January 2016.

11) Saito, O.: Uniquness of Satoyama and Satoumi in Noto Peninsula, Nanao High School, 27th July 2015.

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12) Saito, O. Kamiyama, C., Landreth, N. Boafo, Y.A., Akuno, M., Takeuchi, K.: Integrated ecosystem

assessment and co-management of socio-ecological production landscapes. 9th IALE World Congress,

Portland, 5-10th July, 2015.

13) Saito, O.: How can sustainability science contribute to Future Earth?, the 28th National Congress for

Environmental Studies: Future Earth and Role of Engineering, Science Council of Japan, Tokyo, 15th

May 2015.

14) Saito, O.: Rural Development through Ecosystem Service Assessment, The University of Tokyo, 27th

April and 11th May 2015.

15) Saito, O.: Food sharing culture in Hachijyo island, Annual Meeting of Women’s Group Union, Hachijo

Island, 15th Februrary 2015.

16) Saito, O. and Kamiyama, C.: Non-market food provisioning services through self-production and

communal sharing networks in socio-ecological production landscapes. International Symposium on

Rural Food System, Sharing Network, and Ecosystem Services in Socio-Ecological Production

Landscapes, Tokyo, 20th February 2015.

17) Saito, O. and Kamiyama, C.: Food Sharing in Noto Peninsula and Globally Important Agricultural

Heritage Systems (GIAHS), 13th December 2014.

18) Saito, O., Kamiyama, C., Hashimoto, S., Kohsaka, R., Kurisu, K., Aramaki, T., Hanaki, K.: Integrated

Ecosystem Assessment in Satoyama-Satoumi Landscapes, Japan: Two Case studies from a Remote

Island and a Peninsula. Sustainable Landscape Futures Conference, Canberra, Australia, July 2014.

19) Saito, O.: Ecosystem Services Assessment. Parallel Session 2-1 on Biological Diversity and Sustainable

Development, Korea Environment Institute (KEI) International Conference 2014, Seoul, April 2014.

20) Saito, O.: Building a Resilient and Sustainable Society – Between Theory and Practice, Shizuoka 2.0

Forum, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 2nd March 2014.

21) Saito, O.: Sustainability Science in the Context of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, International

Symposium on Sustainability Science: Understanding Climate Change Phenomena for Human Well-

being, Bandung, Indonesia, 8-10th September 2014.

22) Saito, O.: Tradeoff Analysis and Local Governance Model of Satoyama Ecosystem Services, Session 9

“Policy, Economics and Assessment for Green Environment and Biodiversity”, International

Symposium on EcoTopia Science 2013, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, 13-15 December 2013.

23) Saito, O.: International Research Collaboration for Climate and Ecosystem Adaptation and Resilience

(CECAR), Workshop on Research Cooperation between Developed and Developing Countries in the

Area of Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,

18-19th March 2013.

24) Saito, O.: International Forum on Ecosystem Adaptability: Interface Between Science and Policy, ,

Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 12-13th December 2012.

<Offering Courses at UNU>

1) 2015-Ongoing: Practical Research Methods and Management, one of the competency courses

2) 2014-Ongoing: Natural Capital and Biodiversity, as one of the IC courses

3) 2012-Ongoing: Environmental Statistics, as one of the competency courses

4) 2011-Ongoing: Sustainable Bioproduction and Ecosystem Management, as one of the elective

courses

5) 2011-2013: Global Change and Sustainability, as one of the IC courses

<External Examination of Graduate Dissertations/Thesis (Since 2011)>

1) 2013-2014: External Advisor, Master’s Thesis, Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Global

Leadership Initiative, The University of Tokyo.

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2) 2013: External Examiner, Ph. D. Dissertation, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The

University of Tokyo

3) 2011-Ongoing: External Advisor, Master’s Thesis, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences,

The University of Tokyo

4) 2011: External Advisor, Ph. D. Dissertation, Division of Sustainable Energy and Environment, Graduate

School of Engineering, Osaka University

11. VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS

1) 2011-2012: Visiting Associate Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

2) 2017-Ongoing: Visiting Professor, University of Philippines Open University

3) 2015-Ongoing: Visiting Associate Professor, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science

(IR3S), The University of Tokyo

4) 2011-Ongoing: Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The

University of Tokyo

5) 2011-2012: Visiting Associate Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

6)

7) 2011-Ongoing: Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The

University of Tokyo

8) 2015-Ongoing: Visiting Associate Professor, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science

(IR3S), The University of Tokyo

9) 2017-Ongoing: Visiting Professor, University of Philippines Open University

12. ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER CONTRIBUTION TO UNU

2013-Ongoing: Member, Central Review Panel (CRP) [Appointed by UNU-Rector]

2015-Ongoing: Vice Chair, UNU Staff Council