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Takayuki Shiraiwa, Associate Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University

Development and practice of an epistemic community for cross-border environmental conservation of the Okhotsk Sea

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Project Description

Set up an epistemic community named the "Amur-Okhotsk Consortium" to promote preservation of cross-border environments across Japan, Mongolia, China and Russia, focusing on the land-sea linked environments of the Amur River Basin and the Okhotsk Sea. Based on discussions and observational data, formulate the "Amur-Okhotsk Environmental Protection Plan" and make policy recommendations to the governments of each country.

Fields
Marine resources/foodPreservation of surface soil and forestsPreservation of biodiversity and ecosystem
Grant year
FY2010 Research Grants
Grant term
3 years
April 2011 - March 2014
Grant amount
19,250,000 yen
Activity region
Russia, China, Mongolia, Okhotsk Sea
2012 Amur river international cooperative observation cruise

Overview of the Organization

Takayuki Shiraiwa, Associate Professor
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Takayuki Shiraiwa, Associate Professor
Profile
Specialist fields
Integrated global environmental studies, geography, snow and ice studies
Affiliated academic societies
The Association of Japanese Geographers, The Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, American Geophysical Union
Background
Assistant, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, 1990; Ph.D. (Environmental science) (Hokkaido University) 1993; Visiting Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 2001 to 2002; Associate Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, 2004; Associate Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, 2005 to 2009; Associate Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, 2009 to present
Collaborators
Keiichiro Oshima, Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University; Naoto Ebuchi, Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University; Takeshi Nakatsuka, Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University; Ryuuji Fukuyama, Chief Researcher, Environmental and Geological Research Department, Hokkaido Research Organization; Seiko Haruyama, Professor, Graduate School & Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University; Muneoki Yoh, Professor, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology; Shinichiro Tabata, Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University; Akihiro Iwashita, Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University; Mari Koyano, Professor, Collaboration Research Department, Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, Hokkaido University; Hiroaki Kakizawa, Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University; Kenichi Abe, Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature; Koh Park, Associate Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
Research record
"Kanrei Chiiki no Kankyou Henka no Fukugen to Kikou Kaimei" (Restoration and elucidation of mechanism of environmental changes in cold regions)
  • (1) Takayuki SHIRAIWA. 2011 Sakana Tsukebayashi no Chikyuu Kankyou-gaku (Environmental studies of coastal forest that encourages fish breeding) Showa Do
  • (2) Takayuki SHIRAIWA. 2009 "Ohoutsuku Umi Oyashio no Kyodai-gyo Tsukebayashi to shite no Amuuru Kawa Ryuuiki" (The Amur River basin as a giant coastal forest that encourages fish breeding in the Sea of Okhotsk and Oyashio) Geography, 54 (12), 22-30.
  • (3) Takayuki SHIRAIWA. 2006 "Kan Ohoutsuku-teki Shiten kara miru Shiretoko Sekai Shizen Isan" (Shiretoko world natural heritage from the Okhotsk perspective) Geography, 51(4), 27-36.
  • (4) Takayuki SHIRAIWA. 2006. The Amur-Okhotsk Project:Trilateral Cooperation to Protect a Shared Environment, 217, 40-43