| Project/Area Number |
19F19795
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 外国 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 64040:Social-ecological systems-related
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
Gasparatos Alex 東京大学, 未来ビジョン研究センター, 准教授 (20726369)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
GUPTA HIMANGANA 東京大学, 未来ビジョン研究センター, 外国人特別研究員
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-10-11 – 2022-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
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| Keywords | Mountain ecosystems / Satoyama Initiative / Sustainability / Climate Change / Biodiversity / Himalaya / MODIS / Apple plantations / Community / Himachal Pradesh / Land use mapping |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
Rationale: Mountains provide numerous ecosystem services, which are threatened by anthropogenic and naturally driven landscape changes. To sustain nature’s benefits, a balance must strike between use and replenishment, which is currently non-existent.
Methodology: (i) Desk review; (ii) Standardised expert interview mechanism to elicit stakeholder perceptions; (iii) GIS based land use change analysis; and (iv) Research visits to SEPL sites in Japan and India.
Expected deliverables: Development of SEPL conservation framework; Composite vulnerability index; policy and research papers.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
To meet the objectives of this research under COVID-related restrictions, the methodology was shifted to GIS-based analysis to supplement earlier field visits. The collected field data from the farmers in Nov 2019 was validated using a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) based on Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) during a 15-year period from 2004 to 2018, for seven apple-growing locations in the Kinnaur district of Himalayas. This was done in collaboration with National Remote Sensing Centre (India) and a research hire. The paper originating from this research is published in MDPI Agriculture. During this year, I also worked on finalizing and revising my research articles and books for final publication.
I worked on a documentary on “Role of Indigenous and local communities in ecosystem restoration” available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuPpZEK6S7g&t=505s
Two research papers, two edited books, four book chapters, and one policy brief published. Participated in the JSPS Science Dialogue Programme.
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| Research Progress Status |
令和3年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
令和3年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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