Mapping Agricultural and Medicinal Resource Conflicts for Biodiversity Conservation

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20H00651
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 64:Environmental conservation measure and related fields
• Research Institution: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
• Principal Investigator: Kanemoto Keiichiro 総合地球環境学研究所, 研究部, 准教授 (20736350)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 高梨 功次郎 信州大学, 学術研究院理学系, 准教授 (10632119) ; 土中 哲秀 九州大学, システム情報科学研究院, 准教授 (30824982) ; 久保田 康裕 琉球大学, 理学部, 教授 (50295234) ; 筧 雄介 国立研究開発法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, 野菜花き研究部門, 主任研究員 (50636727)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: サプライチェーン / ゲノム情報 / 生物多様性 / 農業

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we conducted two main researches. First, using species distribution models, we clarified the relationship between crop production and biodiversity conservation priorities. Additionally, by tracing the supply chain from production to consumption, we elucidated the relationship between the consumption of crops in various countries and conservation priorities. Another achievement was using genomic information of woody plants to reveal the distribution of different types of enzymes among woody plant species. We extracted enzyme information from the genomes of 1,434 species of woody plants. From the species distribution information for each species, we identified which enzymes are prevalent in which regions. As a result, it was found that while pharmaceutical-related enzymes are not heavily dependent on specific regions overall, certain enzymes do show significant regional dependence.

Free Research Field

産業エコロジー

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

研究成果は、企業の調達における生物多様性への影響などのために利用可能である。また、今後のTNFDなどの制度の発展のために、ゲノム情報の重要性を示すことが可能となった。