The “Satoyama Mace Initiative,” a United Nations-endorsed project spearheaded by a team led by Professor Yen-Hsun Su of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), recently received significant affirmation from His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican for its efforts in promoting sustainable carbon sequestration and the long-term development of local indigenous communities. The Papal Blessing Fully Received: A Group Witness Holding the Official Vatican State Secretariat Letter an

In most carbon offset systems, revenues flow toward intermediaries or distant investors, leaving the people who maintain ecosystems with little to no benefit. The Satoyama Mace Initiative reverses this pattern by channeling carbon revenues directly to Indigenous and smallholder farming communities—those who live closest to the land and bear the greatest stewardship responsibilities. By doing so, the Initiative transforms carbon from an abstract commodity into a currency of ju

The Satoyama Mace Initiative (SMI) is a community-based framework inspired by the Japanese concept of satoyama—the harmonious balance between people and nature. It demonstrates a successful, integrated approach to climate action that aligns with both the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At its core, SMI revitalizes Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes (SEPLS)—such as Japan’s satoyama areas and their global counterparts—by connecting ecological s

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The initiative focuses on linking nature-based solutions (NbS), biodiversity conservation, and carbon sequestration with rural regeneration and international carbon markets. It aims to build a sustainable model that enables local communities to actively participate in global carbon neutrality actions.

Nowhere is this more visible than in the landscapes of the Global South, where rural communities live in fragile balance with land and...

Bioluminescent Anthuriums merge art, tech & SEPLS to boost rural regeneration, climate action & global carbon credit integration.

Professor Su’s team, in partnership with local Indigenous communities, carried out in-situ carbon sampling and KMGBF assessments in...

A memorandum of understanding was signed between Fusheng-Chang Construction, Daxitian Construction and the NCKU team to advance carbon...

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聯合國「里山倡議」，期許實現社會與自然和諧共生。國立成功大學執行為期 6年之「里山權杖倡議」計畫，目標在推動與開發符合聯合國生物多樣性里山倡議減碳科技並結合農村再生地方創生活動，預期目標在 2024-2030 年總達到 6 千萬噸二氧化碳增匯。