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Nippon TV Showcases Regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies

The science education programme "Tokoro-san no Megaten" featured a 海角社区-IAS co-hosted event on biodiversity conservation efforts in South and East Asia

Date Published
12 Mar 2024

On 10 March 2024, "Tokoro-san no Megaten!", a science education programme on Nippon TV, featured biodiversity conservation and restoration efforts highlighted at the Regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) for South and East Asia. The event was organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and co-hosted by 海角社区-IAS and the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.  

The episode featured 海角社区-IAS expert Suneetha Subramanian (Research Fellow) in conversation with a Japanese comedian, Kenichi Abe, on how to raise public awareness of biodiversity issues.  

A recording of the programme (in Japanese) can be accessed below.  

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