October 2022　Marlene Chikuni joined short-term research program at the Yokohama National University and Ryukoku University

From October 15th to December 28th, Marlene Chikuni from the University of Malawi was accepted as a short-term foreign researcher at the Yokohama National University and Ryukoku University.
She visited Aya Town in Miyazaki Prefecture and Chizu in Tottori Prefecture. She conducted joint research on the Japanese Sato-yama natural view and landscape management methods, and the concept and management methods of biosphere reserves. She learned the theory and methodology to adapt the knowledge to the actual situation in Malawi and put the research into practice.