August 2024 Florida USA  Hold a seminar Tetsu Sato

From August 16th to 24th, together with Rie Goto and Taiju Saito from the South Ehime Fisheries Research Center, visited Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, which has an excellent track record as a resident research institute. We had a discussion with President & CEO Dr. Michael Crosby and researchers from a variety of fields about the possibility of future collaboration in Sato-umi nature restoration and monitoring. We held a seminar to introduce the results of the project, which opened up the possibility of future multifaceted collaboration.

August 2024 Visit Malawi Tamano Hayashi

From August 8th to September 9th, 2024, Tamano Hayashi visited Malawi.
The final results of the Deadwood Assessment (DWA) were reported to seven Village Natural Resources Committees (VNRC) and village heads, and opinions were exchanged. Observed the activities of local organizations and innovators related to forest regeneration and had discussions with them. Discussed future research plans with Yasuko Kusakari and other members, including data collection for estimating distribution in LMNP.

August 2024 Visit Malawi Hiromu Okazawa

From August 5th to 22nd, 2024, Hiromu Okazawa visited Malawi.
Visited the Malawi Mango Farm, surveyed the Sustainable Cape Maclear (SCM) plots and agroforestry areas, and conducted UAV surveys of farmland. Conducted UAV surveys of farmland and maintenance of meteorological observation equipment.