Award
REC Life Fellow Award, Hungary, 2000
Japanese Forest Economic Society Progress Prize, Japan 2007
Publications List
Kohsaka, R (2010) Developing Biodiversity Indicators for Cities: Applying the DPSIR Model in Nagoya and Integration of Social and Ecological Aspects. Ecological Research Vol.25 No.5 pp.925-936
Kohsaka, R (2010) How scientists can contribute to the CBD and the post-2010 targets: Challenges in raising public awareness and lessons learned from NGO campaigns. Proceedings of the FFPRI/OECD Symposium on "The role of forest diversity in the sustainable of ecosystem goods and services in agro-forestry, fisheries, and forestry"
Kohsaka, R. (2010) A new target and goal of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Science-Policy Interface Environmental information science 39:12-15
Kohsaka, R. (2010) Ecological Risk and Cooperate activities - Analysis of Questionnaire of Nippon Keidanren (in Japanse) Nihon Setai Gakkaishi (Japanese Ecological Research) Vol.60 pp.361-367
Hasegawa, Y., Okamura, M. Kohsaka, R. (2010) Assessing the cultural service of sacred forest in Nagoya 12th International Symposium on Landscape Architecture of China, Japan and Korea pp.39-44
Kohsaka, R., Shoji, Y. (2010) Capturing Recreational Service Values in Nagoya Japan (in Japanese) J. Hum.Anim. Relat. 25: 66-71
Kohsaka, R., Honda, Y. (2010) Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Right. (in Japanese) GSID Discussion Paper No.177
Matsumura, M., Kohsaka, R. (2010) Review of Biodiversity and Satoyama from Perspectives of Environmental
Sociology in Human and Natural Systems. Japanse Environmental Sociology 16 :179-196
Kohsaka, R. (2009) The Politics of the United States - Canada Softwood Lumber Dispute: Analysis of CBC from 1982 to 2002 on Workplace versus Free-trade (in Japanese) Journal of Forest Economics 55:23-34
Kohsaka, R. Honda, Y. (2009) Interlinkages between Benefit-Sharing of Genetic Resources Journal of Intellectual Property Association of Japan No.4 pp.3-13
Kohsaka, R. (2009) Economics and the Convention on Biodiversity: Financial Incentives for Encouraging Biodiversity in Nagoya In Werner and Mueller (eds.) Urban Biodiversity & Design, Blackwell London pp.593-607.
Kohsaka, R ･Tokuyama, M. (2009) Incorporating Biodiversity in the Japanese Private Sector: An analysis of a preliminary survey conducted on the Nippon Keidanren Business Association. Oikonomika Vol.46 pp.1-20
Lehmann, S., Kohsaka. R (2008) Wälder als Verhandlungsgegenstand der 9. Vertrags-
staatenkonferenz (VSK) der CBD. Natur und Landscahft Vol.83, No.4, pp.138-140.
Kohsaka, R. (2008) “Encouraging Communication and Implementation: Lessons Learned
from the Case of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Forestry Web” in
Kleinschmit,D. et al. (eds) Communicating Forest Science: A Daily Task.
p. 9-12 IUFRO Occasional Paper No. 20 ISSN 1024-414X.
R. Kohsaka, D. Coates, K. Noonan-Mooney (2007) Implementation of a global protected
forest area network under the CBD. In Schmitt, C. B. et al. (eds.) A Global Network of
Forest Protected Areas under the CBD pp. 95-98: Verlag Kessel, Remagen.
Kohsaka, R., Kunori, N. (2006) The dynamism of sustainability index in local municipalities: International Review of Community Social Responsibility (CSR) [in Japanese] Sustainable Management
Kohsaka, R., Handoh, C.I. (2006) Perceptions of “Close-to-Nature Forestry” by German and Japanese groups: Enquiry using visual materials with of “cut” and “dead” wood. Journal of Forest Research Vol. 11 No.1 pp. 11-19
Kohsaka, Ryo (2006) Environmental Politics of Acid-Rain. History in Europe. [in Japanese] In Inoue, M. (ed.) Forest Review pp.40-48 Shinrin Bunka Kyokai, Tokyo.
Kohsaka, Ryo (2006) Regional Group Trade Mark: Law revisions to protect local brands of agricultural and forestry products [in Japanese] Sanrin pp. 31-39
Ishii, Y, Kohsaka, R (2005) Local Agenda 21 and Forest Management of German Municipalities [in Japanese] In Ishi and Kanuma (eds.) Forest Management in Europe. pp.175-197
Kohsaka, R. Inoue, M. (2005) Historical Reviews of Sustainable Forest Management and Ecosystem Approach: Based on Reflections of New Forestry and New Ecology in the 1980s. In Naito (ed.) The Role of Forests for Coming Generations: Philosophy and Technology for SFM pp.325-332
Kohsaka, R. (2004) Contests of Natual Beauty Kassel Verlag. 260pp. ISBN:3-935638-57-4
Kohsaka, R., Flitner, M. (2004) Exploring forest aesthetics using forestry photo contests: case studies examining Japanese and German public preferences. Forest Policy and Economics. Vol.6 No.3/4 pp. 297-308
Kohsaka, R. (2003) Exploring Criteria in Forest Aesthetics: Rough Sets Theory and Discourse Analysis. IIASA Interim Report IR-03-038, Austria.
Kohsaka, R. Yamaki, K., Kanuma, K., Ishii Y., (2003) The Strategic Development of Wood Biomass in Germany. [in Japanese] Sustainable Management 3:1 121-135.
Ishii, Y., Suwa, M., Kohsaka, R. (2003) The Movements of Globalization and Localization in European Forestry Policy. [in Japanese] Sanrin No.1431: 18-27
Kohsaka, R. (2003) Book Review Sustainable Farm Forestry in the Tropics (S.R. Harrison & J.L. Herbohn (eds)) Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture. 42:1 117-119 Frankfurt / Main (DLG-Verlag)
Kohsaka, R. (2002) Others in Landscape: A frontier for forestry science?[in Japanese] Review of Forestry Culture 23: 65-80
Kohsaka, R., Takeuchi, K. (2002) Promoting Wood Uses and Marketing Strategies: Cases of Biomass Energy and Architectures in Stuttgart, Germany. [in Japanese] Sustainable Management 2:1 61-70.
Kohsaka, R. (2002) Constructing “Hotspots” in Siberian Forests: Awareness Raising Strategies of two Japanese environmental NGOs. Awarded 'Selection' Prize in the 5th International Cooperation related Thesis Contest: 98-108.Tokyo JICA
Kohsaka, R. (2002) Book Review: The Roots of Japan’s International Environmental Politics (Anny Wong. 2001.) Global Environmental Politics 2:2: 133-134. Massachusetts (MIT Press)
Kohsaka, R. (2002) Book Review: User's Guide to Forest Education: Not Just for Foresters. (Bavarian Ministry for Food, Agriculture, and Forests. 2000) International Review for Environmental Strategies 3:1: 201-203. Kangawa. IGES
Kohsaka, R. (2000) Gift und Tabu. Bemerkungen zur japanischen Tropenwalddebatte. In: Flitner, M. (ed.): Der deutsche Tropenwald. Bilder, Mythen, Politik. Frankfurt a. M./New York (Campus): 214-223. (in German: English Title: Poison and Tabu. Remarks on Japanese Rainforest Debates.)
Translation
Global Biodiversity Outlook 3
Ministry of Environment Japan/ Japanese Translation April 2011/Original SCBD 2010
At the Cutting Edge. The Crisis in Canada's Forests E. May
J-FIC 2008 Canadian Publishing Awards for Japan / Orginal (revised version) Key Porter 2005
Global Biodiversity Outlook 2
Ministry of Environment Japan/ Japanese Translation April 2008/Original SCBD 2006 Secretariat
Booklet on Climate Change and Biodiversity
Ministry of Environment Japan/ Japanese Translation April 2008/Original SCBD 2007
Contribution to Official Reports
Sub-global Assessment of Satoyama and Satoumi in Japan Chap4. Why is Change to Satoyama and Satoumi a Problem? UNU-IAS
Report of Application of the Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines on Sustainable Use to the Sustainable Use of Agricultural Biodiversity. UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/13/INF/4 SCBD, Montreal. 2008
Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Forest Biological Diversity UNEP/CBD/AHTEG-FBD.REV/4/3 SCBD, Montreal. 2007.
Report on Japanese forestry, submitted to German aid agency, GTZ, Vietnam office. 2005
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research ("Kaken" grants) activities (funded by Hokkaido Univ. and Kyusyu Univ.) Wrote chapters in two reports concerning German natural resource management 2002/2004
Doors to Democracy, reporting progress of public participation in the central and eastern Europe. In particular the former Yugoslavian countries. Published by REC. 1998
Assisted in editing Country Report: Hungary. Published internally in Japanese aid agency, JICA.
Translation Work & Reports
2002-2006 Weekly Translation works at the Environmental Information & Communication Network: Translated official environmental press releases of British government
2000-01 English-Japanese Translation works at World Watch Japan, The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Organized Seminars & Supervising Experience
2006- Supervise two interns from universities in forestry and agriculture at SCBD (on-going)
2004-2006 Supervised six international staffs when implementing the projects at LEC K.K.
2002-2004 Assisted supervising Master level students. One of the co-supervised thesis developed into academic article (cf.Kohsaka, R., Takeuchi, K.[2002] above).
2000 Coordination of annual seminars for graduate students “Environmental Governance and Collaborative Planning: The Emergence of New Principles and Practices”
Voluntary Activity
Served as reporter for Japan Forum for Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), South Africa 2002.
Served as an interpreter for environmental tourism at the “Freiburg Futour” Germany, Freiburg 2000-2004.
English-Japanese Translation works at World Watch Japan, The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) 2000-2004
Initiated camping and hiking activities for youth and children, Japan, 1995-1997.
Funds & Scholarships
Canada Publication Awards for Japan Showa Shell Sekiyu Foundation
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
DAAD (German Academic Services)
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation (HISF)
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships
Presentations (under construction)
2010 October Presentation with EU at COP10 on climate change and biodiversity
2007 May Presentation at German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) on COP9 and capacity building
2006 March Presentation at the FAO and partnerships with SCBD and FAO
2005 December Practical Model of Sustainable Tourism
20th Conference of Tourism Research, Yokohama, Japan
2005 August Lessons from biodiversity campaigns by NGOs in Japan and Germany 23rd IUFRO Conference Brisbane
2004 October Reflections on New Forestry and New Ecology in the 1980s
International Symposium by IUFRO Division IV Utsunomiya,Japan
2003 October Debates on Destructions of Rainforests and Environmental NGOs in 1980s 114th Conference of the Japanese Forestry Society, Morioka, Japan
2002 October Different Perceptions of Dead Wood by German and Japanese Public 36th Forstökonomisches Kolloquium (Forest Economists Meeting), Sopron, Hungary