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Minakami Nature Positive Project
Proportion of the area of the contribution comprising Key Biodiversity Areas: 64.2%
The project site is also a UNESCO BR-registered area. The area is famous for its forests, which are home to the golden eagle, an endangered Japanese subspecies, and its hot springs. The project comprises (a) the conversion of artificial forest to natural forest, (b) low density management of shika deer, and (c) sustainable community development. Planning and governance strengthening will be carried out in accordance with the IUCN Nature Based Solution Global Standard, and quantitative evaluation methods will be developed and piloted to determine project results.
Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
The chart below represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.