Sustainable use of biological diversity in socio-ecological production landscapes

Sustainable use of biological diversity in socio-ecological production landscapes Acknowledgements The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, and the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies would like to thank those who contributed articles for this volume of the Technical Series. [...] The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Minis- try of the Environment of Japan, the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies or the editors. [...] The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the copyright holders concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. [...] We would like to thank all the authors of the case studies and articles and everyone who contrib- uted to this publication, including the staff of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. [...] To tackle nities and challenges in surveying the coverage and the critical issue, the Ministry of the Environment remains of cultural landscapes in Europe are pre- of Japan (MOE-J) and the United Nations University sented.