The Earth Hall of Fame KYOTO International Conference・Future Forum 　 ※To be updated as necessary

Every year, The Earth Hall of Fame KYOTO has honoured those who have made significant contributions to the conservation of the global environment.

This year, under the theme of the Osaka-Kansai Expo ‘Designing a future society where life shines’, the legacy of global environmental conservation that lives on Kyoto's history and culture is being explored by the new generation of future leaders and summarised as ‘Proposals for the Future’.

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International Conference

Inductees and high school and university students will discussion about the theme such as “Climate Change,” and “Biological and cultural diversity” and consider the future vision of the Earth where culture and nature coexist.

• Date：September 20, 2025
• Location：Kyoto International Conference Center (Address:422 Iwakura Osagi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan)

Future Forum

High school and university students will explore the relationship between culture and the natural environment through workshops and present

proposals in International Conference

• Period：From April to September, 2025
• Location: Various parts of the Kyoto prefecture

Ancient Literature (Essays)’ exploration project.

• Consideration of Kyoto's flora and fauna as they appear in essays, waka poems, etc.
• Fieldwork in Kyoto Gyoen and other places

‘Traditional industries’ exploration project

• Exposing yourself to traditional crafts and reflecting on the relationship between nature and fuman
• Fieldwork in production areas and other places that have supported craftsmanship

Forest, Village and Sea' exploration project

• Consideration of the function of satoyama and the marine environment through fishing experience
• Fieldwork in satoyama, sea of Tango, etc.

15th Ceremony & Symposium

The 15th Earth Hall of Fame KYOTO Commendation Ceremony was held on Oct.14th, 2024.

The Earth Hall of Fame KYOTO

Date : Monday, Octover 14th, 2024,13:00-13:45
Venue : Kyoto International Conference Center, Room A (Iwakura Ōsagicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City)
Program :
 > String quartet performed by the Kyoto Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
 > Award ceremony
 > Commemorative speech 
[Inductees]

Kainuma Mikiko (Born in 1950), Japan
（Research Advisor, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES),Honorary Director General, National Institute for Environmental Studies）
Following the 2℃ target (and 1.5℃ challenge) agreed in the Paris Agreement, the IPCC Special Report on 1.5℃ published in 2018 identified that the temperature rise between 2℃ and 1.5℃ had significant differences in impact. As one of the authors, she disseminated these findings, reinforcing the long-term goal from 2℃ to 1.5℃ in the Paris Agreement.

Partha Dasgupta (Born in 1942), England
（Frank Ramsey Emeritus Professor, University of Cambridge）
Over the course of 40 years of research, he has completed “The Economics of Biodiversity”, a work that aims to make significant contributions to the fields of economics through its links to population, consumption and the biosphere.

By publishing works such as “Economics Theory and Exhaustible Resources”, he provides the guiding principles for a new environmental study of economics.

 

Satoshi Yamagishi (Born in 1939), Japan
（Honorary Director General, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology）
He was engaged with research on the speciation of the Sickle-billed Vanga found in the Republic of Madagascar, where he has contributed to the understanding of the island’s mechanisms of biodiversity. For example, he published the book “A field guide to the birds of Madagascar” in both Japanese and Malagasy, which was dedicated and donated to the children in Madagascar. Furthermore, he has contributed to the development of “behavioral ecology” both domestically and internationally through activities including training many researchers engaged in the study of bird’s breeding behaviors.

The Earth Forum Kyoto

Date : Monday, Octover 14th, 2024,14:00-17:00
Venue : Kyoto International Conference Center, Room A (Iwakura Ōsagicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City)
Program :
>Commemorative Lecture
>Pitch session for prefecture high school students
>Talk session
>Panel discussion ~Drawing a sustainable future~