Side Event

SEAS LINK OUR BIODIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE LIFE

Organizer
Co-hosted by Eco-Horizon Institute in Korea, Japanese Kyushu Univ.(Faculty Sea People Network(Kaimin Network), of Engineering), Jeju Univ.(Asia Pacific Ocean & Culture Center

Date and Time
9 October 2014 18:15 - 19:45

Meeting
Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

People who have, for many generations, depended on ocean systems-that is, "Sea people"-tend to perceive the world on a wider range of spatial/temporal scales than those who settled on a fixed area of land. The so-called "people of the sea" living in the coastal areas of the Asia-Pacific region share traditional methods of fishing, navigation, home construction, and other customs that have spread throughout places they came to live in while traveling and migrating across the sea. However, things have changed due to modernization and economic growth, and changes in lifestyle and ecosystem, together with dwindling fisheries and other factors, have led to deterioration in fisheries and fishing villages where the population is declining and aging: No country in the regions is free from these issues. If these trends continue, we will lose valuable cultural experiences; communities in the region will begin to fall apart; we will no longer be able to live in harmony with the marine ecosystem. The aim of this workshop is to track down the paths of the people of the sea, changes in the nature, and folk customs in Korea, Japan, and other maritime areas.