Kobori Hiromi, Primack Richard B
Faculty of Environmental and Information Studies, Musashi Institute of Technology, Tsuzuki-Ki, Yokohama, Japan.
Ambio. 2003 Jun;32(4):307-11.
The traditional agricultural landscape of Japan, known as satoyama, consists of a mixture of forests, wet rice paddy fields, grasslands, and villages. This landscape supports a great diversity of plant and animal species, many of which are significant to the Japanese culture. The satoyama landscape is currently being rapidly converted to residential and industrial uses in Japan's expanding metropolitan areas, with the local loss of many species. Only 7% of the land in the Yokohama area remains as satoyama. City residents and older farmers have become key participants in programs to protect examples of satoyama. Many urban residents value the experience of participating in agricultural and conservation activities once they are made aware of the threat faced by the satoyama landscape. In one particularly successful program, conservation efforts and fund-raising are linked to "Totoro", an imaginary forest animal featured in a popular animated film.
日本传统的农业景观被称为“里山”，它由森林、水田、草原和村庄混合而成。这种景观支撑着多种多样的动植物物种，其中许多对日本文化具有重要意义。目前，在日本不断扩张的大都市地区，里山景观正迅速转变为住宅和工业用地，导致许多物种在当地消失。横滨地区只有7%的土地仍是里山。城市居民和年长的农民已成为保护里山范例项目的关键参与者。一旦城市居民意识到里山景观面临的威胁，他们就会重视参与农业和保护活动的体验。在一个特别成功的项目中，保护工作和筹款与“龙猫”联系在一起，“龙猫”是一部热门动画电影中出现的虚构森林动物。
