The initiative has been supported and implemented by an international partnership of over 100 governments, civil society organizations, and indigenous people.
Examples are agriculture, forestry & Animal husbandry, and natural habitats, where human influence is an essential aspect of the local ecosystem.
The Satoyama Initiative is based on the principle that these landscapes, when properly managed, can benefit both biodiversity and human livelihoods, rather than these being in a state of opposition, thus leading to "society in harmony with nature".
[2] There has been opposition to the use of the word "Satoyama" since it is only used in Japanese and is not a common term throughout the world, and from some major agricultural exporting countries who "criticized madecriticizedmade the criticism that the Satoyama Initiative would augment local production for local consumption, and thus inhibit free trade in goods in the spirit of the GATT Uruguay Round" before it was finally included in the COP 10 decision.
[4] IPSI holds annual Global Conferences and other events, sponsors collaborative activities carried out by its members, collect case studies of work done in production landscapes and seascapes, and promotes knowledge facilitation and research.