Taiwan joins IPSI body to promote conservationBy Esme Yeh / Staff reporterTaiwan has been selected to join the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative’s (IPSI) Steering Committee in recognition of its long-term commitment to promoting global conservation, the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency said yesterday. The IPSI Global Conference was held in Riobamba, Ecuador, from March 2 to March 5. During the conference last month, National Dong Hwa University was officially elected as a member of the steering committee, making Taiwan an official part of a core decisionmaking body of global conservation initiatives, the agency said. Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency Lin Chi-che, third right, poses with others at the 10th IPSI Global Conference in Riobamba, Ecuador. Taiwan’s conservation experience could also be incorporated via the IPSI into the guidance on other effective area-based conservation measures (OECM), which is developed by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), he added.

Source: Taipei Times April 02, 2026 17:47 UTC