Dr. Toshiya Okuro is Professor of Landscape Ecology and Planning at the University of Tokyo. He has conducted research on desertification, land degradation control, and the restoration of ecosystem services in drylands for more than 30 years, with field experience in China, Mongolia, Burkina Faso, Brazil, and Ethiopia. His work has emphasized sustainable land management through international colla...

Dr. Ram Avtar is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Japan, and Director of the Global Land Programme (GLP) Japan Nodal Office. His research focuses on land systems, natural resource mapping, and co-designing solutions for global sustainability, integrating multi-sensor remote sensing, UAV technologies, and machine learning for environmenta...

Kuang-Chih Chang has served in public service for over 30 years, holding positions such as Section Chief, Director-General of the River Bureau, and Deputy Chief Engineer, and is currently serving as Director-General of the Water Resources Planning Branch. His responsibilities include planning major national water resources projects; conducting research on water resources development and utiliza...

Dr. Li-Pei Peng currently serves as Deputy Minister of the National Development Council (NDC) of Taiwan and is a Professor in the Department of Bio-Industry Communication and Development, jointly appointed with the Graduate Institute of Building and Planning at National Taiwan University. His research focuses on community development, regional planning, multi-stakeholder participation, network ...