| Expert Name | Dr. Masao Toyama |
| Title | Associate Professor |
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| Institution | Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University |
| City | Tottori |
| Country | Japan |
| Telephone | 81 857 29-4202 |
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| Work Experience | International comparative study of interactive impact between desertification/land degradation and human activities in Asia
- surveyed the situation of desertification in selected Asia countries in various arid regions, through review of documents and case studies implemented by parallel study teams, (includign participation to field survey in Radjasthan, India)
- analyzed interactive impact of human activities and desertification in each country,
- proposed the direction for the contribution to control desertification through international comparative study
Systematic identification and categorization of desertification/land degradation control technolgies
- identified and categorized technologies to combat desertification/land degradation more systematic, by analyszing the projects which have been successfully implemented in different parts of the world.
- identified those technologies which should be rapidly developed and applied and be most effective in combating desertific |
| Qualifications | Bachelor of Agriculture, Tottori, university 1965
Master of Agriculture, Kyushu, University 1967
Doctor of Agriculture, Kyushu, University 1972 |
| Number of Publications | 4 |
| Awards | The third Yomiuri International Cooperation Award, 1995
The first Japan-Korea International Environmental Contribution Award, 1996 |
| Other Activities | 1. Ecological Society of Japan
2. Japan Society of Civil Engineering
3. Japan Association for Planning Administration
4. International Association for impact Assessment, Japan Chapter |
| Publications | Greening the Deserts, Kosei Publishing Co., Tokyo Tokyo 1995
Onions and Allied Crops, Vol III CRC Press, N.Y 1990
The third Yomiuri International Cooperation Award, 1995
The first Japan-korea International Environmental Contribution Award, 1996 |
| Discipline | Agricultural Sciences |
| Last updated | 09/05/2007 17:35:00 |
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