Taiwan has gained another internationally recognized Satoyama Initiative case study! The Meinong Lake Jacana Conservation Area (MLJCA) is managed by the by the Kaohsiung Wild Bird Society (KWBS). A project which began officially in 2021, local birders had already begun doing land adoption near Meinong Lake to recreate habitat for the birds as early as 2017. The MLJCA brings together local government and community groups to successfully restore the habitat of Pheasant-tailed Jacanas. The community also works to reward eco-friendly farming practices, expand habitat areas, and create an agricultural environment that coexists with nature. This year, thanks to an application submitted on its behalf by IPSI member the Taiwan Wild Bird Federation (TWBF), the MLJCA successfully became a certified case study by the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI).

臺灣具有豐富之生物多樣性，維護臺灣生態系以保障小島的環境永續，這是保護生活在土地上的人、動物與所有生命之基石。過去這些年來，因人們基於不同目的所圈養的非原生生態系中的動物，當外溢到環境中形成生態危害時，行政院農委會也進行了必要之移除作業，包含展演動物外溢到環境的埃及聖䴉、寵物飼養外溢到環境的綠鬣蜥以及海蟾蜍等。而移除之所以必要，是因為如果不採取任何措施，在生態系統牽一髮動全身的情況下，受到傷害的生命只會更多。