The Kanazawa University Noto Satoyama Satoumi SDGs Meister Program educates and develops the next generation of leaders who will take responsibility for the revitalization and sustainable redevelopment of the Noto region.

Notoʼs Satoyama and Satoumi, which has been designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), embodies knowledge and experience that have been passed down over a long history through interactions between people and nature.
In today’s era, marked by rapid change, it has become essential to rediscover new value in the Noto Satoyama and Satoumi—whose traditions are in danger of being lost—and to take on new “challenges” so that it can be nurtured as a regional treasure and passed on to future generations.

Our Noto Satoyama and Satoumi SDGs Meister Program takes Notoʼs Satoyama and Satoumi as its point of departure. In order to generate creative restoration following the earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in 2024, the program brings together a diverse group of people who share a strong sense of purpose. Through mutual learning, we work to objectively analyze regional challenges, create value from new perspectives, and support the concretization of plans through action and practical implementation.