Topic N1
Japanese Learning
Environment - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation
N1 Conversation lesson 28: Environment - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation
๐ฌDialogue
ๆฐๅๅคๅใธใฎๅฏพ็ญใ้ฒใไธๆนใงใๆใ ใฏ็็ฉๅคๆงๆงใฎๅ็ใชๅชๅคฑใจใใใใใไธใคใฎๅฑๆฉใใซๅฏพใใฆใใพใ ๅๅใซ่ญฆ้ใ้ณดใใใใจใใงใใฆใใพใใใญใ
While measures against climate change are progressing, we have not yet been able to sufficiently ring the alarm bells regarding the "other crisis"โthe dramatic loss of biodiversity.
ใใใไธ่ฆใใใจๆใ ใฎๆฅๅธธใจใฏ็ก็ธใซๆใใ็จฎใฎ็ตถๆป ใงใใใๅฎใฏ็ๆ ็ณปใตใผใในใฎๆฉๆตใซไพๅญใใไบบ้กใฎ็ๅญๅบ็คใใฎใใฎใ่ ใใใฆใใพใใ
Yes. At first glance, the extinction of species seems unrelated to our daily lives, but it actually threatens the very foundation of human survival, which relies on the benefits of ecosystem services.
ใใฎ้ใใงใใ็นๅฎใฎไธ็จฎใๆฌ ใใใ ใใง้ฃ็ฉ้ฃ้ๅ จไฝใฎใใฉใณในใๅดฉๅฃใใไบๆใใฌใใณใใใใฏใชใฉใฎ้ฃ้็ใชใชในใฏใ่ช็บใใใญใพใใใ
Exactly. Just missing one specific species can cause the balance of the entire food chain to collapse, potentially triggering cascading risks such as unforeseen pandemics.
ใฏใใใ ใใใใใ็ตๆธ็บๅฑใฎใใใซ่ช็ถใ้้ใชใๆพๅใ็ถใใใจใใไบบ้กไธญๅฟไธป็พฉ็ใชใใฉใใคใ ใใใไธๅปใๆฉใ่ฑๅดใใๅฟ ่ฆใใใใพใใญใ
Yes. That is precisely why we must break away as soon as possible from the anthropocentric paradigm of endlessly exploiting nature for economic development.
ใใใ่ฟๅนดใงใฏใไผๆฅญใซๅฏพใใฆใ่ฒกๅๆ ๅ ฑใ ใใงใชใใ่ช็ถ่ณๆฌใธใฎๅฝฑ้ฟใๆ ๅ ฑ้็คบใใใใจใๅณใใๆฑใใใใใใใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใใ
Yes. In recent years, companies are also being strictly required to disclose information not only on their finances but also on their impact on natural capital.
ใใฃใใใ้ใใงใใ็ฐๅข่ฒ ่ทใไฝๆธใใใ ใใงใชใใๅฃๅใใ็ๆ ็ณปใ็ฉๆฅต็ใซๅ็ใใฆใใใใใคใใฃใผใใธใใฃใใใจใใๆฆๅฟตใธใฎ่ปขๆใงใใญใ
Exactly as you say. It is the shift to the concept of "Nature Positive," which not only reduces environmental burdens but proactively regenerates degraded ecosystems.
ใใ ใไฟ่ญทๅบใ่จญใใใจใใฃใใใใใใฆใณใฎใขใใญใผใใ ใใงใฏ้็ใใใใๅฐๅไฝๆฐใฎ้ซใ่ฆ่ญใจ็่จใฎๅไธใไธก็ซใใใไป็ตใฟใไธๅฏๆฌ ใงใใ
However, top-down approaches such as establishing protected areas have limits alone; a mechanism that balances the high discernment of local residents with the improvement of their livelihoods is essential.
ใใใๅคๆฅใใๆฅๆฌใซๆ นไปใใฆใใใ่ช็ถใฎๆตใฟใๆ็ถๅฏ่ฝใซๆดป็จใใชใใๅ ฑ็ใใฆใใใ้ๅฑฑใใฎๆๆณใฏใใพใใซใใฎใขใใซใฑใผในใซใชใๅพใพใใ
Yes. The philosophy of "Satoyama," rooted in Japan since ancient times, which sustainably utilizes nature's blessings while living in harmony, can truly serve as its model case.
ใฏใใๆๆฐใฎใใฏใใญใธใผใ้งไฝฟใใ็ๆ ็ณปใฎใขใใฟใชใณใฐใจใๅ ไบบใใกใๅนใฃใฆใใไผ็ตฑ็ใช็ฐๅข็ฅ่ฆใ่ๅใใใใใจใๅคงใใช้ตใๆกใใพใใญใ
Yes. Fusing ecosystem monitoring utilizing the latest technology with the traditional environmental knowledge cultivated by our predecessors holds a major key.
ใใฎๆๅณใงใ็็ฉๅคๆงๆงใฎไฟๅ จใฏๅใชใ่ช็ถไฟ่ญทใฎๆ ็ตใฟใ่ถ ใใๆฐใใช็ตๆธใฎๆ ็ตใฟใ็คพไผใทในใใ ใฎๅๆง็ฏใ่ฟซใๅฃฎๅคงใชใใญใธใงใฏใใ ใจ่จใใพใใ
In that sense, it can be said that biodiversity conservation goes beyond the framework of mere nature protection, and is a grand project demanding the reconstruction of new economic frameworks and social systems.
ใใใ็ฎๅ ใฎๅฉ็ใซใจใใใใใไบบ้ใใพใๅบๅคงใช็ฌ่ชใฎ็ๆ ็ณปใ็นใๆใไธๅกใงใใใจใใ่ฌ่ใช่ชๅทฑ่ช่ญใใไปไธๅบฆๅใๆปใใญใฐใชใใพใใใญใ
Yes. Without being caught up in immediate profits, we must once again recover the humble self-awareness that humans, too, are merely a member weaving the vast, unique ecosystem.
ใใฎ้ใใงใใๅคๆงใช็ๅฝใ่ค้ใซ็ตกใฟๅใใชใใ็ดกใๅบใใใใฎใใใใใฎใชใๅฐ็ใฎ่ฑใใใใๆฌกไปฃใฎๅญไพใใกใธ็กไบใซๅผใ็ถใใงใใใใใงใใญใ
Exactly. We want to safely hand over the irreplaceable richness of this Earth, spun by a complex intertwining of diverse life forms, to the children of the next generation.
โญKey Expressions
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผ้ณดใใ
Used to express emitting a warning sound to society or people about a certain risk.
๏ฝ๏ผใซ๏ผไพๅญใใ
Refers to existing or operating while necessitating reliance on something else.
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผ็นใๆใ
Describes the complex combination of various elements shaping a beautiful or meaningful whole.
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผ่ฟซใ
Describes a strong situation demanding immediate action, decision, or change.
โQuestions
Aใฏใ็็ฉๅคๆงๆงใฎๅชๅคฑใซใคใใฆใฉใฎใใใชใใจใๅฑๆงใใฆใใพใใใ
ใใใคใใฃใผใใธใใฃใใใจใใๆฆๅฟตใฏใฉใฎใใใชใใฎใ ใจ่ชฌๆใใใฆใใพใใใ
Bใฏใๆฅๆฌๅคๆฅใฎใ้ๅฑฑใใฎๆๆณใใฉใฎใใใช็นใงๅชใใฆใใใจ่ฟฐในใฆใใพใใใ
ใๆพๅใใฎๆ่ใซใใใๆญฃใใๆๅณใฏใฉใใงใใใ
๐Vocabulary
่ญฆ้
ใใใใใ
alarm bell
็ก็ธ
ใใใ
unrelated / unconnected
ๆฉๆต
ใใใใ
benefit / blessing
ๆพๅใใ
ใใใใ ใใ
to exploit
่ฆ่ญ
ใใใใ
insight / discernment
็่จ
ใใใใ
livelihood
่ฌ่
ใใใใ
humble / modest
็ดกใๅบใ
ใคใใใ ใ
to spin / weave
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