Keita Furukawa

Dr. Keita Furukawa has more than 30 years’ experience with marine and coastal environmental research and coastal ecosystem restoration project implementation. This includes work within the governmental institution the National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (NILIM: former PHRI) from 1988 to 2013, along with ocean policy studies at the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF). His scientific work has examined the open ocean, estuaries, tidal-flats, seagrass beds, coral reefs, and mangrove forests. He has been actively involved in local, national, regional, and global action for marine environment conservation and restoration with ICM implementation. Since 2022, he has served as the Technical Session Chair of the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA).