Special Lecture at the Meeting of the Kyushu-Okinawa Insect Research Society and the Kyushu Branch of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan (December 2021)

Section Leader Yoshimura gave a presentation on the OKEON Churamori Project and our efforts to date at the meeting of the Kyushu-Okinawa Insect Research Society and the Kyushu Branch of Lepidopterological Society of Japan. The OKEON Churamori Project began with its conception in 2014, followed by the launch a biodiversity monitoring network across the island of Okinawa in 2015 and continues to this day. To date, the project has developed not only as an academic project, but has also deepened its relationship with Okinawan society in a variety of ways. This involvement has led to a new development in the project: research on invasive species. We will continue to contribute to the understanding and conservation of biodiversity, which is an important resource of Okinawa.