Planetary Agenda – Sony CSL

This research area addresses planetary-scale challenges such as climate change and the biodiversity crisis. While aiming to build sustainable societies and ecosystems within the limits of environmental resources, capacities we focus on practical actions that extend beyond theoretical studies, contributing to solutions for global challenges in real-world and regional contexts.

Worldviews

New imaginaries for the ecological transition

Developing small-scale farming to study future possibilities - Peter Hanappe

Reseach Areas	Planetary Agenda Augmented Societies
Researchers

Synecoculture™ and Augmented Ecosystems

Synecoculture that overcomes the trade-off between productivity and environmental damage - Masatoshi Funabashi

Reseach Areas	Planetary Agenda Augmented Societies
Researchers

Projects

Syneco Portal

Synecoculture Principles Learning Kit

SynecO, Inc

Synecoculture™

Synecoculture that overcomes the trade-off between productivity and environmental damage

OTOTAKE PROJECT 2018

Technology Overcomes Barriers.

News & Articles

[INFO] Synecoculture Collaborates with Renowned Chinese Tea

Realized as Part of Sony China’s Sustainability Initiative

2025年12月18日

[Article] Research Director M. Funabashi contributed to a World Economic Forum report as a member of the Tech for Climate Adaptation Working Group

Harnessing Digital Technologies for Smarter Water Management in Agriculture

2025年11月14日

Strengthening Local Climate Resilience through Synecoculture in Northern Cameroon － UNEP releases a video highlighting project achievements

UNEP releases a video highlighting project achievements

2025年11月10日

[Article] A new article by Dr. M. Funabasi et al. has been published in Agriculture.

Data-Efficient Sowing Position Estimation for Agricultural Robots Combining Image Analysis and Expert Knowledge

2025年7月24日

[INFO] Synecoculture was featured in the World Economic Forum's white paper.

Climate Adaptation: Unlocking Value Chains with the Power of Technology

2025年2月12日

[TOPIC] Synecoculture has been featured on Sony Group’s portal site.

2024年12月20日

[Event 9/20]The Future of Climate Summit VOL II

Dr. Funabashi will talk at this event.

2024年9月2日

[Article]A paper by M. Funabashi has been published in npj Sustainable Agriculture.

Power-law productivity of highly biodiverse agroecosystems supports land recovery and climate resilience

2024年5月14日

Publications

Modesto, Lenon Romano and Baquedano, Ignacio and Ramalhete, Ezgi Öğün and Mena, Silvia and Sharma, Mukesh and Rodríguez-Núñez, Pablo and Danilov, Ivana and Nath, Dibyojyoty and Tait, Natasha and Moro, Ignacio Javier and Reutina, Uliana and Yücel, Işıl and Vučetić, Snežana and Prieto, Alicia and Colliaux, David and Barriuso, Jorge and Guirado, Gonzalo and Ieropoulos, Ioannis Andrea and Munoz-Berbel, Xavier and Grahovac, Jovana and Hanappe, Peter and Uria, Naroa and Schmidt, Markus R and Armstrong, Rachel

Integrating electroactive microorganisms into active soil management strategies

Front. Microbiol. | Vol.17, pages 1753999, feb, 2026

Gaultier, William and Lodetti, Andrea and Coghill, Ian and Colliaux, David and Fleck, Maximilian and Lahlou, Alienor

Altar: Structuring sharable experimental data from early exploration to publication

feb, 2026

Lerouge, Romain and Biferale, Lorenzo and Bruno, Matteo

The effect of consumption incentives on museum attendance: a case study on Milan through human mobility data

J. Cult. Econ. | feb, 2026