Tamano Hayashi is a lecturer at the Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Ryukoku University. She is an ecologist. She earned her PhD from Kyoto University in 2005. Since 2013 she has been employed at Ryukoku University, where she worked as a lecturer. Since 2006, she has been conducting research on human-nature interactions and landscapes by integrating and analyzing cartographic and bibliographic information with GIS. Recent studies include the verification of forest vegetation using UAVs and research on the use and management of forest resources in Africa.