The Nature Conservation Society of Japan (公益財団法人 日本自然保護協会, Kōeki zaidan hōjin Nihon shizen hogo kyōkai) (NACS-J) is a Japanese NGO founded in 1951.[1] It is a member organization of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, for which it acts as the Japanese coordinator.[2][3] The society developed out of the Oze Marsh Conservation Union (尾瀬保存期成同盟), formed in 1949 to challenge plans to build a hydroelectric power station in the Oze marshes; two years later, after organizing a petition to combat the issue of sulfur mining at Mount Meakan in Hokkaidō, the Union reformed as the country's first nature conservation organization.[4][5] More recent initiatives have included the development of a citizen-led satoyama monitoring system.[6]
| 日本自然保護協会 | |
| Formation | 17 October 1951[1] |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Nature conservation |
| Headquarters | 2F, Mitoyo Building, 1-16-10 Shinkawa, Chūō, Tōkyō, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°40′38″N 139°47′02″E / 35.677175°N 139.783791°E |
Membership | 24,142 (31 March 2016)[1] |
Key people | Kameyama Akira (亀山章) (Chairman)[1] |
| Website | Official website |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d 組織概要 [Organization Overview] (in Japanese). Nature Conservation Society of Japan. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "IUCN Members". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "About Japan Committee for IUCN". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ 沿革 [History] (in Japanese). Nature Conservation Society of Japan. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Oze National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Nature Conservation Society of Japan. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
External links
edit- (in Japanese) Nature Conservation Society of Japan
- (in English) Nature Conservation Society of Japan
- (in English) The Nature Conservation Movement in Post-War Japan