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WCC 2008 RES 022 - Activity Report

Submitted by Hideki.YOSHIKAWA on Sun, 12/01/2019 - 05:14
Information générale
Promouvoir la conservation du dugong Dugong dugon pendant l’Année internationale de la biodiversité des Nations Unies en 2010
Constituant de l’UICN: 
Save the Dugong Campaign Center
Type de Constituant de l’UICN: 
IUCN Member
Période d’activité: 
2019
Zone géographique: 
Pays
Pays/Territoire: 
Japan
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
Quelles sont les Commissions de l’UICN impliquées dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution ?: 
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Veuillez indiquer quels autres acteurs (non-membres de l’UICN) sont impliqués dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
Dugong Network Okinawa (NGO)
Implémentation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Activit�s visant � influencer et/ou promouvoir les politiquesIn March 2019, a female dugong was found dead on the west coast of Okinawa, Japan. The Ministry of the Environment has concluded that it was stabbed dead by a ray barb, presumably while bottom feeding. This dugong was the last known dugong in the waters of Okinawa, one of the Nansei Islands that occur in Japanese waters between Kyushu and Taiwan. The Save the Dugong Campaign Center, along with other NGOs in Okinawa, contacted international marine mammal experts to discuss the critical situation of the dugong in Okinawa. This grave situation indicates that Japan, as a whole, us NGOs and government agencies, has failed to protect the northernmost dugong in the world despite IUCN's Recommendations and Resolution. We SDCC then contacted the IUCN SSC Sirenia Special Group to take action.On-going
Veuillez indiquer quels ont été les résultats obtenus dans le cadre des activités entreprises pour la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
In response to international concerns about the status of the Japanese Dugong Sub-Population, the IUCN SSC Sirenia Specialist Group took two concrete actions. First, in August 2019, the SSC lodged a listing assessment for this sub-population with IUCN (Brownell et al. 2019), proposing that it be listed as Critically Endangered. Second, in September 2019, the SSC held a small expert workshop (Japanese Ministry of the Environment participated) to produce a research plan with multiple approaches to determine if any dugongs remain in the waters of Okinawa and the Nansei region in Japan.
Veuillez indiquer et décrire brièvement les activités planifiées par la suite pour la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
Activité FutureDescription
Activit�s visant � influencer et/ou promouvoir les politiquesGiven that the Implementation of the Plan requires the active participation of both the Japanese Ministry of the Environment and the Okinawa Prefectural Government, NGOs like ours need to encourage the governments to do so.
Activit�s techniques/scientifiquesThe Plan needs to be implemented to the extent it is possible and as soon as possible.
Informations complémentaires
Liens externes: 
Endangered Dugong found dead in Okinawa, cause unknown