WCC 2016 Res 020 - Activity Report

General Information

Period covered
IUCN Constituent
Nature Conservation Society of Japan
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
Other (please specify)
An invasive ant (Solenopsis invicta) introduced into several prefectures of the mainland of Japan last year. The committee by experts and government to take countermeasure to eradicate the ant has organized.
On-going
Policy influencing/advocacy
The number of tourist to come to Okinawa prefecture is increasing. At present 8,760,000 tourists annually. Okinawa prefecture set goal to increase the number as 17,000,000. Aamami oshima(island), Kagoshima prefecture, has the slimier tendency to increase the number of tourists. Both prefectures build new hotels and new ports and so on. However these prefectures don't enforce pathway management for introduction of invasive alien species.

We sent a request titled 'Request concerning the IUCN field mission of proposed World Heritage sites in Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island' to IUCN last march. In this request we stated the above problem as well.
http://www.nacsj.or.jp/archive/2017/03/3830/
On-going

Actors involved in these activities

IUCN Members
Nature Conservation Society of Japan ( Japan )
IUCN Commissions
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
No
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member