Submitted by
Mariko.ABE
on Wed, 01/31/2018 - 17:55
General Information
Resolution
46437
IUCN Constituent
Nature Conservation Society of Japan
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
South and East Asia
Country/Territory
Japan
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Nature Conservation Society of Japan ( Japan )
IUCN Commissions
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
No
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Other
Description and results/achievements of activities:
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.
Status
On-going
Activity
Other
Description and results/achievements of activities:
For the landfill materials of the Henoko reclamation (the United States Marine Corps facility),Okinawa Island, the newspaper reported that the buisiness operator (Ministry of Defence, GOJ) plan to apply heat treatment. The details are not revieled. However if this method is applied other type of environmental destruction (heat impact for the surrounding environment) might occur.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Okinawa prefecture set an ordinance to prevent unintentional introduction of invasive alien species contaminated with soil and rocks for landfill in 2015. As it is not strict enough to prevent all possible alien species , we have been writing letters to revise the ordinance, however the prefecture don't have intention to revise.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The number of tourist of Okinawa prefecture is increasing. At presence 8,760,000 tourists annually. Okinawa prefecture set goal to increase the number for 17,000,000. Aamami oshima(island), Kagoshima prefecture, has the silimer tendency to increase the number of toursts. Both prefectures build new hotels and new ports.
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/
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/
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
It is difficult for the Government of Japan and local governments to understand there are growing opportunities for the introduction of alien species through tourism and military activities in the Ryukyu islands and there is need to strengthen measures for preventing the entry of alien species at ports of arrival.
III. Additional Information
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member