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General Information
Resolution
46437
Period covered
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status | Action |
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| Policy influencing/advocacy | In 2017, the Japanese government nominated the Northern Part of Okinawa Island (NPOI), Japan, for UNESCO World Natural Heritage status. The government's nomination dossier did not provide, in our view, sufficient information on the possibilities that invasive species could be introduced to Okinawa through the use of soil and rocks transported from areas outside Okinawa for the construction of a military base near the NPOI. Thus, in 2017, we provided the IUCN World Heritage Programme additional information on the possibilities. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| 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 | Full activity report | |
| Other (please specify) | 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. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Policy influencing/advocacy | 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. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Policy influencing/advocacy | 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/ |
On-going | Full activity report | |
| 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 | Full activity report | |
| 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 | Full activity report |
Actors involved from Activity Reports
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Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Report status
Published
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Nature Conservation Society of Japan ( Japan )
IUCN Commissions
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Field activities
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
Under Operative 1., in July 2018 the IUCN Secretariat (supported by the SSC ISSG, and other project partners incl. IUCN Members) finished its EC funded 'InvaZiles' project in the Western Indian Ocean Islands. This concluded more than five years of work that mobilised information on invasive alien species (IAS), created networks of expertise, increased capacity and knowledge on addressing IAS across the region, and undertook IAS management at a number of sites. One of the major outputs of the Inva'Ziles project was the 'Guidelines for invasive species planning and management on Islands' which was published in 2018 (https://www.iucn.org/theme/species/our-work/invasive-species/islands-ias-guidance). These Guidelines are designed to assist anyone planning and programming the management of invasive species on islands, with the aim of reducing the negative impacts of invasives on islands’ rich and fragile natural heritage, communities and livelihoods. The document provides guidance for anyone who has to find, plan and prioritise funds and resources for invasive species management and research, on islands anywhere, including for the design of national invasive species strategies and action plans. It provides support for islanders and island agencies working on invasives, as well as guidance for international and regional agencies in providing assistance to them.
Under Operative 2., The Nature Conservation Society of Japan (NACS-J) has continued to engage with the Okinawa Prefecture, to request that the Ordinance (2015) on preventing unintentional introductions of invasive alien species contaminated with soil and rocks for landfill, is improved. NACS-J note with concern that the invasive ant (Solenopsis invicta) was introduced into several prefectures of the mainland of Japan last year.
Under Operative 2., The Nature Conservation Society of Japan (NACS-J) has continued to engage with the Okinawa Prefecture, to request that the Ordinance (2015) on preventing unintentional introductions of invasive alien species contaminated with soil and rocks for landfill, is improved. NACS-J note with concern that the invasive ant (Solenopsis invicta) was introduced into several prefectures of the mainland of Japan last year.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
The NACS-J have stated in their activity report that it has been difficult to convince stakeholders of the need to address the growing opportunities for the introduction of alien species through tourism and military activities on the Ryuku Islands.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
According to NACS-J, improved biosecurity measures are still required for Okinawa Island to ensure that invasive alien species are not introduced. In terms of the IUCN 'islands guidance' - their use by island states to develop/renew their invasive species strategies and action plans is recommended.
Are these actions/activities planned?
No
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
On-going: implementation consisting of repetitive, recurrent action (attending meetings, reporting, etc.)