WCC 2016 Res 020 - Activity Report

General Information

Period covered
IUCN Constituent
Save the Dugong Campaign Center
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
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

Actors involved in these activities

IUCN Members
Nature Conservation Society of Japan ( Japan )
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Okinawa Environmental Justice Project
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member