Nature & Parks
Press Release
- Japan Establishes a 30by30 Roadmap and Launches the 30by30 Alliance for Biodiversity [22.04.08up]
- Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organism [22.03.01up]
- The Central Environment Council reports on "Necessary measures to be taken in the future based on the state of enforcement of the Invasive Alien Species Act" [22.01.11up]
Issues
Biodiversity
- Announcement of "Ecosystem-based approach to disaster risk reduction" and Publication of Handbook "Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan"
- Link: Biodiversity Center of Japan
- The First National Report under the Convention on Biological Diversity (Dec. 1997)
- The National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan
- State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Loss of Biological diversity
- Link: SATOYAMA INITIATIVE
- Practices for the sustainable use and management of natural resources
- Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS)
- Brochure: Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan - a handbook for practitioners- [PDF 10.2MB]
- Pamphlet(English): Report of Comprehensive Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Japan (JBO2: Japan Biodiversity Outlook 2) [PDF 4.0MB]
- Link: Biodiversity and Private Sector Engagement
- Pamphlet(English): CASEBOOK ON BIODIVERSITY ENGAGEMENTS BY PRIVATE SECTOR [PDF 9.7MB]
- Pamphlet(English): Good Practices in Corporate Disclosure Related to Biodiversity and Natural Capital [PDF 9.2MB]
Wildlife
- Enforcement, etc. of the Act for Partial Revision of the Wildlife Protection and Hunting Management Law
- State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Extinct and Endangered Species Listed in the Red Data Book
- 05.07.25 Red Data Book on Land and Freshwater Mollusks Revised
- 05.07.11 Breeding Results of Japanese Crested Ibis for 2005
- State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Wildlife Protection
- State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Wildlife Conservation in Japan (March 1997)
- Japan’s View and Efforts in regard to Conservation of African Elephants and Trade in Ivory
Alien Species
- Alien Species
- 05.05.31 Enforcement of Invasive Alien Species Act
- 05.05.25 Amendments on Enforcement Regulation for Invasive Alien Species Act
- 05.02.23 Web Page on Invasive Alien Species Act
- Report of the Webinar among the CPTPP members (24 June 2021)
Natural Parks
- National Hot Spring Health Resorts
- Sanriku Reconstruction(Fukko) National Park Initiative [PDF 531KB]
- National Parks of Japan
- State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Wilderness Areas and Nature Conservation Areas
- List of National and Quasi-national Parks
- State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: National Gardens and National Cemeteries
- Location Map
- 1st Asia Parks Congress & 6th World Parks Congress
- Project to Fully Enjoy National Parks
World Heritage
- World Natural Heritage in Japan [web site] [pamphlet]
- Link: Ogasawara Islands Nature Information Center
- For the inscription on the World Heritage List of Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island
Marine Biodiversity / Coral Reefs
- Marine protected areas for conservation of offshore seabed
- Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs)
- The Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reef Ecosystems in Japan 2016-2020 [PDF 9.3MB]
- Coral Reefs of Japan(Published by MOE)
- International Conference on Climate Change and Coral Reef Conservation (2013)
- Report of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Second Regional Workshop for the East Asian Seas (1997)
Global Forest Conservation
Combating Desertification
Antarctic Conservation
Hot Springs
Nature Protection/Restoration
- RAMSAR SITES in JAPAN
- For Coexistence of People and Nature
- State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Ramsar Sites
- State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Wetland in Japan
- Nature Conservation in Japan (1995)
- State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Natural Vegetation
- State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Natural Coast
- Basic Policy for Nature Restoration [PDF 40KB]
- Nature Restoration Projects in Japan