| Systems Name |
Purpose and Requirements |
Zone(Area) |
Restrictions |
Notes |
| Wilderness Area (Yakushima Wilderness Area) |
Natural areas preserve their primeval
state, have not been affected by human activity, and need protection. |
1219ha |
The following activities require the
approval of the Minister of the Environment (Article 17): (1) constructing,
reconstructing, or extending buildings, (2) altering the landscape, (3) mining
and quarrying, (4) reclamation, (5) altering the water level or water volume
in rivers, etc., (6) cutting trees or bamboo (7) collecting fallen leaves or
branches, (8) planting trees or bamboo, (9) capturing animals, (10) grazing
livestock, (11) lighting fires, (12) accumulating things, (13) using vehicles
or horses in designated zones(14) leaving waste, (15) planting plants |
Nature Conservation Law
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| National Park (Kirishima-yaku National Park)
|
A park contributes to human
health, recreation, and enlightenment by protecting scenic beauty and
promoting its use |
Special Zone (12,005 ha) |
The following activities require the
approval of the Minister of the Environment (Article 17): (1) constructing,
reconstructing, or extending buildings, (2) cutting trees or bamboo, (3)
mining and quarrying, (4) altering water level or water volume in rivers,
etc.,, (5) discharging waste water or sewage into designated lakes, marshes,
rivers, etc., (6) advertising, (7) reclamation, (8) altering the, (9)
collecting designated plants, (10) changing the color of, etc., (11) using
vehicles or horses in designated zones |
Natural Parks Law |
| Special Protection Zone (6,733 ha) |
In addition to (1) through (8), (10),
and (11) listed above, the following activities require the approval of the
Minister of the Environment (Article 18): (12) damaging trees and bamboo, (13)
planting trees and bamboo, (14) grazing livestock, (15) dumping, (16) lighting
fires, (17) collecting fallen leaves and branches, (18) capturing animals. |
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| Forest
Ecosystem Reserve (Yakushima Forest Ecosystem Reserve) |
Through the preservation of
primitive forests, Conservation Forests contribute to the maintenance of the
natural forest ecosystem, the protection of plants and animals, the
preservation of the gene pool, the advancement of forestry management and
techniques, and academic research. |
Preservation Area (9,600 ha) |
Principally, this area will be left to
natural succession without human disturbance (emergency measures caused by
natural disasters; monitoring, academic research and other activities that
contribute to the larger public welfare; and other legal measures are excluded
by this restriction). |
"On the rearrangement
and expansion of Conservation Forests" (Order by Director General, of the
Forestry Agency, April 1989) |
| Conservation and Utilization Area
:(5,585 ha) |
No forestry operations are permitted
for the purpose timber production ( if there is an artificial forest, multiple
forest management may be applicable). Educational and recreational use that
does not accompany large-scale development is permissible. |
| Natural Monuments |
Monuments are animals, plants, and
geological minerals of great academic interest in Japan. |
Special Natural Monuments: Yakushima
Virgin Cedar Forest; Natural Monument: Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komodori),
Japanese wood pigeon (Columba janthica), (Turdus celaenops), (Phylloscopus
ijimae) |
The Commissioner for Cultural Affairs
must approve activities that may impact the preservation of the status quo of
designated species. (Article 80) |
Law on the Protection of Cultural Properties |
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