Nature Conservation Society of Japan

Nature Conservation Society of Japan日本自然保護協会

Formation| 17 October 1951[1]
Purpose| Nature conservation
Headquarters| 2F, Mitoyo Building, 1-16-10 Shinkawa, Chūō, Tōkyō, Japan
Coordinates| 35°40′38″N 139°47′02″E﻿ / ﻿35.677175°N 139.783791°E﻿ / 35.677175; 139.783791
Membership| 24,142 (31 March 2016)[1]

Key people

| Kameyama Akira (亀山章) (Chairman)[1]
Website| Official website

The Nature Conservation Society of Japan (公益財団法人 日本自然保護協会, Kōeki zaidan hōjin Nihon shizen hogo kyōkai) (NACS-J) is a Japanese NGO founded in 1951.[1] It is a member organization of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, for which it acts as the Japanese coordinator.[2][3] The society developed out of the Oze Marsh Conservation Union (尾瀬保存期成同盟), formed in 1949 to challenge plans to build a hydroelectric power station in the Oze marshes; two years later, after organizing a petition to combat the issue of sulfur mining at Mount Meakan in Hokkaidō, the Union reformed as the country's first nature conservation organization.[4][5] More recent initiatives have included the development of a citizen-led satoyama monitoring system.[6]

## See also

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* Oze National Park
* Wildlife Protection Areas in Japan
* Wild Bird Society of Japan

## References

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1. ^ a b c d 組織概要 [Organization Overview] (in Japanese). Nature Conservation Society of Japan. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
2. ^ "IUCN Members". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
3. ^ "About Japan Committee for IUCN". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
4. ^ 沿革 [History] (in Japanese). Nature Conservation Society of Japan. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
5. ^ "Oze National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
6. ^ "About Us". Nature Conservation Society of Japan. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

## External links

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* (in Japanese) Nature Conservation Society of Japan
* (in English) Nature Conservation Society of Japan
* (in English) The Nature Conservation Movement in Post-War Japan

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Japan

Academics|

* CiNii