Nature Conservation Society of Japan

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]

Nature Conservation Society of Japan
日本自然保護協会
Formation17 October 1951[1]
PurposeNature conservation
Headquarters2F, Mitoyo Building, 1-16-10 Shinkawa, Chūō, Tōkyō, Japan
Coordinates35°40′38″N 139°47′02″E
Membership
24,142 (31 March 2016)[1]
Key people
Kameyama Akira (亀山章) (Chairman)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

See also

References
  1. 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.
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