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
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
Membership	24,142 (31 March 2016)[1]
Key people	Kameyama Akira (亀山章) (Chairman)[1]
Website	Official website

See also

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

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.

External links

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