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Directory of Protected Areas in East Asia - IUCN

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<strong>Directory</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Protected</strong> <strong>Areas</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Asia</strong>: People, Organisations and Places<br />

Japan International Co-operation<br />

Agency (JICA)<br />

10-5 Ichigaya Honmura-cho<br />

Sh<strong>in</strong>juku-ku<br />

Tokyo, 162<br />

Japan<br />

http://www.jica.go.jp/<strong>in</strong>dex.html<br />

Tel: +81 3 5352 5275<br />

Fax:+81 3 5352 5349<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>ile: JICA has made preservation and<br />

improvement <strong>of</strong> the natural environment<br />

and liv<strong>in</strong>g environments a priority area <strong>in</strong><br />

its co-operation schemes. JICA strives to<br />

further co-operation to meet new environmental<br />

problems <strong>in</strong> such important<br />

areas as <strong>in</strong>dustrial pollution control,<br />

forest conservation, and other areas <strong>in</strong><br />

which Japan has special expertise. JICA<br />

will also work to expand and improve its<br />

human resources development cooperation<br />

to meet these new challenges.<br />

For more <strong>in</strong>formation view the JICA web<br />

site or<br />

http://economics.iucn.org/fpa/dir4-06.htm<br />

Work<strong>in</strong>g languages: Japanese and<br />

English<br />

Geographic scope: Japan<br />

Japan Wildlife Research Center<br />

(JWRC)<br />

Yushima-Ohata Bldg., Yushima 2-29-3,<br />

Bunkyo-ku<br />

Tokyo, 113-0034<br />

Japan<br />

http://www.jwrc.or.jp<br />

Tel: +81 3 3813 8859<br />

Fax:+81 3 3813 8861<br />

E-mail: mkomoda@jwrc.or.jp<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>ile: The Japanese Wildlife Research<br />

Center (JWRC) researches and develops<br />

techniques for research and management<br />

<strong>of</strong> wildlife and its habitats. JWRC contributes<br />

to the conservation <strong>of</strong> nature<br />

through accumulation <strong>of</strong> basic data and<br />

fact f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g. It is an <strong>IUCN</strong> member.<br />

Work<strong>in</strong>g language: Japanese<br />

Geographic scope: Japan<br />

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Japanese Association for Wild Geese<br />

Protection<br />

16 M<strong>in</strong>amimachi<br />

Wakayanagi<br />

Miyagi<br />

Japan<br />

Tel: +81 2 2832 2004<br />

Fax:+81 2 2832 3294<br />

E-mail: hgh02256@nifty.ne.jp<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>ile: It is an <strong>IUCN</strong> member.<br />

Work<strong>in</strong>g language: Japanese<br />

Geographic scope: Japan<br />

Japanese Association <strong>of</strong> Zoological<br />

Gardens and Aquariums (JAZGA)<br />

Vella Heights Okachimachi, 402<br />

Taito 4-23-10<br />

Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8567<br />

Japan<br />

http://www.@jazga.or.jp/<br />

Tel: +81 03 3837 0211<br />

Fax:+81 3 3837 1281<br />

E-mail: jazga@blue.ocn.ne.jp<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>ile: The Japanese Association <strong>of</strong><br />

Zoological Gardens and Aquariums was<br />

established <strong>in</strong> 1939 as a voluntary<br />

organisation. In November 1965, the<br />

Social Education Bureau <strong>of</strong> the M<strong>in</strong>istry<br />

<strong>of</strong> Education became the Association’s<br />

competent authority. Their ma<strong>in</strong> aim is<br />

the conservation <strong>of</strong> wildlife ex-situ. The<br />

Species Survival Committee <strong>of</strong> JAZGA<br />

(SSC-J) was established <strong>in</strong> 1988<br />

(members: 97 zoos and 66 aquaria, as at<br />

03/99). The SSC-J aims to contribute to<br />

culture by promot<strong>in</strong>g development <strong>of</strong><br />

zoos and aquaria with the co-operation <strong>of</strong><br />

all these establishements <strong>in</strong> Japan. SSC-J<br />

ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s a studbook <strong>of</strong> 137 species <strong>in</strong><br />

captivity. It is an <strong>IUCN</strong> member.<br />

Work<strong>in</strong>g language: Japanese<br />

Geographic scope: Japan

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