Wise Use of Wetlands DVD
Although the Ramsar Convention has long advocated the wise use of wetlands, this concept has yet to take root in Japan. Thus, WIJ has embarked on a survey of wetland wise use practices throughout Japan through field studies and interviews. This project was made possible through funding from the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency’s Japan Fund for Global Environment

WIJ is currently conducting more surveys, which will be compiled in a DVD for release in 2008.

Familiar examples of wise use:

Corbicula clam (Corbicula japonica) miso soup and goby (family Gobiidae) braised in soy sauce. Teaching the next generation about blessings from wetlands is another form of wise use.
Nagura Amparu, Ishigaki Island, Okinawa: Mangroves are a playground…and also a classroom.


Wise Use Workshop in Kushiro-shitsugen and Akan-ko
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(Photo: Miki Sasaki)

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