References
Proposal for Conservation of the River Environment in Kushiro Mire
Committee for Conservation of the River Environment in Kushiro Mire
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Kunihide
Uchijima
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Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering Kitami Institute of Technology |
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Yoshio
Okazaki
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Professor Emeritus
Hokkaido University of Education |
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Tetsuro
Kaji
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Director General
East Hokkaido Regional Office for Nature Conservation Ministry of the Environment |
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Fusayuki
Kanda
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Professor
Hokkaido University of Education, Kushiro |
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Kimiya
Koga
(until April 1, 2001) |
Researcher
Akan International Crane Center |
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Yasuyuki
Shimizu
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Associate Professor
Graduate School of Engineering Hokkaido University |
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Kazunori
Soma
(since June 30, 2001) Hiromi Kawasaki (until June 30, 2001) |
Deputy Director General
Kushiro Department and Construction Department, Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
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Suekichi
Takayama
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Nature Conservation Society of Kushiro
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Tatsuichi
Tsujii
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Professor
Hokusei Gakuen University |
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Futoshi
Nakamura
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Professor
Graduate School of Agriculture Hokkaido University |
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Kunikazu
Momose
(since April 2001) |
Researcher
Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (Yamashina Birds) Foundation |
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Position & Affiliation
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Masao
Hashimoto
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Assistant to the Curator
Kushiro City Museum |
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Tsutomu
Hariu
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Assistant to the Curator
Kushiro City Museum |
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Kunihiko
Ohata
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Director General
Hokkaido Kushiro Subprefectural Office |
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Yasuhiro
Tobitaka
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Director General
Kushiro District Bureau of Education Hokkaido Office of Education |
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Akira
Sasaki
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Director
River Improvement and Management Division Hokkaido Kushiro District-Public Works Management Office |
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Kensuke
Watanuki
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Mayor
City of Kushiro |
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Kiyoshi
Sugawara
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Mayor
Municipality of Kushiro |
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Tsuyoshi
Chiba
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Mayor
Municipality of Shibecha |
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Tetsuo
Tokunaga
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Mayor
Municipality of Teshikaga |
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Wasaburo
Jhoja
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Mayor
Village of Tsurui |
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Yoshio
Okazaki
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Professor Emeritus
Hokkaido University of Education |
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Tetsuro
Kaji
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Director Gene
East Hokkaido Regional Office for Nature Conservation Ministry of the Environment |
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Tatsuichi
Tsujii
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Professor
Hokusei Gakuen University |
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Kunikazu
Momose
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Researcher
Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (Yamashina Birds) Foundation |
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Suekichi
Takayama
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Chief Executive Officer
Nature Conservation Society of Kushiro |
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Tatsuichi
Tsujii
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Professor
Hokusei Gakuen University |
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Futoshi
Nakamura
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Professor
Graduate School of Agriculture Hokkaido University |
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Masao
Hashimoto
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Assistant to the Curator
Kushiro City Museum |
Subcommittee for Restoration to the Former River Channel
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Kunihide
Uchijima
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Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering Kitami Institute of Technology |
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Fusayuki
Kanda
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Professor
Hokkaido University of Education, Kushiro |
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Yasuyuki
Shimizu
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Associate Professor
Graduate School of Engineering Hokkaido University |
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Tsutomu
Hariu
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Assistant to the Curator
Kushiro City Museum |
Subcommittee for Inflow of Debris
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Kunihide
Uchijima
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Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering Kitami Institute of Technology |
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Yasuyuki
Shimizu
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Associate Professor
Graduate School of Engineering Hokkaido University |
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Futoshi
Nakamura
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Professor
Graduate School of Agriculture Hokkaido University |
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Shoichi
Fujita
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Deputy Director General of
Commerce, Industry and Tourism Section, and Director of
Environmental Policy Division
City of Kushiro |
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Shiro
Onoguchi
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Director
Commerce, Industries and Tourism Department Municipality of Kushiro |
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Naohiko
Oikawa
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Director General
Economic Department Municipality of Shibecha |
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Kiyotoshi
Teraoka
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Director
Economic Department Municipality of Teshikaga |
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Tadashi
Hinoura
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Director
Industrial Section Village of Tsurui |
Subcommittee for the Use of the Marshland
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Tetsuo
Iwabuchi
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Chairman
Kushiro Canoe Association |
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Tetsuro
Kaji
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Director General
East Hokkaido Regional Office for Nature Conservation Ministry of the Environment |
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Eiko
Kushizaki
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Ex-commissioner
Federation Soroptimist International of the Americas |
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Yoshito
Sato
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Commissioner
Tsurui Tourism Association |
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Takuo
Sugisawa
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Management Committee Member
The Kushiro Sarun Trust |
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Kazunori
Soma
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Deputy Director General
Kushiro Development and Construction Department Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
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Suekichi
Takayama
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Chairman
Nature Conservation Society of Kushiro |
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Toshiki
Tachibana
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Member
Trout Forum |
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Katsuji
Natsubori
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Secretary General
Kushiro Tourist Association |
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Taka'aki
Nishikawa
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Nature writer
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Kunikazu
Momose
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Researcher
Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (Yamashina Birds) Foundation |
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Seiki
Watabe
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Representative
Kushiro Nature Game Association |
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Shoichi
Fujita
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Deputy Director General of
Commerce, Industry and Tourism Section, and Director of
Environmental Policy Division
City of Kushiro |
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Shiro
Onoguchi
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Director
Commerce, Industries and Tourism Section Municipality of Kushiro |
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Junji
Onodera
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Director
Planning and Promotion Section Municipality of Shibecha |
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Kiyotoshi
Teraoka
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Director
Economic Department Municipality of Teshikaga |
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Yoshihiro
Shibuya
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Director
Commerce, Industries and Tourism Section Village of Tsurui |
Committee Meetings
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| Sep. 20, 1999 | 1st meeting of the Committee |
| Nov. 11, 1999 | 2nd meeting of the Committee |
| Nov.-Dec., 1999 | Questionnaire Survey on Kushiro Mashland |
| Dec. 21, 1999 | 1st meeting of Subcommittee for Inflow of Debris |
| Jan. 19, 2000 | 1st meeting of Subcommittee for Marshland Rehabilitation |
| Jan. 27, 2000 | Preparatory meeting of Subcommittee for the Use of the Marshland |
| Jan. 31, 2000 | 1st meeting of Subcommittee for Research Technologies |
| Feb. 1, 2000 | 1st meeting of Subcommittee for Restoration to the Former River Channel |
| Feb. 24, 2000 | 3rd meeting of the Committee |
| Jun. 9, 2000 | 1st meeting of Subcommittee for the Use of the Marshland |
| Jul. 10, 2000 | 2nd meeting of Subcommittee for Marshland Rehabilitation |
| Jul. 17, 2000 | 4th meeting of the Committee |
| Sep. 14, 2000 | 2nd meeting of Subcommittee for Inflow of Debris |
| Oct. 1-15, 2000 | Inviting public opinion on the proposal (draft) via newspapers, etc. |
| Oct. 17, 2000 | 3rd meeting of Subcommittee for Marshland Rehabilitation |
| Oct. 19, 2000 | 2nd meeting of Subcommittee for Restoration to the Former River Channel |
| Oct. 20, 2000 | 2nd meeting of Subcommittee for the Use of the Marshland |
| Oct. 25, 2000 | 2nd meeting of Subcommittee for Research Technologies |
| Nov. 1, 2000 | 5th meeting of the Committee |
| Dec. 19, 2000 | 3rd meeting of Subcommittee for Restoration to the Former River Channel |
| Dec. 21, 2000 | 4th meeting of Subcommittee for Marshland Rehabilit |
| Jan. 23, 2001 | 3rd meeting of Subcommittee for Inflow of Debris 3rd meeting of Subcommittee for Research Technologies |
| Jan. 30, 2001 | 3rd meeting of Subcommittee for the Use of the Marshland |
| Feb. 15-16, 2001 | Symposium on Kushiro Marshland in 2001 |
| Mar. 1, 2001 | 6th meeting of the Committee |
| Mar. 27, 2001 | Conservation of the River Environment in Kushiro
Mire : Proposal to Agencies and Organization Concerned |
Resolutions Concerning the "Proposal for Conservation of the River Environment in Kushiro Mire"
Conservation of the mire environment not only protects the region, but it also has the potential to revitalize it. However, changes in the environment of the marsh have been observed in recent years, and these changes makes us feel that a sense of urgency is needed.
We regard it as important for the parties to reach common ground based on the proposal and to fulfill their respective duties toward conserving the marsh environment.
The Kushiro Development and Construction Department is eager to assume its role through active cooperation with the parties concerned and through support from local residents.
We regard it as important for the parties to reach common ground based on the proposal and to fulfill their respective duties toward conserving the marsh environment.
The Kushiro Development and Construction Department is eager to assume its role through active cooperation with the parties concerned and through support from local residents.
We have been conducting surveys on the conservation of Kushiro Mire since its designation as a national park in 1987. Details of what the surveys cover will be made public, to advance measures for conservation. We believe that gaining support from locals is very important for such advancement. Since most of the contents of the proposal concern the Ministry of the Environment, we will make the utmost efforts for conservation of the mire.
To promote measures to conserve Kushiro Mire, the Hokkaido Government prepared the Kushiro Mire Conservation Plan in fiscal 1995. Toward implementation of that plan, liaison conferences have been held since fiscal 1996 among administrative organs in the region for information exchange, communication, and coordination so that marsh conservation measures may be accelerated.
We consider the contents of the proposal to be very significant; therefore, in consultation with other parties concerned, we will strive toward concrete realization of the proposal.
We consider the contents of the proposal to be very significant; therefore, in consultation with other parties concerned, we will strive toward concrete realization of the proposal.
Enhancement of environmental education is needed, to bequeath to the next generation our precious natural heritage. This heritage includes Kushiro Mire, which is representative of Hokkaido's irreplaceable nature.
The proposal urges the recruitment and training of instructors for "use of the marsh as a place for environmental education" and "environmental education for conservation of the mire." We feel moved to promote these causes for the future, and we believe that posterity will reveal this to have been a wise choice.
The proposal urges the recruitment and training of instructors for "use of the marsh as a place for environmental education" and "environmental education for conservation of the mire." We feel moved to promote these causes for the future, and we believe that posterity will reveal this to have been a wise choice.
Our office manages the main stream and branches of the Kushiro River. We appreciate being provided with a common perspective on how to preserve the marsh, in the form of the proposal. In concert with other parties concerned, we are eager to assume our role as the public works management office.
The City of Kushiro is preparing an environmental master plan that outlines measures for the environment of the city. Among these measures, the plan draws a northern limit of urban zoning roughly six kilometers from the coastline. We recognize that mutual cooperation among municipalities and other parties is very important toward fostering conservation and proper use of Kushiro Mire.
We sincerely hope that objectives of ecosystem conservation, which the proposal puts forth, will be fully addressed and that various measures will be implemented for conservation and proper use of the marsh.
We sincerely hope that objectives of ecosystem conservation, which the proposal puts forth, will be fully addressed and that various measures will be implemented for conservation and proper use of the marsh.
It seems that towns and villages in the marsh basin used to be divided over methods and approaches towards conservation of Kushiro Marsh and its rivers. This hindered systematic conservation measures. We believe that the proposal will provide common ground for future conservation measures.
Based on a complete understanding of the proposal objectives, we will endeavor to pursue environmental conservation in cooperation with municipalities in the marsh basin.
Based on a complete understanding of the proposal objectives, we will endeavor to pursue environmental conservation in cooperation with municipalities in the marsh basin.
As a municipality in the marsh basin, we recognize that the proposal suggests many issues and problems we must confront. Jurisdictional problems over the types of facilities in the marsh must have been difficult ones. We wish for the proposal to offer the parties concerned a good opportunity to form an organization that facilitates cooperation. The Kushiro River is in a sense a special river, because it passes through Kushiro Mire, which is a national asset. Flexible guidelines are thus needed to designate administrative boundaries in the river basin.
As a town at the uppermost reaches of the Kushiro River, we feel increasing responsibility for conservation of water quality and the natural environment at the upper reaches. Also, we recognize that conservation of the Kushiro River and its source, Kussharo Lake, will be important for future conservation of the mire. In view of the proposal, we will commit sustained effort for the preservation of Kushiro Mire and the Kushiro River.
As a proposal providing directions for the conservation of Kushiro Mire has been formulated, we will concentrate our utmost efforts in preserving the wonderful natural environment and landscape of the mire.
None of the objectives examined in the subcommittee meetings will be easy to achieve, so we hope that sufficient time will be devoted to coordination with local authorities and that conservation measures will be studied carefully to select only these measures that are feasible.
None of the objectives examined in the subcommittee meetings will be easy to achieve, so we hope that sufficient time will be devoted to coordination with local authorities and that conservation measures will be studied carefully to select only these measures that are feasible.