“To Protect Shiretoko World Natural Heritage Site”
Time period: June 19, Thursday – June 29, Sunday 2008
Organizer: Ministry of the Environment
Kushiro Nature Conservation Office
Contents:
Shiretoko has been designated as World Natural Heritage Site on July 2005.
The panels show mainly photos of wild animals in Shiretoko, comments of Ecosystem in Shiretoko, reasons for Shiretoko’s designation as World Natural Heritage Site, and management control of Shiretoko for “Collaboration with local communities” and “Proper use scientific knowledge”, which were highly valued by UNESCO and IUCN.