Nature Conservation & OSM

Hiroaki OKONOGI JOCV-JICAWest Jawa Environmental Management Office

02/09/2015Asia Energy Resilience Forum State of the Map Asia

Introduce myself 2010-2013 Nature Conservation Society of Japan

Conservation Research Division In charge of

Preservation and Restoration Project of Evergreen broad-leaved Forests (Aya Project)

GIS survey about protected area, hotspot of Japan (SISPA: Strategic Information System for Protected Areas)

Biodiversity conservation and reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake through citizen based survey for coastal vegetation

2014- (JICA) Japan International Cooperation Agency Japan Overseas Cooperative Volunteer Working at West Jawa Environmental Managemant Office Help with EIA, SEA and so on

As a NGO staff…

Aya project

“Aya Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forest Project”Preservation and Restoration Project of Evergreen broad-leaved

Forests

Where is Aya?

The most extensively evergreen broad-leaved forests in Japan

Why important this forest is?

Potential:53.68%

Secondary:16.88%

Natural: 1.57%

Action• Conservation of old-growth

evergreen broad-leaved forests• Restoration of natural evergreen

broad-leaved forests• Sustainable forest management with

due consideration to the environment

• Regional development based on harmonious coexistence with nature

Relationship between human and nature

Natural forest loggingConifer Plantation

Decreasing biodiversityPopulation decline

Abandoned forest

1950-1960

1960-

Forest Agency recommended logging again of natural ever-green broad-leaved forests.But mayor opposed it.

Forest is 78% of Aya

Short-term employmentfor logging

Conservethese

forests

Sustainable use of nature againCraftwork

Fabric-dyeing/Woodwork/Bamboo ware/Lacquer ware/Glass Artcrafts

Organic FarmingTraditional Festival Traditional food

Relationship between human and natureReconstruction

Started “Aya Project” in 2005 Registered “Biosphere reserve” in 2012

Zoning of Aya project

Charcoal Oven as architectural remains

Forest Railway

Many cultural place in the forest

These Route are not on the Map

Map from Geospatial Information Authority of Japan & OpenStreetMap

Fureai survey

Achieving sustainable regional livelihood as well as coexistence with nature based on wish of local people.

OSM can connect human & nature

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