1. Objective
The Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds was founded in 1947, for the purpose of spreading scientific knowledge on wild birds and beasts, and also to encourage the wildlife preservation spirit. We are engaged in various activities including "The National Wild Bird Conservation Meeting" held during Bird Week every year, and many joint activities with national and local governments, with the aim of creating the enriched society where human beings and wild birds can coexist.
2. Contact
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3F 10th Tanaka Bldg., 3-54-5 Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0012 |
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+81-3-5378-5691 |
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+81-3-5378-5693 |
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3. Organization Structure
Established: 03/1947
Divisions: General Affairs Div., Research Div.
Staff No.: 10
Director: Yukio Mori
4. Foundation
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Foundation |
Annual Budget 2001 |
Settlement 2000 |
Resources |
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30,000,000 yen |
295,273,000 yen |
307,592,312 yen |
1. Membership fee 2. Grants 3. |
5. Regular Environmental Education Programs
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Project Name |
Place |
Operational Features |
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Bird Week The National Wildbird Conservation Meeting |
Annually held in a different place in turn |
As the main program of the Bird Week, "The National Wildbird Conservation Meeting" is held every year. This meeting is sponsored by JSPB, Ministry of the Environment and the administration in the site of the meeting, and supported by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Forestry Agency. * 2002 will be in Kagoshima Prefecture |
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Junior Bird Expert |
Summer: Miyake-island, Hiroshima, Fukushima, Awakamogawa (One from above) Winter: Nikko Spring: Okutama, Awakominato |
Elementary and junior high school student who are interested in wild birds and nature are certified as junior bird experts by JSPB. There are also seminars 2-3-times/ year for the junior bird experts, other school children and their parents. Participants learn to take care of nature and to make friends to cooperate beyond generations and regardless of sex through the experiences in the affluent nature. |
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Environmental Education Practice |
Summer: Miyake-island, Hiroshima, Awakamogawa (One from above) Winter: Nikko Spring: Awakominato |
"Environmental Education Practice" is held semiannually for university students who want to be teachers or work for children's centers, and also for the people interested in environmental education. The purpose of this project is to bring up EE leaders who can consider the impacts of human activities to nature and wildlife. This program aims at letting the participants recognize that drawing out knowledge is important. Programs, which participants experience actively and can stimulate the sensitivity of participants, are implemented. |
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Bird Week Poster Competition |
Office and meeting room at Ministry of the Environment |
This project is to encourage the wildlife preservation spirit through Bird Week among school children. Every year, posters from primary, middle, high and other special education schools nationwide are gathered, and judged in Oct. and one of the prizewinner's work is used for Bird Week poster. |
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Nature Watching |
10-12 times Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama |
Wild bird watching is opened more than 10 times through the year aiming at spreading "scientifically right knowledge of wild animals" and "recognition and contact with the nature close to us". JSPB is also developing materials that everybody can use regardless of age and experience. |
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Japan Wildlife Preservation Achievement Conference |
Lecture Hall at Ministry of the Environment |
This is held annually for primary, middle, high schools and organizations aiming at spreading "wildlife preservation sprit" nationwide. Wildlife preservation activities are reported in the conference. The 1st judge is in Oct. to select the best ten, and the conference is held around the end of Nov. or the beginning of Dec. |
6. Other Environmental Education Programs
96-00 Oil Pollution Seminars 1-2 times/ year
99-00 Wild Bird Symposium "Wild Bird Preservation '99, Raptors '00, Wild Bird Preservation '01"
99-00 Shinjukugyoen Mini Seminar
Research on silken gut damage in Japan, research on the shore and fishing in winter
7. Publications
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Type |
Title |
Price |
Publisher |
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Periodical |
"Nature" |
500-570 yen |
JSPB |
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Others |
"Birds 630 illustrated book" "Save birds, green and nature" "Beautiful nature" vol.1-5 "How to distinct wild ducks" "Methods to protect raptors" |
3,980 yen 2,200 yen 310 yen each 140 yen 3,058 yen |
JSPB Chuohoki Publishers JSPB JSPB JSPB |
8. Partnership
Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Forestry Agency
9. Plans in the next 5 years
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- EE projects; to enrich nature observation programs, environmental education practices - Promote researches on silken gut damage in Japan and increase the participants and the number of the reports. - Research on bird's damage by bird preventing nets |
10. Self Evaluation
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As part of our ideas "Education for Nature Preservation" since its establishment, our activities have been focused on mainly spreading education among the youth. Japan Wildlife Preservation Achievement Conference, Bird Week Poster Competition, Junior Bird Expert, Training course for EE leaders, Nature watching, and many bird researches are designed to contribute to environmental education. |
11. Expectation toward TEEN and Message
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Japanese Crested Ibis used to be distributed throughout Japan, China, Russia and the Korean Peninsula, but now we can only find about 100 wild crested ibis in limited parts of China though there are about 100 individuals in captivity. Our society has been doing international cooperation projects since 1995. We hope that the three countries will research and find out the mechanism of the distinction, and preserve the habitats cooperatively. And to sustain these activities, environmental education has to be developed among us. |