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International Year of Mountains 2002 Japan

MAJOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED IN JAPAN

(updated on 01 April 2003)
Pre-Symposium on "Nature conservation, development, and management in mountain areas"
(29-30 September 2001, at Akita University)
  • Organized by the the Association of Japanese Geographers. As contribution to the pre-event of the International Year of Mountains 2002.
  • Contact: Prof. Dr. Hajime Makita, Hirosaki University,makhaji@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
Publication of UNU Mountain Calendar 2002 and 121 kinds of IYM Art Calendar
(by the end of 2001)
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iym2s.jpg 		Public Forum on "Mountains: Environment and Human Activities"
(14:00-17:00, 31 January 2002, at UNU 3rd Floor Hall)
  • As contribution to the opening of the International Year of Mountains 2002.
  • Further information: http://www1.iym-japan.org/UNUforumE.htm
  • Lecture by Jack D. Ives, Junko Tabei, and Yugo Ono.
  • Organized by UNU and Hokkaido University
  • Co-organized by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
  • In collaboration with Ministry of the Environment, Japan, Forestry Agency, Japan, and Centre for Development and Environment, Institute of Geography, University of Berne, Switzerland, UNESCO-MAB-Japan
  • Contact: Dr. Libor Jansky, Jansky@hq.unu.edu
UNU International Symposium on Conservation of Mountain Ecosystems
(09:30-18:30, 01 February 2002 at UNU 5th Floor Hall)
  • Further information: http://www1.iym-japan.org/UNUSympoE.htm
  • Organized by UNU and Hokkaido University
  • Co-organized by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
  • In collaboration with Ministry of the Environment, Japan, Forestry Agency, Japan, and Centre for Development and Environment, Institute of Geography, University of Berne, Switzerland, UNESCO-MAB-Japan
  • Contact: Dr. Libor Jansky, Jansky@hq.unu.edu
    UNU Tokyo Declaration
Mountain Photograph Exhibit
(25 January to 29 March 2002, at UN Gallary; open from 10:00 to 17:30 weekdays only. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; but open on 21 March; Extended to 26 April)
  • Further information: http://www.unu.edu/mountains2002/photoexhibit/index.htm
  • organized by UNU and Hokkaido University
  • Co-organized by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, United Nations Information Center, Japan Alpine Photographers Association
  • In collaboration with Ministry of the Environment, Japan, Forestry Agency, Japan, and Centre for Development and Environment, Institute of Geography, University of Berne, Switzerland
  • With support from Yama-Kei Publishers Co.
  • Contact: Dr. Libor Jansky, Jansky@hq.unu.edu
IYM Forum by IYM Japanese National Committee
(7 April 2002, Women's Plaza Hall, Tokyo)
  • Organized by IYM Japanese National Committee
  • Contact: Mr. Yoshinobu Emoto
Symposium on the mountain geography by Nihon University, The Association of Japanese Geographers, and IYM Japanese National Committee
(14 April 2002, Nihon University, Tokyo)
  • Organized by Nihon University, The Association of Japanese Geographers, IYM Japanese National Committee
  • Contact: Prof. Dr. K. Mizushima, mizusima@chs.nihon-u.ac.jp
IYM Mount Fuji Forum by IYM Japanese National Committee
(6-7 July 2002)
Karakorum Symposium by Nihon University
(6-7 July 2002, Nihon University, Tokyo)
  • Organized by Nihon University and IYM Japanese National Committee
  • Contact: Prof. Dr. K. Mizushima, mizusima@chs.nihon-u.ac.jp
Joint events with the International Year of Ecotourism: Mountain Ecotourism Festival in Hokkaido 2002
(12-15 July 2002, Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido)
  • Organized by the Forum Committee (President: Prof. Dr. Yugo Ono; Vice President: Mr. Kazuo Aichi, Former Director-General for Environment Agency)
  • Contact: Prof. Yugo Ono, Hokkaido University, yugo@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Symposium on the mountain geography by the Association of Japanese Geographers
(26-27 September 2002, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa)
  • Organized by The Association of Japanese Geographers
  • Contact: Prof. Dr. Shuji Iwata, Tokyo Metropolitan University, iwata-s@comp.metro-u.ac.jp
Field Excursion to Mount Hakusan by the Association of Japanese Geographers
(28 September 2002, Mt. Hakusan, Ishikawa)
  • Organized by Kanazawa University and The Association of Japanese Geographers
  • Contact: Prof. Dr. Shuji Iwata, Tokyo Metropolitan University, iwata-s@comp.metro-u.ac.jp
International seminar on new roles of plantation forestry requiring appropriate tending and harvesting operations
(29 September - 5 October 2002, Tokyo and field excursion)
  • Further information: http://jfes.ac.affrc.go.jp/iufro2002.html
  • Organized by the Japan Forest Engineering Society and IUFRO 3.04/3.06/3.07
  • Contact: Prof. Dr. Hideo Sakai, The University of Tokyo, Chairman of the seminar preparatory committee, JFES-office@fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp (preferable) or Fax: +81-3-5841-7553
  • Prof. Kitagawa, Nagoya University
IYM Forum in Osaka with Prof. Tadao Umesao by Asahi Newspaper Co.
(16 November 2002, Osaka)
UNU Public Forum "The Future of Mountains", Closing the International Year of Mountains with Sir Edmund Hillary
(08 April 2003, UN House, Tokyo)
Closing Forum of the International Year of Mountains in Japan: "We Are All Mountain People"
(19-20 April 2003, Nihon Univeristy, Tokyo)
The Namche Conference: 24-26 May, 2003: People, Park, and Mountain Ecotourism
(24-26 May, 2003, Namche Bazar, Khumbu Himal, Nepal)
  • Celebrating:
  • The International Year of the Mountain - 2002
  • The International Year of Ecotourism - 2002
  • The role of parks in natural and cultural preservation of remote destinations, and in the development of mountain ecotourism
  • Organized by Deaprtment of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation/HMG of Nepal, Bridges: Projects in Rational Tourism Development, and United Nations University
  • Head of Committee: Dr. Tirtha Maskey, Director of Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, HMG/Nepal
  • Contact: Dr. Seth Sicroff, bridges-prtd@lycos.com; Dr. Teiji Watanabe, twata@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
  • Further information: http://namche.net/
Post Event: The 19th Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop
(Late March or early April 2004, Niseko, Hokkaido)
  • Contact: Dr. Kazunori Arita, Hokkaido University, arita@ep.sci.hokudai.ac.jp

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