For the environmental conservation and suitability of enclosed coastal seas
Organization: International EMECS Center
The International EMECS Center is an organization that was established in order to promote conservation and creation of environments in enclosed coastal seas around the world and establish a society of sustainable growth in which various forms of nature and humankind can live in harmony by building an organic network of governments, researchers, businesses, citizens, and other key stakeholders, promoting international and academic exchanges, and organizing projects to carry out survey-based research and training programs and provide support for activities. This organization holds global conferences “EMECS Conference” on conserving the environment in enclosed coastal seas, international EMECS seminars, collects and provides information through the issuance of a newsletter and the production of a database, conducts survey-based research, and engages in the training of human resources and in awareness-raising projects. The International EMECS Center participates in Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) as a non-country partner and works to promote development that is consistent with environmental conservation in ocean areas situated in east and southeast Asia.
(including the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea)
Column: National Sea Restoration Project
are being implemented
In a place like Tokyo Bay, which is an enclosed coastal sea area with a large city behind it, large volumes of domestic wastewater flow into the sea and the water does not circulate with water from the open sea very well, thereby causing all sorts of problems, such as chronic red tides and anoxic water masses caused by organic pollution, which can have a huge impact on aquatic animals and plants.
The National Sea Restoration Project is promoting various types of measures for the restoration of the ocean through collaborations primarily with the Japan Coast Guard and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as well as other relevant ministries and agencies and local governments in order to address these problems. The Tokyo Bay Restoration Project, which began in 2002, kicked off a number of sea restoration projects that are now being undertaken at four locations nationwide (Tokyo Bay, Osaka Bay, Ise Bay, and Hiroshima Bay).