2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Land Conservation NPOs in Japan and United States : Present and Future
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14597002
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
非営利・共同組織
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| Research Institution | National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
TSUCHIYA Toshiyuki National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Associate Professor, 大学院共生科学技術研究部, 助教授 (50271846)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YAMAMOTO Shinji Iwate University, Faculty of Agriculture, Associate Professor, 農学部, 助教授 (80292176)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2004
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| Keywords | land conservation non-profit organization / National Trust / Forest Volunteer / Massachusetts State / land trust / coordination NPO / Common Right |
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| Research Abstract |
Since "Land Conservation" was rather new concept in Japan, the chief investigator of this research project made a new translated Japanese name "Shizen-chi Hozen" for this term. Targets for Land Conservation are not only natural forests, but also man-made forests, farmlands, rivers, ponds, wetlands and parks. The project had two objectives : one was to investigate present activities of both so-called "Forest Volunteers" groups and so-called "National Trust" movement groups in Japan and discuss future prospects of the two kinds of land conservation groups ; the other was to investigate performance of organizations networking and coordinating land trusts and other land conservation groups in Massachusetts, U.S.A.
In conclusion, "National Trust" movement in Japan is unlikely to have enough motivation for extending its territory due to high level of land prices and no national policy to encourage donations and land acquisition for land conservation. In an unfavorable condition, "National Trusts" tend to shift their efforts from land acquisition to interpretation, forest volunteer activities, ecotours and other activities which don't need land ownership.
On the other hand, some large NPOs began to collaborate with National Forest and/or Prefectural governments to manage rather large public forest areas. Such a kind of collaboration is strongly welcomed as it might break the barrier of land ownership to nature conservation. American counterparts' experiences of collaboration with various stakeholders are very useful.
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Research Products
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[Book] 森林ボランティア論2003
Author(s)
山本信次編著(土屋も著者の一人)
Total Pages
345
Publisher
日本林業調査会
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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