2017 Volume 19 Issue 1 Pages 51-59
Actions understood and conducted by the national government, prefectural government, private sector, researchers and residents are crucial in order to conserve the vulnerable coral reef ecosystem under the negative impacts of climate change. In this section, we introduce current status and projection of climate change in relation to coral reef ecosystems, explain potential actions to be taken by each body to reach the goal of Paris agreement, briefly explain “Action plan for coral reef ecosystem conservation 2016-2020”, and finally introduce the actions for coral reef ecosystem conservation in Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park as some of the actual actions in progress by Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MoE).
