Study tour to wetlands in Estonia

Abstract

The Republic of Estonia is a small but wetland-rich country. The country also has a lot of civil organizations which deal with sustainable development. There has been, on the other hand, many study tours conducted by the Japanese universities and non-governmental organizations. The most recent popular theme in study tours is sustainable development. This report introduces the study tour to Estonia, focusing on wetlands as a part of sustainable development. The first section explains the concept and contents of the tour, and the second illustrates the combinations and coordination between local resources and university accreditation as an official program. The final shows a possibility of wise use of wetland from the CEPA framework.