Japan's Ministry of the Environment Formulates Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement in Biodiversity

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The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) formulated on August 20, 2009, the Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement in Biodiversity, which acts as guidance for voluntary actions related to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity by the private sector, in line with the Third National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan.

Formulated in November 2007, the Third National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan concluded that the private sector should play a role in incorporating conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in social and economic systems because the sector had been affecting biodiversity in various scenes. The strategy proposed the formulation of the Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement in Biodiversity, which was expected to represent a guide for voluntary actions. The Biodiversity Basic Law, enforced in June 2008, also prescribed the private sector's responsibilities.

In response, the MOE formulated the guidelines after taking into account discussions at the Committee on Biodiversity Private Sector Activities Guidelines, which was established in fiscal 2008, and related public comments made in fiscal 2009.

Towards Biodiversity Conservation in Japan No.72 (August 2008)
http://www.japanfs.org/en/mailmagazine/newsletter/pages/
027854.html
"Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement in Biodiversity" published
http://www.env.go.jp/en/headline/
headline.php?serial=1106

Posted: 2009/11/19 06:00:15 AM