2013/04/18

白神山地 Shirakami-Sanchi

"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed".
(The Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO)


Mother tree - 400 year old beech tree - (Tohoku, Japan)

1982 - A forest road construction was started in Shirakami-Sanchi and a protest movement occured in local community.
1983 - Shirakami-Sanchi was identified as Black woodpeckers' breeding grounds.
1989 - The forest road construction was canceled.
1992 - Japan adopted The World Heritage Convention.
1993 - Shirakami-Sanchi was inscribed on the World Heritage List. (One of the first 4 properties in Japan)
 

*Reference:Official web site of UNESCO / 世界遺産学検定 公式テキストブック 1(講談社)

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