模联立场文件 日本

Delegate: XXX
School: Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
Country: Japan
Committee: UNESCO
Topic: Protection of World Heritage Sites and Sustainable Tourism
Protection of world heritage sites is a worldwide focus. Firstly, world heritage properties are important travel destinations, that if managed properly, can have great potential impact for local economic development and long-term sustainability. What’s more, it is respect, protect and inheritance to human civilization. Japan, as the third largest economy, will take the responsibility. In consideration of the problems we meet today, for instance, overcrowding and improper behavior of tourists, the development of modern traffic and lack of cultural awareness among tourists, we urge for protection of our heritage sites to maintain a sustainable tourism. At the same time, we are in support of international cooperation towards our tourism sites.
As for the international level, in 1992, Japan joined the convention on the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage. Then in 2014, Japan joined the 38th world heritage convention. Japan has been always in support of UNESCO’s protection of world heritage sites and cooperating with many international institutions. And Japan has firmly convinced that international cooperation will lead a bright future.
As for the domestic level, in 1950, Japanese government has promulgated Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties. In 1966, Japan enacted Preservation of the Ancient Capital. Then in 1975, Japanese government began to protect the general urban settlements, traditional blocks and special areas. In January, 2003, to change the state of Japan's international tourism imbalance, in the former Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizum i’s policy speech, he stressed the government would formulate and implement the strategy of tourism founding, proposed in 2010, double the number of inbound tourists, and reach the strategic target of 10 million people . Moreover, Japan established important intangible cultural property protection professional associations from the counties and cities to rural areas nationwide, condencing thousands of folk culture and art.
Basing on the problems existing in protecting the world heritage sites and improving the development of sustainable tourism, Japan proposes the following suggestions:
We should have the countermeasures for the construction of ecological environment, and start from atmospheric environment improvement, water environment and sanitation facilities, greening and other implementations. In the plan period, controlling of environmental pollution and ecological damage from the root, putting a ban on all enterprises which have industrial waste gas pollution, adjusting the city transportation structure, having the control of vehicle exhaust emissions. In the reserve conservation zone , we can have the basic realization of road greening, and focus on green ecological tourism sites, village green for city landscaping area dotted.
Besides, we also need the countermeasures of landscape construction in villages and towns. The countermeasures can be divided into moving, freezing and recovery. Moving: Within the core protection area, we can gradually move the villages and towns, restore the pattern of urban history. Freezing: Within the core protection area, we should take freezing way to restrict the development of the villages and towns to destroy the heritage sites. Recovery: On the ruins of the villages and towns, rebuild them in the traditional styles.
All in all, Japan would like to utilize the power of international legislation to get some aids in economy to improve present situation. Through our efforts, Japan is confident that protecting heritage sites and improving the development of sustainable tourism will bring us benefit ,and we will enjoy a more pleasant living condition.。