@article{oai:k-junshin.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000217, author = {Forbes, Glenn and Forbes, Glenn}, journal = {研究紀要}, month = {Jan}, note = {P(論文), Yakushima’s endowment with World Heritage status, combined with better access to the island and improved road infrastructure has led to a sharp rise in visitor numbers to the national park. Multiple, overlapping conservation designations and multiple regulatory bodies means implementation of sustainable, integrated long-term policy for conservation purposes is extremely difficult to achieve. The World Heritage Evaluation Group, the East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network and the Japanese Environment Ministry itself have all called for a unified system. Eighteen years on from the first plea for integration the situation is unchanged, and short-term economic gain through tourism combined with advanced engineering are putting the Yakushima wilderness under pressure from ever greater numbers., Yakushima’s endowment with World Heritage status, combined with better access to the island and improved road infrastructure has led to a sharp rise in visitor numbers to the national park. Multiple, overlapping conservation designations and multiple regulatory bodies means implementation of sustainable, integrated long-term policy for conservation purposes is extremely difficult to achieve. The World Heritage Evaluation Group, the East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network and the Japanese Environment Ministry itself have all called for a unified system. Eighteen years on from the first plea for integration the situation is unchanged, and short-term economic gain through tourism combined with advanced engineering are putting the Yakushima wilderness under pressure from ever greater numbers.}, pages = {35--49}, title = {Yakushima: Balancing long-term Environmental Sustainability and Economic Opportunity}, volume = {42}, year = {2012} }