4 more Japan sites given certificates of wetland preservation

4 more Japan sites given certificates of wetland preservation

The leaders of Japanese communities pose for photos with Christopher Briggs (5th from L), secretary general of the Ramsar Convention, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Certificates of the preservation of wetlands were issued under an international treaty to four more sites in Japan: Yoshigadaira, Hinuma, Higashiyoka and Hizen-Kashima, bringing the total number of Ramsar Convention-registered sites in Japan to 50. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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