Int'l conference on lakes ends, adopts statement

Int'l conference on lakes ends, adopts statement

OTSU, Japan - Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu, governor of Shiga Prefecture, central Japan, shakes hands with participants at the end of an international lake conference in Otsu on Nov. 16, 2001. The five-day meeting adopted a declaration calling for partnerships between people and lake-related organizations to promote conservation of lake environments.

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