International workshop on large-scale natural disaster and protected areas

Organizer(s) Japan - government International Union for the Conservation of Nature

Format

In person

Date

17 February 2012

The event will bring together national and international experts to exchange views on roles of Protected Areas, including World Heritage natural properties, for prevention of and recovery from the damage caused by large-scale natural disasters, such as the Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the tsunami they triggered.

Source

http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/821

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