Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN)

The Asian River Restoration Network was established in Nov. 2006 to support the exchange of information relating to environmental restoration of rivers and watersheds. JRRN has a role of ARRN secretariat currently.

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Lofty Chuoh Bldg., 7th Flr.

17-24, Shinkawa 1cho-me, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, JAPAN

Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration
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Restoration of Fushino River mouth and tidal flat (Yamaguchi and Ogoori Town, Yamaguchi Prefecture)

In the mouth of Fushino River running through Yamaguchi City, a vast tidal flat spreads, which is one of the greatest tidal flats in the West Setouchi region. It attracts migrant birds and it was selected as one of the 500 important wetlands in Japan.
However, due to the floating mud flowing in from the middle and upstream basins and the delay in taking domestic sewage countermeasures, oystershells were built up, the muddy tidal flat area was expanded and the biomass of fish, crabs and wild birds was decreased. To address this problem of the tidal flat ecosystem alteration a “framework to create a rich basin of Yamaguchi (Fushino River model)” was drawn up through collaboration between industry, educational institutions and the administration in March 2003. Today, the organizations concerned are cooperating to regenerate the tidal flats and create Zostera beds on a trial basis and wild bird research and beach cleaning is being performed.

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