Since Japan's rapid economic growth after WWII, Japan's wetlands have significantly decreased due to urbanization and land reclamation. The remaining wetlands have undergone eutrophication and modifications, and their ecosystems have been damaged. The Ministry of the Environment have pursued registration under the Ramsar Convention, and independent conservation activities by various bodies are taking place to preserve and regenerate these wetland areas. Summarizing of academic knowledge and its dissemination through educational activities leads to an important sharing of information on wetland preservation activities. Despite Lake Izunuma-Uchinuma in Miyagi Prefecture becoming the second wetland area in Japan to be registered under the Ramsar Convention, these preservation efforts have only continued in collaboration with concerned parties. However, since 1992 results of academic studies have not been compiled, a lack of recent data means we are unable to respond to current circumstances on the ground. In this context, survey and research activities, together with educational initiatives, are conducted centered around this organization, to create networks of concerned parties to become a model for the preservation of wetlands. Specifically,
(1) Survey and research projects: Construction of research networks, the publication of annual research reports.
(2) Preservation/educational activities: Activities aimed at the construction of conservation networks, holding of study groups and symposiums aimed at educators and community residents. The organization aims to construct research and conservation networks to serve as a model for other regions in Japan for wetland preservation activities.