Rising awareness about activities to protect the ocean environment
Public awareness and educational activities
The environmental education plays important role to raise people’s awareness about environmental problems and to protect the ocean environment. We have worked on various activities for and disseminate the information of the ocean environmental protection.
![Children surveying washed-up driftage on the beach](images/pho_education.jpg)
Public awareness and educational activities
1.Activities against marine litter
We organize exhibitions and hands-on events of “Marine Litter Art Works.” Through these events we want to deepen the understanding and raise the awareness about marine litter, which can lead to develop the attitude and consciousness to protect the ocean, such as “not to litter anymore.”
Furthermore, we make various leaflets to disseminate and are ready for delivering lectures on marine litter.
Please refer to “Marine Litter Portal Site” for details
![Awarded the grand prize in the exhibition of Marine Litter Art Works](images/photo01_2.jpg)
Cooperation by:University of Toyama Facuty of Art and Design/ Himi City Kubo Elementary School/Himi Seaside Botanical Garden
2. Intern and volunteer programs for international environmental cooperation
NPEC accepts interns and volunteers, aiming to develop human resources in the field of the international environmental cooperation, to work closely with universities and research institutions, and to deepen their understandings on activities of the environmental protection in the Northwest Pacific Region.
![Instruction by an intern on a survey of washed-up litter](images/photo02.jpg)
3. Educational programs for Northwest Pacific Region environmental protection
NPEC helds the "Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Protection Introductory Workshop" to introduce initiatives regarding environmental cooperation in the Northwest Pacific Region to children who will lead the next generation and local citizens in order to raise public awareness on marine environmental protection.
![Lecture in the Introductory Workshop](images/photo03.jpg)
4.Other events
Taking every opportunity, NPEC disseminates information on marine environmental protection and its related activities by publishing reports, uploading data and information on the website and participating in a variety of events.
![Exhibition at the Toyama Environmental Fair](images/photo04.jpg)