Japanese Nature and Sovereignty Conservation in East China..
Location
Lecture Theatre 3, Furness Building
About
Professor Paul Kreitman of Columbia University discusses his work on the ecology of Sino-Japanese disputed islands, in this joint Lancaster University Confucius Institute and Lancaster University China Centre seminar
The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands have been the focus of a long-running sovereignty dispute between China and Japan. Since the 1960s they have also emerged as a site of nature conservation, as Japanese scientists, government officials and local activists have campaigned to research and protect endangered species endemic to the island such as Steller's Albatross and the Senkaku Mole. This talk explores the history of these campaigns and the ways in which they have intersected with efforts to assert Japanese sovereignty over the islands themselves.
The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands have been the focus of a long-running sovereignty dispute between China and Japan. Since the 1960s they have also emerged as a site of nature conservation, as Japanese scientists, government officials and local activists have campaigned to research and protect endangered species endemic to the island such as Steller's Albatross and the Senkaku Mole. This talk explores the history of these campaigns and the ways in which they have intersected with efforts to assert Japanese sovereignty over the islands themselves.