世界遺産宮島の森林を教材にした小中大学連携 : 宮島ロープウエー駅舎付近の植生回復を例に

A case study on environmental education in Itsukushima (Miyajima) Island with an elementary and junior high schools/university collaboration.

坪田 博美

宮本 有希

諸石 智大

内田 慎治

中原-坪田 美保

佐々木 一寧

厳島研究 : 広島大学世界遺産・厳島-内海の歴史と文化プロジェクト研究センター研究成果報告書

Studies of the Itsukushima Island

Itsukushima (Miyajima) Island is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Japan. The site consists of Itsukushima Shinto Shrine and a natural forest in Mt. Misen. In 1962, a pack of Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) from Shodoshima Island of Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku, was introduced for a tourism resource near Shishiiwa Terminal by Miyajima Ropeway Company. After the introduction, the forest area was decayed because of use by the macaques as well as gathering by Japanese sika deer approaching the macaques for feeding. Recently, the macaques were moved to Okazaki Monkey Center in Aichi Prefecture to protect the forest area. In 2016, the heritage site was in the twentieth anniversary of the opening and over 4 million tourists have visited every year; on the other hand, depopulation and aging are progressing in the island. In 2014, a plan was started to restore the original vegetation of the forest near the terminal and to prevent debris flows. The plan was also used as a teaching material in association with environmental education for Miyajima Elementary and Junior High Schools (Miyajima Combined School), one of the UNESCO Associated Schools, in collaboration with Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden of Hiroshima University. Seedlings from many species collected from the natural forest were used and cultivated through the educational program. The program would be continued at least 10 years to foster love of nature as well as hometown of the younger generation to weaken the depopulation trend.

ニホンザル

ニホンジカ

植樹体験

ユネスコスクール

生物多様性

日本語

世界遺産・厳島-内海の歴史と文化プロジェクト研究センター

[NCID] AA12063874