Online workshop “The development of sustainable cruise industry in the Pacific Arctic:
Past developments and future prospects”
in cooperation with

12th J-ARC Net Open Seminar

Date and time:

8–9 December 2021, 14:00–17:35 (Japan time) / 8:00–11:35 (Moscow time)

Organizers:

Hokkaido University (J-ARC Net, ArCS II, HaRP)

Co-organizers:

Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, UArctic Thematic
Network on the Arctic in Asia, Asia in the Arctic

Target audience:scholars, students and practitioners from Russia, Japan and other Arctic and nonArctic (East Asian etc.) countries.

Format:online (via Zoom)

Languages:

English, Japanese, Russian (with simultaneous interpretation)

Outline:This workshop brings together researchers, public authorities, privatecompanies, and NGOs interested in the economically, environmentally and socially sustainable andresponsible cruise tourism in land and sea areas including Hokkaido, the Russian Far East and theArctic, the Sea of Okhotsk, the North Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea and the Chukchi Sea.
The topics that are to be discussed range from the environmental protection, management andregulation to social license to operate, port and tourism-related infrastructure, economic feasibility,interregional cooperation and human resource development.
It is hoped that this event will act as a forum for both knowledge production and networking. In otherwords, it will consolidate the existing knowledge and experience, help to identify the key challenges
and opportunities that need further analysis and allow relevant actors from various countries to meeteach other.
This workshop draws on the results of the following seminars which were co-organized by theJapanese participants of the specialized section “SDGs: Environment, Resource Development andMulticultural Education”, Arctic Challenge for Sustainability (ArCS) II Project (particularly, the1research program “Elucidating the Complex Dynamics of Arctic Politics and Its Contribution toJapan’s Arctic Policy” and its Subgroup 4 “Non-state actors and paradiplomacy”):
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Seminar 1 “Multilevel Governance and Interregional Cooperation: Vol. 1 – The Pacific Arctic”
held on 12 January 2021
Seminar 2 “Japan-Russia Interregional Cooperation in the Arctic and North – Theory andPractice” held on 3 March 2021
Seminar 3 “Multilevel Governance and Interregional Cooperation: Vol. 2 – The BarentsRegion” held on 9 June 2021
Seminar 4 “Multilevel Governance and Interregional Cooperation: Vol. 3 – “SustainableRegional Development, International Cooperation and the Protection of the Arctic
Environment” held on 14 September 2021
Seminar 5 “Cross-border interregional cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region as a driver forthe development of the Russian Far East and the Asian Arctic” held on 18 October 2021

How to register:

Please register via Google Forms by December 3.

https://forms.gle/vkm5QvHkTNc68HBj9Contacts:

For inquiries, please contact Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center.

Masato Tanaka

mtanaka@arc.hokudai.ac.jp

Juha Saunavaara

juha.saunavaara@arc.hokudai.ac.jp

Marina Lomaeva

m.v.lomaeva@arc.hokudai.ac.jp

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Program
Day 1: Sustainable tourism and environmental protection
8 December (Wed), 14:00–17:00 (Japan time) / 8:00–11:00 (Moscow time)Time(Japan)

Program

14:00-14:10

Opening remarks: Natsuhiko Otsuka (Hokkaido University Arctic ResearchCenter, HU ARC)
Moderators: Juha Saunavaara and Marina Lomaeva (HU ARC)

14:10-14:25

Yoko Mitani (Kyoto University, Wildlife Research Center, Professor): “Marinemammals and prospects for sustainable tourism”

14:25-14:40

Asami Shikida (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, JAIST)(Shiretoko National Park): “Challenges of and prospects for ecotourism at Shiretoko
National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site)”

14:40-14:50

Anastasia Kuznetsova (The Commander Islands Nature Reserve, Director):“Tourism in protected areas : The case of the Commander Islands Nature Reserve”

14:50-15:00

Roman Korchigin (Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Deputy Director for Research andEcotourism): “Kronotsky Nature Reserve and sustainable cruise tourism”

15:00-15:10

Alexander Gruzdev (Wrangel Island Nature Reserve, Director): “Education tourismin Wrangel Island Nature Reserve and cooperation with cruise tour operators”

15:10-15:25

Q&A (15 min.)

15:25-15:35

Break (10 min.)

15:35-15:50

Gennady Zelensky (NPO “Chukotka Science Support Group”, Director):“Management practices of international projects in Chukotka : Tips for foreign touroperators”

15:50-16:05

Dmitry Glazov (Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy ofSciences, Marine Mammal Council of Russia): “Marine mammal research programsof the Russian Arctic IEE RAS”

16:05-16:20

Stanislav Belikov, Angelina Gnedenko, Darya Chernyshova (All-RussianResearch Institute for Environmental Protection); Olga Shpak (Institute of Ecologyand Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences): “Marine tourism, its impact on
the polar bear and the Okhotsk Sea population of the Bowhead whale, and theregulatory framework”

16:20-16:35

Mari Koyano (Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Law, Professor): “JapanRussian transboundary environmental cooperation and international law”

16:35-16:50

Q&A (15 min.)3

16:50-17:00

Closing remarks: Masato Tanaka (Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center,HU ARC) in Japanese

Day 2: Cruise industry, local communities, interregional cooperation, and human resource
development
9 December (Thu), 14:00–17:35 (Japan time) / 8:00–11:35 (Moscow time)
Time (Japan)

Program

14:00-14:10

Opening remarks: Moderators Juha Saunavaara and Marina Lomaeva(Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center)

14:10-14:25

Tomoyuki Sato (Hokkaido Governorate, Department of planning andcoordination, Director of the international Division for Russian Affairs):“Cooperation between Hokkaido and the Russian Far East on tourism
development”

14:25-14:40

Takafumi Mizukami (Otaru City, Industrial Port and Harbor Development
Department, Project Chief): “Cruise promotion and infrastructure development inOtaru”

14:40-14:55
14:55-15:05

Georgiy Emelin (NPO Kamchatka Tourism Association, President): “Cruise
tourism in the Russian Far East and the Arctic”

15:05-15:15

Anna Russkikh / Vulk’yn’yuv (Kamchatka, Koryak indigenous representative):“Development of ecotourism in Kamchatka : From the indigenous inhabitants’perspective”

15:15-15:30

Mayumi Okada (Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies,
Associate Professor): “Contemporary Tourism Developments and Ainu
Community in Hokkaido”

15:30-15:45

Q&A (15 min.)

15:45-15:55

Break (10 min.)

15:55-16:10

Valeryi Nagornyi (Vladivostok Sea Terminal LLC, CEO): “Current situation andprospects for cruise industry in Pacific Russia”

16:10-16:25

Valeria Galchenko, Anastasia Polomarchuk, Ekaterina Andreeva, Anna
Veshkurtseva, Alina Papirosova, Valery Gordin (HSE University – St.
Petersburg): “Arctic cruises through the eyes of tourists : Pilot project results andprospective studies”

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Vasily Grudev (Sakhalin Government, Minister of Investment Policy): “Tourism
Development in Sakhalin”

16:40-16:50

Sergey Khvorostyanyy (Vasta Discovery LLC): “Three Volcano Park as a modelcase of sustainable tourism and integrated regional development : Prospects forcruise industry development in Kamchatka”

16:50-17:05

Alexey Limanzo (President of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of North
Sakhalin Region, Representative of the Indigenous Minorities of the North in
Sakhalin Regional Duma): “The development of sustainable tourism andparticipation of indigenous communities in Sakhalin”

17:05-17:20

Q&A (15 min.)17:20-17:35

Closing remarks:
Roman Sementsov (Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation,
Managing Director): “Far Eastern and Arctic cruises development: RussianJapanese international cooperation potential”

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