Development of Youth Leaders for Environmental Activities in the Northeast Asia
2023 (Overview)
The objective of this project is organizing an event for human resource development,
targeting at (mainly high school) students in the northeast Asian region. Throughdiscussions and hands-on experiences with the general public on environmental
conservation as well as international exchange, the project helps nurture humanresources.
1. Time10 August 10:00~17:00

2. Style

On-line Meeting (using “Zoom” software)

3. Organizing Board
Organizer: Liaoning Province (China), Toyama Prefecture (Japan)
Secretariat: Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation
Center (NPEC)
4. Participants(preliminary)
51 Students (mainly high school students)from 10 municipalities, 5 countries- China: Liaoning province- Japan: Yamagata Prefecture, Toyama prefecture- Korea: Gangwon State, Chungcheongnam-do- Mongol: Dundgovi province- Russia: Altai Territory, Primorsky Territory, Khabarovsk Territory,
Tomsk Region
5. Theme

What can be done to protect the Water Environment

6. Contents* event materials* digest movie(1) Opening Address
Tao Baoku
Deputy Director-General,Ecology and Environment Department,Liaoning Provincial Government, CHINA

(2) Presentation on cultural thing/Attractions
They made presentations on the culture and climate of each region anddeepened mutual understanding.
Municipality,
Outline of presentation
Toyama Prefecture

Title

Introduction of Toyama and our club activity

Introducing Toyama Prefecture’s
rich natural environment, foodculture, history, scenic spots(Mt.Tate and Kurobe), and coastal
cleanup activities carried out by
the school’s UNESCO club.

Gangwon State

Beautiful Jeongseon!
Let me introduce Jeongseon

Introducing the local cuisine andrecipes of Jeongseon-gun, theorigins of the traditional performingart Arirang, scenic spots such as
movie filming locations and ancientruins, and festivals.

Dundgovi Province
In addition to the magnificent
scenery of the Tsagaan Suvraga（White Pagoda） canyon, granite
area, the ruins of Ongi Monastery,
and the desert area, the art andculture festival.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS AND
TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL

Altai Region
Introducing

Altai Region, Russia
thehistoryofimmigrants in the 19th century that
led to Siberia being called thebreadbasket, as well as industriessuchasagriculture

metalsmelting(dairyandfarming,beekeeping, etc.)(3) Presentation on Activities
The contents of environmental conservation activities carried out by theparticipating students in each local government were announced, and opinions wereexchanged.
Municipality,
Outline of presentation
Liaoning Province

Title

Protecting Beisha River

Introducing water quality
surveys, educational activities forresidents, cleaning activities, etc.
carried out by student volunteers
in order to preserve the Beisha
River.

Yamagata Prefecture
In addition to the beach cleaning
activities carried out by students on
the Miyaumi coast, where wash-up
litter is a problem, they also
introduce the results of a survey on
drug-resistant bacteria.

Sakata Higashi High School Activity

Chungcheongnam-do

Correlation between thermal power plants andwater pollution

Introducing the results of awater quality survey of sea areas
and rivers near power plants andan awareness survey ofsurrounding residents conducted
in Chungcheongnam, where 70%
of Korea’s thermal power plants
are concentrated.

Primorsky Territory

Monitoring of Common Plant and Animal Species
in the Shallow Littoral Zone

Coasts, which play an importantrole in terrestrial and marine
ecosystems, are currently facing
concerns about being
contaminated by waste. In order
to investigate this effect, they areconducting continuous coastal
biological surveys and they
introduce the results.

Khabarovsk Territory
The Russian Far East area isrich in types of coniferous treesthat play an important role as acarbon dioxide absorption source,
and they introduce the results ofinvestigating the leaf structure ofvarious coniferous trees.

To learn about conifers that widely distributed in
the Far East of Russia, the conifer needle
external and internal structureTomsk Oblast

Cleaning of bodies of water from garbage.
Environmental protection

Introducing the riverbed
cleaning activities that are being
carried out mainly by the youth of
Seversk city to conserve water
resources such as the Obi Riverad lakes.

(4) Environmental Quiz
Through quizzes on environmental conservation, participants learned about
environmental conservation while having fun, and also tried to interact with eachother.

(5) Free Discussion
Participants were divided into small groups and had free exchanges such as Q&A,
exchange of opinions, and cross-cultural exchange throughout the program.

(6) Group Activity
Based on the theme of "“ideal society/country/world in 2050”, each municipality
made a poster works, presented their intentions for the works, and exchangedopinions.
Municipality
Liaoning
Province

Works & production intention『Water protection in 2050』

It depicts an ideal system for protecting the marine environment in 2050.
In the future, advanced technology, policy, and people’s awareness andlifestyle will work together to protect the marine environment.

YamagataPrefecture『Let’s walk free and barefoot! ~remove all garbage fromthe coast of the world~』

Let’s do 3R activities for such a future that we can walk freely barefoot on
a trach-free beach!

ToyamaPrefecture『Protect the Earth～One for all, all for one～』

With the hope that the SDGs will
be achieved by 2050. The world issustainable and peaceful. For sucha future, everyone will fulfill their
responsibility for everyone, andeveryone will help each other. To
protect the earth.

GangwonState『Clean Energy for a Sustainable Future』

We want to express renewable energy in a simple and strong way using
bright colors, and increase the interest of the viewer in clean energy.
Sustainable energy choices are necessary to protect the globalenvironment.

Chungcheon
gnam-do『Step by step』
The motif is the molecular structureof methane, set against the backdropof an ideal future society. In the center
is a symbolic depiction of a childwalking along with yellow flowers anda green road leading into the future
towards 2050. Let’s start with Step byStep.

Dundgovi
Province『Which would you choose? It’s up to you!』

Which path should we take toward 2050? In our daily lives we repeatedly
make choices, and the future lies ahead of each choice. What will happen if
we don’t make SDGs choices? It’s all up to you and up to us.

AltaiTerritory『Bring ⇒Get』

In the eco-friendly society of 2050, there will be “automatic trash collectionmachines” to protect the environment. If you bring in trash, you can receive
a prize as a “motivation bonus”.

Primorsky
Territory『2050』In the world of 2050, the environment will be stable and balanced, andpeople will be aware of their respective responsibilities and have a high levelof awareness of environmental protection. This is our hope for the future.

Khabarovsk
Territory『 THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL FUTURE IS TO VALUE
THE NATURE』

Humans have evolved and developed by utilizing nature for good or bad.
Humans should no longer exploit nature at their own discretion. If theenvironment dies, humans will die too. Environmental conservation is ourcommon goal.

TomskOblast『SOCIETY OF CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION』

Let’s reconsider our attitude towards using nature and resources. In 2050,
systems, technology, and people’s awareness will be linked to create asociety with less environmental impact. The future of the earth depends on
our actions.

(7) Environmental Declaration
Representatives of the participants
Environmental Declaration.

(LiaoningProvince) presented

theEnvironmental Declaration 2023
As representatives of 10 organizations from 5 countries, China, Japan, Korea,Russia and Mongolia, we participated in the “Development Project of Youth
Leaders for Environmental Activities in Northeast Asia 2023”.
During the event, we introduced our social practices for environmental
protection and demonstrated the unique culture of each region. We shared
information and exchanged opinions on the theme of “What can we do to protect
water resources?”
Through our joint drawing of the poster, Ideal Society in 2050, we have gained
a deep understanding of the major impact of water ecological protection on thefuture, and realized the necessity of passing on the responsibility of protecting
the earth’s environment from generation to generation.
Through the exchange of ideas, we have increased our knowledge,
broadened our horizons, and realized that young people play an indispensablerole in the protection of water resources.
In addition, we have also become aware that water is flowing and water
ecosystems are inseparable. To protect water resources, we must join hands
and act together.
Here, we declare that in the future, we will take an active part in environmental
protection and social welfare activities, promote the concept of environmental
protection to people living in the surrounding areas, Northeast Asia and evenmore distant regions, and enhance people’s awareness of environmental
protection.
We are all friends with a shared goal, and let’s make joint effort to protect ourhome planet. May our friendship last forever.
August 10, 2023
The participants in the Development Project of Youth Leaders for EnvironmentalActivities in Northeast Asia 2023

(8)Closing Address
NKAJIMA Hiroshige
Toyama Prefectural Government, JAPANDeputy Director-General of Civic Affairs, Environment & Culture Department