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Sustainable Development by Geographic Approachin Regional Revitalization
Eri KODAMA

Lecturer, Ph.D. in Science
Email : ekodama@gifu-nct.ac.jp
Research Fields

geography, regional geography, intellectual property law

Keywords

regional promotion, green tourism, intellectual property● Research Outline
Trends in Intellectual Property Protection ofGenetic Resources

Relationship between Environmental
Conservation Activities for the Enjyugahama
Pine Forests and Disaster Prevention
Education in Mihama Town, Wakayama
Prefecture
The purpose of this research is to consider
environmental preservation activity development in theEnjyugahama pine forests in Mihama Town, Wakayama
Prefecture.
Disaster prevention education, such as cutting downpine forests and planting pine trees, is underway in thecoastal area of Wakayama Prefecture where trough
Nankai trough earthquakes are predicted. The
Enjyugahama pine forests, which date from the Edo
Period are local disaster prevention and tourism
resources. At the request of the residents, thegovernment leads conservation and management of thepine forests.
Part of the Enjyugahama pine forests is a place for
local residents to interact, and a place for disasterprevention education and regional revitalization for thenext generation. As a sacred place for an anime work ofcontents tourism, the Enjyugahama pine forests has
become a tourist attraction. In addition, agriculturalenvironmental protection practices using pine needle
compost are also undertaken.
Environmental conservation of the Enjyugahama
pine forests, which serve a disaster prevention function,is entering a new phase. It will lead to future disasterprevention and mitigation measures by conducting
disaster prevention education to learn about past natural
disaster situations and subsequent reconstructionthrough environmental conservation activities of theEnjyugahama pine forests.

This research is related to the perspective of theintellectual property strategy of agriculture, forestry andfisheries. Intellectual property problems of genetic
resources include the problem of new varieties of plantsof the Korean strawberry variety “Sol Hyang ”, theproblem of naming the Chinese “Kobe beef”, and theproblem of illegal export of Wagyu sperm.
Regarding the strawberry “Sol Hyang ” problem,s i n c e South Korea was not a member of the“International Convention for the Protection of New
Plant Species” at that time, and the protection period forAkihime‘s breeder’s right has expired, it is not a case of
infringement in “Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act”.
Regarding the issue of naming “Kobe beef” producedin China, although “Kobe beef” is protected by both theTrademark Law (Regional Collective TrademarkSystem) and the Geographical Indication Law, there isno bilateral treaty between Japan and China. Therefore,
it cannot be dealt with it.
Regarding the Wagyu genetic resource illegal export
problem, it is said that the intellectual property law ofJapan has not been established in the first place.
This research is to examine trends in intellectual
property protection of genetic resources from “Plant
Variety Protection and Seed Act”, Trademark Act(Regional Collective Trademarks), “Act on Protectionof the Names of Specific Agricultural, Forestry andFishery Products and Foodstuffs”, and “Act on
Prevention of Unfair Competition on Livestock GeneticResources”.

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