Construction of massive US military base in Okinawa threatens dugong

Dear friends,

Please join our petition to save the Okinawa dugong! The Japanese government’s plan to construct a massive US military base in the coastal area of Henoko and Oura Bay, Okinawa,　Japan, the most critical habitat for the Okinawa dugong, has reacheda pivotal point. The Naha Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Naha DFAA) is about to begin the process of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the base construction and its contracted firms　have already started what they call “pre-surveys.”

To counteract the Naha DFAA’s latest move and to save the Okinawa dugong, we have created an on-line petition, demanding the Naha DFAA to conduct “a Sound and Transparent EIA to Save the Okinawa Dugong.”

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/511549172

We believe the watchful eyes of domestic and international communities on the Naha DFAA’s EIA can play an important role in saving the Okinawa dugong and in bringing an end to the base　construction plan.Please read and sign the petition.And please spread the word about our petition.

Thanks in advance!

Hideki Yoshikawa
Save the Dugong Campaign Center
Citizens’ Assessment Nago