屋久島における自然遺産の所有権と島民の位置について

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• I was born on Yakushima Island, moved to Kagoshima in junior high school, then Tokyo for university. I have a dual identity and perspective regarding Yakushima: that of a student studying sociology, a stranger; and that of a native islander and one concerned. Whenever I return to the island I notice that it is changing, and I am ambivalent about the labeling of Yakushima as a Natural Heritage site.People have constructed a perspective about nature-against civilization, urbanization and human life-and only through this do we realize the value of nature. I was proud when Yakushima was registered as a Natural Heritage site, but it feels now that when Yakushima is discussed, it has become an island whose heritage is to be shared among human beings around the world.Throughout its history, the island came to be valued by outsiders, not just the islanders. In ancient Japan, it was used as a base port for trade with China. The economic value of the island's Yaku-cedar trees was then discovered by the Shimazu family and further exploited by a third group, the Japanese Government, which legally took over the island about 120 years ago and prohibited islanders from cutting the cedars while profiting greatly from the venture themselves.The conservation movement of nature resists the "world economy system" but paradoxically it brings too many tourists to Yakushima. With the development of public transport and mass media, people today believe that they have the right to go anywhere at anytime, but too many people with no common knowledge role or regard for rural places are visiting Yakushima. The native islanders have little chance to play an important role in the history of their homeland, and are only now learning about the value of their plants and animals to the outside world.It appears that there are three perspectives on the island. From a global and academic perspective the island is an important heritage site for people in modern society; from the Japanese national perspective the island is a national property; from the perspective of people who live there as islanders, the island is our home.

著者

• 寺田 喜朗

  鈴鹿短期大学

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