DESIGNING FUTURE SOCIETY FOR ALL LIVES

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Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition is trying to destroy the habitat of shorebirds and plovers in Yumeshima, Osaka.

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Environmental Impact Assessment for 2025 Japan World Exposition

The Draft Environmental Impact Assessment for the 2025 Japan World Exposition has been released and is accepting written comments until November 15. After reading the contents, I was dismayed by its shoddiness. The gist of my opinion is as follows.

As an international exposition, a long-term natural regeneration plan for Yumeshima and the Bay Area should be set forth. The goal should not be to reduce the impact on the environment, but to show in concrete terms how the expo's goal of "a future society where life shines" will deal with biodiversity. It should clearly state what will be done to increase the biodiversity of Yumeshima even more than it already is. In addition, it should

1. Impacts on plants, animals, and ecosystems should be quantitatively assessed

2. measures to avoid or reduce environmental impacts should be clearly stated.

3. Multiple proposals for avoiding and reducing environmental impacts should be presented and compared.

4. A consultative committee including the government, citizens and experts should be established to build consensus on mitigation of environmental impacts as the site plan progresses.

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2025万博環境アセス

2025年日本国際博覧会環境影響評価準備書が公開され、11月15日まで意見書を受け付けている。内容を読んで、その粗雑さに呆れかえった。私の意見の要旨は、以下の通り。

国際博覧会として夢洲やベイエリアの長期的な自然再生計画を掲げるべき。目標は環境への影響低減ではなく、博覧会が掲げる目標である「いのち輝く未来社会」が生物多様性にどう対応するかを具体的に示すべき。夢洲の生物多様性を今以上に高めるために何をするのかを明記すべき。そのうえで、

　１．動植物、生態系への環境影響を定量的に評価すること。

　２．環境影響を回避、低減する措置を具体的に示すこと。

　３．環境影響の回避、低減について複数案を提示、比較すること。

　４．行政、市民、専門家を含む協議会を設け、会場計画の進展とともに環境影響緩和について合意形成を図ること。