International Conservation Working Holidays in Fukuoka, Japan and Strategy of BTCV in United Kingdom
作者单位：Department of Environmental DesignFaculty of DesignKyushu University Department of Environmental DesignFaculty of DesignKyushu University
会议日期：2006年
学科分类：050302[文学-传播学] 05[文学] 0503[文学-新闻传播学]
关 键 词：conservation volunteers BTCV Citizen participation Satoyama
摘 要：正International Conservation Working Holidays （ICWH）, which were carried out in cooperation with the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers （BTCV）, were held nine times between 1997 and 2005 in Kurogi-cho, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. They were investigated in this study. Firstly, questionnaire surveys were conducted among the Japanese participants to evaluate the activities done during the ICWHs. Secondly, the number of repeat volunteers from previous years and the number of staff with their assigned responsibilities were analyzed. Finally, changes in the BTCV’s international strategy as a result of having launched the Conservation Volunteers Alliance Accreditation Program are described. The purpose of this investigation is to clarify various problems related to the ICWHs and to demonstrate the necessity of commencing leadership training and of establishing self-sufficient regional organizations to overcome these problems. The number of valid responses to the questionnaire survey was 207 which represents 80.9% of the total number of returned questionnaires. The highest response to the question regarding activities was Interaction with other people, although the highest reason given for participation was Do actual environmental conservation work. It is conjectured that the safe and pleasant management not only enabled conservation tasks, but also fostered communication. Regarding the repeats status of volunteers, between 80 to 90% of the participants intended to participate in the ICWH program again, while 10% were interested in being involved in project management. The actual number of repeat volunteers increased each year from 1998 to 2005. The re-participation rate was approximately 10% and the proportion of return volunteers who returned as staff （as opposed to a normal participants） was approximately 50%. Thus, it is apparent that the activities done on ICWHs not only encouraged volunteer participation but also promoted training. However, relatively few p