Japan News: Announcement of the survey results about Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the Natural Environment in Tohoku Coastal Regions (11 Nov 2013)

Announcement of the survey results about Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the Natural Environment in Tohoku Coastal Regions

Ministry of the Environment has implemented surveys of impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the natural environment. 
The result of the surveys includes large-scale disappearance of coastal forests, large-scale disturbance of a tidal flats, and appearance of new marshes. 
MOE dispatch the result to overseas by presentation at the working group session (November 15) and the poster session (November 14, 15) of the 1st Asia Parks Congress (November 13-17), and publishing of pamphlets in English. Furthermore, MOE creates a new website (November 15) to share the information effectively about the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the natural environment. 

more information:http://www.env.go.jp/en/headline/headline.php?serial=2023
The 1st Asia Parks Congress 
http://asia-parks.org/j/index.html