International three-venue conference to save endangered species (1)

 On September 22, a conference to start the movement aiming to conserve wildlife and calling for a ban on the trade in ivory and rhino horn, named 'Time for Change' was held at Part Hyatt Tokyo in Shinjuku, Tokyo. This conference was featured as part of a joint reception with London and Johannesburg. 

 The reception was joined by many world-famous, world-renowned persons, including HRH Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, the Royal Patron of Tusk(an international organization to initiate and fund conservation, community development and environmental education programs across Africa), Dr.Haruhisa Handa, Chairman of Internatonal Sports Promotion Society, John Scanlon, the secretary general of CITES(the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, an award winning writer and environmental campaigner, Charlie Mayhew, Trust Chief Executive of Tusk, and others. 

 Time for Change became a historical global event to raise awareness of a dire plight of Africa's wildlife. The event was held in three venues, London, Tokyo and Johannesburg simultaneously. It delivered powerful conservation messages and calls to action ahead of the CITES conference to be held in Johannesburg from September 24 to October 5, where the attention will be focused on tackling the burgeoning illegal wildlife trade. 

International Sports Promotion Society(ISPS) Chairman Dr.Haruhisa Handa, center,
poses with former tennis player Ai Sugihara, left and figure skater Miki Ando at the Park Hyatt Tokyo
in Shinjuku on Sept.22.

ISPS


(source: THE JAPAN TIMES, Septemner 30, 2016)
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/09/30/national/time-change-united-save-endangered-animals/