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The Story of a Coral Reef

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SAVE the Dugong, STOP the Air-Base

I need your help to survive !!!

The Japanese government wants to build an airbase for the US Marines on top of a coral reef that is essential habitat for me, one of the last remaining dugongs in Japan. I can't stop the airbase, but you can. Send your message to Save the Okinawa Dugong.

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Henoko diary -from the dugong sea-

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Ribbons from around the world demonstrate solidarity with activists who are taking Direct Action to save endangered dugons

Thank you for participating in the "Tie One onto the Rainbow Warrior"

Your voices in support of protecting the beautiful coral reef and the dugong have been delivered to the Rainbow Warrior afloat the waters off Henoko, Okinawa and transformed into colorful ribbons. The seemingly countless number of shining bright ribbons flew in the Okinawa's subtropical sea wind.

The total of 5,915 individuals from 125 countries around the world has participated in this ribbon action in the two-week period ending on March 11, indicating a tremendous support for the protection of the beautiful emerald-green coral reef against the proposed military base construction, sending a clear message to governments of Japan and the US.

5,915 colorful ribbons, representing each and every one of your heartfelt concern and outrage, will leave an indelible mark in the heart of those who have been continuing their fight - for more than 350 days now - to preserve a priceless jewel of a nature for their posterity.

Once again, thank you for your support.

Press release March 10, 2005
Save The Dugong - Stop The Airbase
"What we need is a marine reserve, not a reserve for the marines"

John Passacantando, executive director of Greenpeace USA has come to Japan to participate in the protest against the plan to construct an Air-base on the top of the coral reef in Henoko, Okinawa. More

Press release March 3, 2005
Greenpeace calls on Okinawa Governor to Cancel US Airbase Construction

Greenpeace visited Okinawa prefectural government office today to deliver a letter addressed to governor Inamine asking him to cancel the proposed US military airbase construction and, instead, establish a marine reserve to protect endangered species such as dugongs More

The Story of a Coral Reef
What's happening with the construction of US Base?

Non violent civil disobedience protests against the building of a U.S. Marine Corps air station off shore from the small port of Henoko, Okinawa Japan are on-going. Activists have been successful so far to prevent drilling of test holes into the sensitive coral reef about half a kilometer off-shore. The plan to build a 2600 meter runway complete with hangers, control towers and fuel storage on an off-shore reef is a throw-back to an earlier period of dis-respect for the environmental value of ocean eco-systems. The planned expenditure of over a billion dollars of Japanese taxpayers money for a US military base has aroused widespread popular discontent in Okinawa, where US military bases occupy over 25% of the land mass. Slide show