{"id":21,"date":"2016-01-06T07:05:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T07:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/localwp.com\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2017-02-15T01:29:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T01:29:12","slug":"collaboration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/?page_id=21","title":{"rendered":"Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\" id=\"front-icons-wrapper margin-bottom50\">\n<h2 class=\"section-heading\" id=\"back-to-top\">Collaboration <\/h2>\n<hr class=\"home2 left\">\n<p class=\"intro margin-bottom50\">The OKEON project seeks to foster an understanding and appreciation of Okinawa\u2019s complex ecosystems though a collaboration between scientists and society. The project conducts various local environmental surveys though cooperation and support from a wide array of organizations and people of Okinawa. We work in cooperation with local universities, high schools, museums, and governments to connect people with their environment. Over time we hope to create a generation which will continue to sustainably enjoy and appreciate the complex and beautiful environment that Okinawa provides.   <\/p>\n<div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n                           <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_0001-1.jpg\" alt=\"OKEON collaboration\" width=\"800\" height=\"431\" class=\"card-img-top img-responsive\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"universitiesClick\"><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"card-title\">Researchers<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-4x fa-graduation-cap wow bounceIn text-primary icon-text\"><a href=\"#\"><\/a><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t  \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/P3190104-1024x552.jpg\" alt=\"OKEON collaboration\" width=\"800\" height=\"431\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"museumsClick\"><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"card-title\">Museums<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-4x fa-users wow bounceIn text-primary icon-text\"><a href=\"#\"><\/a><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t  \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0237.jpg\" alt=\"OKEON collaboration\" width=\"800\" height=\"431\" class=\"card-img-top img-responsive\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"highschoolsClick\"><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"card-title\">High Schools<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-4x fa-shield text-primary icon-text\"><a href=\"#\"><\/a><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-3 col-md-3\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n                                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_0051-2.jpg\" alt=\"OKEON collaboration\" width=\"800\" height=\"431\" class=\"card-img-top img-responsive\" \/>\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"othersClick\"><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"card-title\">Others<\/h4>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-4x fa-globe wow bounceIn text-primary icon-text\"><a href=\"#\"><\/a><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n<h1 class=\"padding-left-20 margin-top100\" id=\"universities\"> Researchers <\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top50\">\n                      University of the Ryukyus<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                      <span class=\"red\">Professor Tsuji <\/span><br \/>\n                     Professor at the University of the Ryukyus. His lab takes part in joint lab meetings with the Economo Unit every two months.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                      <span class=\"red\">Professor Tatsuta<\/span><br \/>\n                      Cooperative research &#8211; Professor at the University of the Ryukyus. In order to promote collaboration, OKEON project&#8217;s coordinator Dr. Yoshimura gave a lecture introducing OKEON to his students, and two members of the sorting team (Toshihiro Kinjo and Shinji Iriyama) gave lessons on how to sort insects.                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                       <span class=\"red\">Professor Shiba, Associated Professor Akamine, Assistant Professor Takashima (Subtropical Field Center)<\/span><br \/>\n                      The Subtropical Field Centre at the University of the Ryukyus provided advice on site selection, facilitated in obtaining permission for site setup, and maintains the field.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Hokkaido University<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Professor Kawamoto \/ Dr. Ikeda <\/span><br \/>\n                     Cooperative research and support in science communication &#8211; researchers at Hokkaido University, devised a system to develop and measure sorter skills over time.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Professor Hiura \/ Professor Niwa <\/span><br \/>\n                     Professors at Hokkaido University.  Provided advice on setting up an arthropod monitoring system.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Konan University<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                      <span class=\"red\">Instructor Goto<\/span><br \/>\n                      Future cooperative research &#8211; instructor at Konan University and specialist in ants, collaborates with OKEON to develop an ant identification tool.  Her students may take part in conducting data analysis on OKEON data and improving identification tools.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Hyogo Prefecture University<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                      <span class=\"red\">Professor Ikeno<\/span><br \/>\n                      Cooperative research &#8211; professor at the Hyogo Prefecture University, developing a Collambola automatic counting system.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Assistant Professor Kimura <\/span><br \/>\n                      Cooperative research &#8211; assistant professor at the Hyogo Prefecture University and specialist of image analysis, developing a Collambola automatic counting system.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Associated Professor Yamauchi <\/span><br \/>\n                     Future cooperative research &#8211; assistant professor at the Hyogo Prefecture University and a taxonomist who specializes in the insect order Neuroptera.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Obihiro Chikusan University<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                      <span class=\"red\">Assistant Professor Akasaka <\/span><br \/>\n                      Cooperative research &#8211; specialist in mammals studies, will assist in species identification and analysis of the camera trap data.  <\/p>\n<h1 class=\"padding-left-20 margin-top50\" id=\"museums\"> Museums <\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top50\">\n                      Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Jinya Yamazaki <\/span><br \/>\n                      Curator of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum. Assisted in exhibition setup and provided space to stock OKEON samples.  The museum invited OKEON to  participate in the summer 2016 exhibition over 1.5 months, which attracted approximately 10,000 visitors.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Okinawa Municipal Museum<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Kunikazu Shinzato <\/span><br \/>\n                      Director of the Okinawa Municipal Museum. Provided us permission to set up sites at Tekiyambaru.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Kiyokazu Higa <\/span><br \/>\n                      Curator of the Okinawa Municipal Museum.  Facilitated contact with managers of Sefa Utaki.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Yuichiro Kawazoe <\/span><br \/>\n                      Curator of the Okinawa Municipal Museum.  Provided various insights, facilitated networking, and negotiated with the city hall for permitting site setup at Tekiyambaru.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Koichi Tone <\/span><br \/>\n                      Curator of natural history at the Okinawa Municipal Museum and organizer of a future exhibition where OKEON will be setting up a booth.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Masakazu Sano <\/span><br \/>\n                     Curator of natural history and the contact person for the museum.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Takeshi Terada <\/span><br \/>\n                    Curator of natural history at the Okinawa Municipal Museum and the organizer of an exhibition (Microlepidoptera) where OKEON had set up a booth.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Ikumasa Ganaha <\/span><br \/>\n                    Temporary employee at the Okinawa Municipal Museum.  Assisted in planning the 41st exhibition at the museum.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Chatan Town Hall Education Department<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Akinori Fuji <\/span><br \/>\n                       Employee at the Chatan Town Hall Education Department, also a plant specialist.   Provided advice on setting soil sensors and weather devices, and assisted in obtaining permission for site setup in Chatan.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Nago Museum<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Naofumi Murata <\/span><br \/>\n                       Curator at the Nago Museum, also a freshwater fish specialist.  Assisted in site selection and site setup and provided the site in Genka.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Higashi-son Museum<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Shoko Tokuyama <\/span><br \/>\n                       Curator at the Higashi-son Museum.  Assisted in site selection and site setup and provided the site in Gesashi, also set up a meeting with the local people to inform them about OKEON.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Onna Village<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Noriaki Goto <\/span><br \/>\n                       Curator of the Onna Village Museum.   Provided the site in Kenmin-no-mori.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Hyogo Prefectural Museum<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Yoshiaki Hashimoto <\/span><br \/>\n                       Curator at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum.  Provided advice regarding management of the OKEON system, exhibition setup and design, and collaboration with the government and local people.\n                      <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Fujukan<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Takeshi Sasaki <\/span><br \/>\n                       Curator of the Ryukyu University Museum.  Provided advice regarding the project concept and collaborative brainstorming, and assisted in locating field sites.\n                      <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Hokkaido University Museum<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                      Provided reference books and identification tools for the sorting team.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Professor \u00d4hara <\/span><br \/>\n                     Professor at Hokkaido University.  Provided the initial material to set up an insect sorting system and sorter training system as well as advice on human resources development.\n                     <\/p>\n<h1 class=\"padding-left-20 margin-top50\" id=\"highschools\"> High Schools <\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top50\">\n                      Hentona High School<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                    <span class=\"red\">Mitsuo Tazato  <\/span><br \/>\n                    Principal of Hentona High School.  The school is a partner of the University-High School collaboration program and it provided a site.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                    <span class=\"red\">Kouhei Takara <\/span><br \/>\n                    Teacher at Hentona High School who also studies ants. Attended a training program in place to further collaboration with OIST to develop the students&#8217; and teachers&#8217; research skills. Students of Mr. Takara have been involved in an ant research project for the past year by using Time-Unit Sampling, collecting materials which will be shared with OKEON.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Futenma High School<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                    <span class=\"red\">Motoki Nakamura <\/span><br \/>\n                    Teacher at Futenma High School who has been working on ant research with his students for the past year and organizer of the high school teacher training program in place to further collaboration with OIST and to develop teachers&#8217; research skills.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Kyuyou High School<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                    <span class=\"red\">Kaori Toguchi <\/span><br \/>\n                    Teacher at Kyuyo High School who has been working on ant research with her students for the past year.  Attended a high school teacher training program in place to further collaboration with OIST to develop teachers&#8217; research skills.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Kaiho High School<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                    <span class=\"red\">Yoshio Kondo <\/span><br \/>\n                    Teacher at Kaiho High School who has been working on ant research with his students for the past year.  Attended a high school teacher training program in place to further collaboration with OIST to develop teachers&#8217; research skills.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Yomitan High School<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Shunichi Kawabata <\/span><br \/>\n                    Teacher at Yomitan High School who is starting an ant research project with his students to collect materials which will be shared with OKEON. Attended a high school teacher training program in place to further collaboration with OIST to develop teachers&#8217; research skills.\n                    <\/p>\n<h1 class=\"padding-left-20 margin-top50\" id=\"others\"> Others <\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Okinawa Prefecture Board of Education, Cultural Resource Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Chihiro Tominaga (Manager), Satoru Tominaga (Group Leader), Kaori Furugen (Director), Yoshiaki Amano (Director) <\/span><br \/>\n                     Employees at the Okinawa Prefecture Board of Education.  Provided site recommendations and set up meetings for site permission, among other collaborative activities.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      OKinawa Prefectural Government, Department of Planning Science and Technology Promotion Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Itsumi Nakamoto <\/span><br \/>\n                      Director at the Department of Planning Science and Technology Promotion Division.  Manages the site Kenmin-no-mori and provided assistance in obtaining site permissions.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Okinawa Prefectural Government Promotion Center of North Agriculture\u3001Forestry and Fisheries, Forest Maintenance Conservation Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Mr. Chinen <\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Promotion Center of North Agriculture\u3001Forestry and Fisheries,Forest Maintenance Conservation Division.  Provided the sites Kenmin-no-Mori and Katsuu-Dake.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Okinawa Prefectural Govenrment, Department of Environment,Protect Nature and Promote Forest Conservation Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Mr. Kikkawa <\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Department of Environment, Protect Nature and Promote Forest Conservation Division. Oversees site set up to ensure the traps are not set up within the wildlife refuge and that mammals and birds are not trapped as by-catch.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Okinawa Prefectural Government, Department of Environment, Renaturation Environment Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Koji Kuda <\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Department of Environment, Renaturation Environment Division. Provided the site Heiwasozo-no-Mori.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Okinawa Prefectural Government, Department of Civil Engineering and Construction, Urban Planning and Monorail Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Kodai Uehara <\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction, Urban Planning and Monorail Division.  Provided the site Nagojoshi Park.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Okinawa Prefectural Government, Department of Civil Engineering and Construction, Management of Kurashiki Dam<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Tomohiro Nakama <\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction, Management of Kurashiki Dam.  Provided the site Kurashiki Dam.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Okinawa Prefecture Board of Education, Cultural Resource Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Yasushi Hamakawa <\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Board of Education, Cultural Resource Division.  Provided the site Gesashi (Natural monument specific permission).\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Mr. Shinzato  <\/span><br \/>\n                      Ward mayor of Gesashi. Provided the site Gesashi and held a meeting to inform the local people about the OKEON project.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Onna Village Office, General Affair Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Satoru Miyahira <\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the General Affair Division.  Provided the site kenmin-no-Mori.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\"> Mr. Yamazaki (Ward mayer) <\/span><br \/>\n                      Ward mayor of Katsuyama.  Provided the site kenmin-no-Mori and held a meeting to inform the local people about the OKEON project.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Nago City Board of Education, Cultural Resource Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Hinako Gushiken <\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Cultural Resource Division.  Provided the site Katsuu-Dake (Natural monument specific permission).\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Nanjo City Board of Education, Cultural Resource Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Kohei Yokoyama <\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Cultural Resource Division.  Provided the site Se-fa Utaki (World Heritage Site) and granted permission, also facilitated networking.\n                    <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\" >Mr. Nakama &#038; Mr.Shinzato <\/span><br \/>\n                      Ward mayor and vice ward mayor of Kudeken. Held an informational meeting to explain the OKEON project to the local people.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Nago City Hall, Department of Industries, Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries,Forest Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Mr. Ohshiro <\/span><br \/>\n                      Landowner of Katsuu-Dake. Granted permission to use the site.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Uruma City Hall, Department of Construction, Conservation Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Mr. Tamanaha <\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Department of Construction, Conservation Division.  Provided the site Bird Forest Nature Park and granted permission.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Naha City Hall, Department of Conservation, Flower and Green Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Shota Matayoshi<\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Department of Conservation, Flower and Green Division. Provided the site Sueyoshi Park and granted permission.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Naha City Hall, Department of Conservation, Park Management Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Mr. Senaga<\/span><br \/>\n                     Employee at the Department of Conservation, Park Management Division. Provided the site Sueyoshi Park and granted permission.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Naha City Hall, Department of Environment,Protect Nature and Promote Forest Conservation Division<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Hiro Kakazu<\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Department of Environment, Protect Nature and Promote Forest Conservation Division. Assisted in site selection within Sueyoshi Park and helped set up meeting with the Naha City Hall Environmental Section.\n                    <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Nakagusuku Park<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Masakazu Higa<\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at Nakagusuku park.  Provided the site Nakagusuku park and assisted in site selection.\n                     <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Tamagusuku Youth and Children\u2019s Center<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Mr.Nakamura<\/span><br \/>\n                      Chief of the Tamagusuku Youth and Children\u2019s Center.  Provided the site Tamagusuku and expressed interest in developing a collaborative environmental education program.\n                     <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Mori-no-ie Minmin<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Haruhiko Fujii<\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at Mori-no-ie Minmin. Assisted in site selection within Sueyoshi Park and provided information on the natural environment of the site.\n                     <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Southeast Botanical Gardens<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Aiko Suzuki<\/span><br \/>\n                      Employee at the Southeast Botanical Gardens.  Provided the site Southeast Botanical Gardens.\n                     <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Ohyama Yam Farm<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Tatsuyoshi Ishikawa<\/span><br \/>\n                     Landowner of site, a taro farm farmer and the head of taro farm society.  Assisted in introducing the OKEON project to the rest of the group.\n                     <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Masaru Miyagi<\/span><br \/>\n                      Landowner of site and a taro farm farmer.\n                     <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Masao Higa<\/span><br \/>\n                      Landowner of site and a taro farm farmer.\n                     <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"left padding-left-40 margin-top20\">\n                      Individuals<br \/>\n                    <\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Hidetsune Takamine<\/span><br \/>\n                      Ant taxonomist who spent over forty years collecting ant specimens in Okinawa and who donated his collection to the Economo Unit laboratory.\n                     <\/p>\n<p class=\"intro left padding-left-40\">\n                     <span class=\"red\">Kenji Takehara<\/span><br \/>\n                      Retired high school teacher who also conducts bird research. Provided local contacts as well as insights for site selection (Katsuu-Dake) and set up.\n                     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a id=\"back-to-top-click\" href=\"#\" class=\"btn btn-red btn-lg\"><span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-up\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collaboration The OKEON project seeks to foster an understanding and appreciation of Okinawa\u2019s complex ecosystems though a collaboration between scientists and society. The project conducts various local environmental surveys though cooperation and support from a wide array of organizations and people of Okinawa. We work in cooperation with local universities, high schools, museums, and governments [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":126,"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1200,"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/1200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}