In the Yambaru region of northern Okinawa people live and work in proximity to a diverse and fragile natural environment, the habitat for endemic and threatened species like the Okinawa rail. The villages of Kunigami, Ogimi and Higashi, the administrative centers of the Yambaru region, account for less than 0.1 percent of the total area of Japan. The village districts, however, are home to around half of Japan’s bird species and around one quarter of its species of frog. …READ FULL ARTICLE
