Unauthorized Felling of 20 Trees and Bamboo in Yanbaru National Park to Prepare the Course for the "Kunigami Trail Running Competition" - Ministry of the Environment Issues Severe Warning to Kunigami Village Mayor

It was learned on the 30th that Yasushi Chibana, mayor of Kunigami Village, who is the executive committee chairman of the "Kunigami Trail Running Competition", which is scheduled to end with the 10th competition, received a severe warning from the Ministry of the Environment for cutting down trees without permission in the special area of Yanbaru National Park in order to improve the course. The executive committee submitted a letter of explana…