Oil was not seen in the mangrove forests of the Mauritius Treaty registration site September 4, 20:07

Although a large amount of heavy oil spilled from a Japanese freighter in Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, it has been difficult to remove heavy oil from a part of the coastal mangrove forests, but it has been registered as an internationally valuable Ramsar Convention. No oil dripping was found in the mangrove forests in the wetlands, a team of experts from Japan revealed.

Japan's international emergency response team dispatched locally held an online interview on the morning of the 4th.



As a result, in a part of the mangrove forest on the west side of the bay where the heavy oil spilled, it was impossible to remove the mangrove forest in order to protect the ecosystem. He complained that long-term efforts such as taking them are necessary.



On the other hand, there are two wetlands registered in the Ramsar Convention, which protects internationally valuable wetlands, on the coast and inland south of the bay. It means that no oil was washed ashore in the forest.



Sayuki Hiroi, Vice-Chairman, said, "To see the long-term effects, we have to establish a monitoring system," and stated the policy of investigating the long-term environmental impact with local research institutions and universities. It was



Three new experts from Japan will also be on site on the 4th.