Name

Specified Nonprofit Organization The Himalaya Archive Japan

Date of Foundation

December 8^th, 2008

Chairman

TANAKA, Kunihiko

Office

(Registered Office Address)

3-52-4-304, Hijirigaoka, Tama, Tokyo, JAPAN

(Contact Office Address)

4-5-6 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047 JAPAN

Number of Members

20 (as of February 3^rd, 2009

Activities

1.  The Himalaya Film Festival

1) Organizing the Himalaya Film Festival
2) Screening the Himalaya Films in local Film Festivals

2.  Collecting and providing information about the Himalayas

3.  Researching the Himalayas

1) Glacier Meltdown (Global Climate Change issues)
2) Environment disruption (Deforestation etc.)
3) Conflicts (Refugees and Minority issues etc.)

4. Education activities for nature protection and non-violence

1) Issue of newsletter, reports and literatures regarding nature protection and non-violence

2) Setting up and making use of homepage

3) Organizing workshops on nature protection and human rights making extensive use of video pictures related to the Himalayas

4) Field trips to the Himalaya for nature protection

5. Establishing network and exchanging information with organizations working for natural protection and international cooperation

6. Other activities to archive our objectives

Note) Some activities are still in a planning stage.

Grants

* Japan Foundation ( for the international symposium for the Himalaya Film Festival TOKYO 2010)