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Associates of the Earth Higashi-nihonbashi 2-11-5 Chuo-Ku TOKYO 103-0004 Japan TEL +81- 3-3866-1307 FAX +81- 3-3866-7541

Year	Date	Major Activities & Achievements
2002	April 1	"World Environment Photo Exhibition Executive Committee" was established to hold Exhibitions of the UNEP "Focus on Your World" International Photographic Competition on the Environment in Asian countries.
2002	November 25	Contract was made for holding the Exhibition in China with the Center for Environmental Education & Communications of State Environmental Protection Administration of China.
2003	April 15-21	The Exhibition was held at Beijng Shi Ji Tan Exhibition Hall.
2003	September	In cooperation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Junior Chamber, the Exhibtion was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office, as the first step of holding a series of Exhibitions in Japan.
2004	January 5-11	In cooperation with NPO Laboratory of Image Culture Okinawa, the Exhibition was held at Kumoji Public Hall, Naha, Okinawa.
	January 9-25	In cooperation with the Omori Corporate Taxpayer's Associations, which has 1.32 million corporate members nationwide, the Exhibition was held at Ota Forest of Culture Hall, Tokyo. This led the potential of holding the photo exhibitions across the country thereafter.
	February 24	World Environment Photo Exhibition Executive Committee was registered by the Tokyo Metroportan Government as "NPO World Environment Photo Exhibition."
	July 3-11	NPO World Environment Photo Exhibition, by itself for the first time, held an Exhibition at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.
	July 9-16	In cooperation with the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion of Thai Government, the Exhibition was held at the buiding of the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion in Bangkok. This led to succeeding exhibitions in Thailand.
	December 5-9	In cooperation with District 3750 Rotary International, the first Exhibition in South Korea was held at Ansan Culture and Arts Center at Ansan City.
2005	June	Under a formal authorization by UNEP, the first volumes of the Japanese versions of UNEP's official magazines, Our Planet and TUNZA, were published. The two magazines are to be published quarterly, which amount to a total of eight issues per year.
2005	July 27	NPO World Environment Photo Exhibition changed its organization name to NPO Associates of the Earth. This change was certified by Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
2006	March 7-19	UNEP Publication Japanese version Site was launched under www.ourplanet.jp.
2007	May 17 - June 5	Environmental Photo Exhibitions at 7 International Airports were successfully held under the title as "Exhibitions of the UNEP 'Focus on Your World' International Photographic Competition on the Environment at International Airports" which draws media's attention internationally.