ELNA is an organization founded in August,1999 for the purpose of preserving the marine environment which surrounds the marine life in the Asian region. Although it initially functioned merely as a domestic window of the Yayasan Penyu Laut Indonesia - Pusat Penelitian Penyu Indonesia（Indonesia Sea Turtle Research Center) an Indonesia local NGO,substantive activities in the field also began, by availing itself of the opportunity when ELNA received attestation as a non-profitorganization (NPO) and acquired a corporative status in July,2002. Moreover, when Kanagawa Prefecture recognized ELNA as a certified NPO on June 25,2013, contributions to this organization became tax-deductible. The organization, Everlasting Nature of Asia, is now referred to by its abbreviation, ELNA.