Examples of Environment Conservation Using Plants ■ Measures taken in Japan Measures taken by the central and local governments grouping general Organization Name Amicho, Ibragi Prefecture 1-1-1 Amicho-chuo, Measures http://www.town.ami.ibaraki.jp/ Ibragi Newly set up “Green Foundation” to give Prefecture assistance and subsidies for voluntary 029-888-1111 activities by local residents to promote town development. Urban Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 11-6-1 http://www.city.chiyoda.tokyo.jp/ Kudan-minami, Inviting “Sakura (symbolic flower of Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Chiyoda-ku) Supporters” and solicit funds 03-3264-2111 from Chiyoda-ku residents, sakura fans, and corporations for regeneration of sakura trees, including pruning, soil improvement, and measures against blight. Rural Kishiwada City, Osaka Pref. http://www.city.kishiwada.osaka.jp/ 1-7 Kishikicho, Kishiwada, Citizens and Osaka Prefecture. together 0724−23−2121 regeneration to administration tackle of with working environment Kamioyama, suburban mountain. The subject area reaches 200 hectares including the mountain summit. Rural Aomori Prefecture http://www.pref.aomori.jp/ 1-1-1 Nagashima, Aomori City, Building fences made from regional lumber Aomori Prefecture from thinning for the slope of a mountain 017-722-1111 collapsed, preventing mudflow by greening with tree plantation. Rural Ishikawa Prefecture http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/ 1-1 Kuratsuki, Kanazawa City, Developing “operations to promote suburban Ishikawa Prefecture forest regeneration” by introducing groups 076-225-1111 working for nature protection to the landowners and make them conclude the “agreement to regenerate and conserve 1 suburban forests.” Rural Matsudo City, Chiba Pref. http://www.city.matsudo.chiba.jp/ 5-387 Nemoto, Matsudo, Chiba Set up “green volunteer support center” in Prefecture places rearing seedlings managed by the 047-366-1111 municipality to support greening organizations and forest volunteers. Rural Chiba Prefecture http://www.pref.chiba.jp/ 1-1 Ichibacho, Chiba City, Engaged in various activities ranging from Chiba Prefecture conservation to nature observation and 043-223-2110 bamboo charcoal making based on “the regulation concerning the promotion of conservation, development, and use of suburban forests.” Rural Mino City, Osaka Prefecture http://www.city.minoh.osaka.jp/ 1-6-4 Nishishoji, Mino City, Set up ”Mino mountains conservation fund,” Osaka Prefecture a 072-723-2121 activities public trust to support aimed at citizens’ environment conservation of suburban mountains. Also engaged in organizing events. Rural Akishima City, Tokyo 1-17-1 Tanakacho, http://www.city.akishima.tokyo.jp/ Akishima Mix planting the seedlings of cedars, City, Tokyo cypress, and broad leaf trees and creating 042-544-5111 forests by utilizing “forest protection and cooperate forests system” of “Tokyo agriculture, forestry and fishery promotion foundation.” Rural Tokyo 1-8-2 http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ Nishi-sinjuku, Introduce NPOs to forests and green areas Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo in Oume, Machida, and Hachioji cities. 03-5321-1111 Giving financial assistance company volunteers sent. 2 and have Rural Totsukawa-mura, Nara Pref. http://www.nanwa.or.jp/totsukawa/ 1-255 Obara, Totsukawa-mura, Enacted a regulation concerning the Nara Prefecture installation and maintenance of “Totsukawa 07466-2-0001 Forests,” in historical regard to background forests and with superior landscapes. Measures taken by private corporations grouping general Organization Seibu Landscape Co. 15-16-1 Measures http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/zouen/ Minami-ikebukuro, Conduct “forest moving” work using Teshima-ku, Tokyo special machinery to transplant the whole 03-3989-2751 forest ecosystem, not only the plants, but also the top soil and insects. Urban Aeon Co. 1-5-1, Urban http://www.aeon.info/ Nakase, Mihama-ku, Plant trees suitable to the region at new Chiba Prefecture shops and distribution centers, aiming to 043-212-6037 make a “grove of the village shrine.” Osaka Gas Co. http://www.osakagas.co.jp/index.htm 2-1-4 Hiranocho, Chuo-ku, Developing a green area that would serve Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture as a friendly habitat for living things 06-6202-2221 as part of their plan to green Himeji Manufacturing Plant of Osaka Gas. Urban Sapporo Breweries Ltd. 1-20-4 Ebisu, http://www.sapporobeer.jp Shibuya-ku, Opened a biotopos (park in coexistence Tokyo with nature) using the green zone of a 03-5423-7210 factory that functions as a reservoir to adjust rainwater. Urban Hokkaido Electric Power Co. http://www.hepco.co.jp/ 2-1 Odori-higashi, Chuo-ku, Making a forest, taking into account an Sapporo, Hokkaido ecosystem habitable by a large variety of 011-251-4374 living things, inside Hokuden Integrated Research Institute in Ebetsu City. 3 Urban Chubu Electric Power Co. 1 http://www.chuden.co.jp/ Higashi-shinmachi, Distribute seedlings to public Higashi-ku, Nagoya facilities, including schools, parks and 052-973-2111 welfare institutions to build the green community and cooperate in preventing global warming. Rural Suntry Ltd. 3-2-1 http://www.suntory.co.jp/ Akasaka, Minato-ku, Works for water resource conservation, in Tokyo the form of developing a forest with an 03-3470-5116 excellent function to produce a water resource, in a project called “Forest of Natural Water.” Rural Honda Motor Co. Ltd 1-1-2 Aoyama, http://www.honda.co.jp/ Minato-ku, Making a “hometown forest,” using the land Tokyo owned by the company. Setting up a greening 03-5412-1155 line in the boundary areas of each office was the beginning. Rural Tokyo Electric Power Co. 1-1-3 http://www.tepco.co.jp/ Uchisaiwaicho, Owns Tokurayama Forest adjacent to 70% of Ciyoda-ku, Tokyo the whole of Oze. Has been engaged in 03-4216-1111 protecting nature since more than 40 years ago. Rural Nippon Paper Co. http://www.npaper.co.jp/ 1-12-1 Yurakucho, Ciyoda-ku, Taking part in planting Japanese wood Tokyo poppy (glaucidium palmatum), an Alpine 03-3218-8051 plant facing extinction, carried out yearly at the company’s Suganuma forest, forming “the group to protect Japanese wood poppy.” Rural Kirin Brewery Co. 1-10-2 Shinkawa, http://www.kirin.co.jp/active/env/inde Chuo-ku, x.html Tokyo Afforestation at the water source of their 03-5540-3599 beer 4 factory. Developing environment aiming at “Refuge Biotope.” Rural Toyota Motor Corporation 18-4-1 Koraku, http://www.toyota.co.jp/ Bunkyo-ku, Working with conservation of suburban Tokyo forests by making “the Forest of Toyota,” 03-5800-7753 at Foresta Hills outside Toyoda City in order to study and use the “force” of forests, Measures taken by other organizations grouping General Organization Name Ecosystem Measures Conservation http://www.ecosys.or.jp/eco-japan/ Society, Japan 20-30-2, Contributes to building a society which Nishi-ikebukuro, can hand a better nature to future Teshima-ku, Tokyo generations, 03-5951-0244 protecting ecosystems with a wide range by conserving and of activities in cooperation with other related organizations. Urban Organization and for Landscape http://www.greentech.or.jp Urban Greenery Making Technology Development 8-21-1 Waterside cities rich in greenery by development and research of new science Toranomon, technologies concerning building green Minato-ku, Tokyo cities and greening of cities in this 03-3593-9351 age of global environment. Trust Sarun Kushiro (NPO) 17-16 Matsuuracho, http://homepage3.nifty.com/sarun/ Kushiro Regenerating City, Hokkaido forest 0154-23-1807 organizing of water resource Kushiro of the Marshland by afforestation events participated in by citizens. Protection and conservation efforts through purchase and management of land using the 5 Kushiro Marshland Protection Foundation. ■ Measures taken overseas International environmental cooperation of JICA Area Country Project Outline Afforestation at the ruined land at the middle stream of the Yellow River to restore Plan to make the area, spread the conservation forests technology of afforestation Asia China at the middle stream and forest of the Yellow River maintenance/management to the local resident, and check the diffusion of yellow sand to the surrounding areas. 6 To counter flooding of Chang Jian River:①development of production for of seedlings plantation tropical, at temperate, high altitude areas②development of Model plan forests in Province to plantation technology make suitable to dry and high Sichuan attitude areas, aimed mainly at the purpose of China water and land conservation (afforestation at the ③ Training of engineers upstream of Changjian concerned with management, River) implementation, and spread of raising seeding/afforestation activities ④ spreading technology to rear seedlings and afforestation so that local residents can do these activities independently. 7 Dispatch experts of forest ecology and conservation biology and the members of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, provide Borneo equipment Programs to for biological necessary conserve study and diversity Malaysia investigation, and and ecosystems accept trainees in order to protect living things facing extinction in Borneo Island, Asian including elephants, orangutans and mangrove forests. Working out an environment Integrated management conservation and management plan and research at plan Europe at Lubana Marshland (approx. 78,000 hectares) Latvia Lubana marshland situated around Lubana Lake, the largest lake in Latvia. 8 Sending experts of afforestation and agro forestry (mixed planting agriculture at forests), accepting trainees, Plan to conserve the valley providing of equipment for Panama Panama Canal forest conservation at the valley South America of Panama Canal where canal navigation affected is due to over clearing and decline in the ability of land to hold water. Study on cultivation tropical fruit of trees originating in Amazon and Brazil Afforestation in afforestation technologies Amazon for ruined land to actively promote agro forestry in Amazon. An example of cooperation participated Project to in by promote residents, where greening is Africa Nigel cooperation in promoted jointly with greening Karegoro residents through afforestation in the areas 9 where desertification is proceeding. Examples of international cooperation in environment by NGO and NPO Area Organization Outline of activities http://www.partie.net/hpsa/ Hemp Product Spread Greening using hemps of Inner Mongol area, China, where Association desertification is proceeding. The Japan http://www.sabakuryokuka.org/ Association for Planting poplar in Kubuqi Desert, Inner Mongol Autonomous Greening Deserts Region, China http://www.ryokukaclub.com/ Green Earth Club Greening in Dalateqi, Daqingshan, Huitengxila grass land of Inner Mongol Autonomous Region http://www.foejapan.org/ Friends of Earth Greening of Horqin Desert in Inner Mongol Autonomous Japan Region, China http://www.green-network.org/ Asia G-Net Afforestation in Horqin Desert in Tongliao City, Inner Mongol Autonomous Region, China http://www.kk.iij4u.or.jp/~gec/ Cooperating in greening of Yijinhuoluoqi, Inner Mongolia Green Earth Center Autonomous Region, Jiangjin, Chongqing, China, Fongningman Ethnic Autonomous Regency, Hubei Province, China http://homepage3.nifty.com/gentree/index.html Green Earth Network Cooperation in greening of Huangtu Plateau, Datong City, Shansi Province, China The Institute Environment of http://homepage3.nifty.com/erecon/ Environment restoration and conservation operations in Rehabilitation and Chiang Rai, Thailand, introducing the idea of agro Conservation forestry and the like. 10 http://www.ne.jp/asahi/defense/green/index.htm The Defense of Green Afforestation/improving the life of local residents in Earth Foundation Nepal. Afforestation at Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania http://www.oisca.org/indexj.htm Afforestation at the upstream of Chang Jian River, China. Stopping desertification at Alashan where Ulan Buh, Badain Jaran, Tenggeli deserts are likely to be connected soon, afforestation at the ruined land around the OISCA, foundation marshland of Kanykummari District, Tamil Nadu Province, Southern India, afforestation in Srin Province in Thailand, planting mangroves in Bangladesh (to make shrimp farming and mangrove conservation compatible Aqua Culture Forest Project)、 Afforestation in Nueva Vizcaya and Iloilo provinces, the Philippines. http://www.gcj.jp/ Afforestation in Republic of Burkina Faso in the Sahel Green Cross Japan area, Africa, to stop desertification. http://homepage2.nifty.com/vsja/ Volunteer Japan Project Association of Southern Cross “natural environment forest and the conservation life of to local make the residents compatible” in the southern part of the Republic of Africa Madagascar. http://polepoleclub.ld.infoseek.co.jp/ Pole Pole Club, Afforestation together with the villagers in Tanzania, Tanzania East Africa. http://www.jca.apc.org/~sahel/ Action Sahel for Green Project for self-support of food, stopping desertification, greening in the southern end of Sahara Desert, Africa, in Sahel at Republic of Chad. 11 Corporate activities contributing to the environment Names of companies Activities http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/ Afforestation to protect Amazon forests, YAHAMA MOTOR DA AMAZONIA LTDA programs to restore the force of forests that YAMAHA MOTOR DO BRASIL LTDA. absorbs carbon dioxide emitted by industrial activities. http://www.ricoh.co.jp/ecology/ Richo Richo Supports activities to protect pines and oak trees Corporation (sales that can be found only in Taraumara forest, Mexico generating company, US) Supports restoration work of forests lost in a Richo, Hong Kong fire at the suburb of Sai Kung, Hong Kong, which is carried out by the Hong Kong government. http://www.kepco.co.jp/ http://www.kanso.co.jp/ Study the ecosystem of lauan trees, dominating specie among the high tree strata of rain forests Kansai Electric Power of Southeast Asia, which have been cut in excess, aims to establish its afforestation technology, and develop afforestation technologies of native trees, including lauan, jointly with the National Gajah Mada University of Indonesia. Joint study with the government of Thailand to restore the mangrove ecosystem that is Kansai General Technos disappearing due to land formation along the coat for shrimp farming and other purposes. Implementing experiments to rear trees by compatible microorganisms and partial water cultivation under the severe conditions of desert in Saudi Arabia. http://eco.fujitsu.com/jp/ Fujitsu 12 Fujitsu Thailand Cooperating with the royal household in preceding FCV(Fujitsu Computer Products of its project to renew rain forests by planting Vietnam Inc.) eucalyptus and acacia trees. Planting mangroves in Nhon Trach District, Dongnei Province, Vietnam Planting lauan and fruit trees in “Eco Forest Park,” Malaysia, which was built with the concept of providing nature education. http://www.mew.co.jp/corp/eco/index.html Dispatch afforestation volunteers annually to Asia Pacific region, in support of “Children’s Matsushita Electric Works Forest” of OISCA International Promoting overseas afforestation support activities in ASEAN countries, supplier of tree material, as to “return the favor of green.” http://www.osakagas.co.jp/ Jointly developing afforestation technology with Indonesian government organizations, Osaka Gas which uses VA mycorrhiza fungus coexists with plant roots, promoting the plant growth, in acidic ruined soil (ruined land) with poor productivity peculiar to tropical areas. 13 Overseas industrial afforestation projects by Japanese companies: tentative edition(a end of 2003) Start Situatio Afforest of Company name Country n before ed area at (company investing) (district) afforest Main tree Target area affor the end of species estat ation 2003 ion (1,000 (chip project) (1,000 ha) ha) South East Fibre Exports Australia Pty., Ltd. Pasture 1989 3.3 5.0 Eucalyptus pasture 1993 23.5 26.0 Eucalyptus Pasture 1996 11.9 20.0 Eucalyptus 1996 13.3 25.5 Eucalyptus (NSW) ( Nippon Paper 、 Itochu) Albany Plantation Forest Co., of Australia Pty., Ltd. Australia (Oji Paper、Itochu、 (WA) Senjukai、 Tohoku Electric Power、Nippon Yusen) Bunbury Treefarm Project Australia (Nippon Paper、Mitsui (WA) & Co.) Tas Forest Holdings Pty., Ltd. Austral Mitsubishi Paper Mitsubishi Corp. 、 Tokyo Pasture, Electric site ia where (TAS) shrubs were cut, 14 Power) others Victoria Treefarm Project Australia (Nippon Paper、Mitsui Pasture 1996 3.7 8.0 Eucalyptus Pasture 1997 2.8 10.0 Eucalyptus Pasture 1997 6.3 10.0 Eucalyptus Pasture 1999 1.0 2.0 Eucalyptus Pasture 1998 5.0 10.0 Eucalyptus (VIC) & Co.) Green-triangle Treefarm Australia Project (SA, VIC) (Nippon Paper、Mitsui & Co.) Green Triangle Plantation Forest Co., of Australia Pty., Ltd. Australia (Oji Paper, Nissho (SA, VIC) Iwai Toppan Printing 、 Hokkaido Electric Power) Australian Afforestation Pty., Australia Ltd. (WA) (Toyota Motors 、 Mitsui & Co.) Brisbane Plantation Forest Co., of Australia Pty., Australia Ltd. (QLD) (Oji Paper、Itochu、 Electric Power Development、 15 Kodansha、Seihoku) East Victoria Plantation Forest Co., of Australia Pty., Australia Ltd. Pasture 1999 3.1 10.0 Eucalyptus Pasture 1999 3.5 10.0 Eucalyptus Pasture 2000 0.6 0.5 Eucalyptus 2000 2.0 7.5 Eucalyptus 2001 0.3 1.0 Eucalyptus (VIC) (Oji Paper 、 Nissho Iwai, Japan Paper & Pulp、 Shogakukan) Southern Plantation Forest Pty., Ltd. (Marubeni, Australia Chugoku (SA, VIC) Electric Power、Rohm、 Shueisha) VIZ Australia Pty., Australia Ltd. (VIC) (Shogakukan) Plantation Platform of Tasmania Pasture Pty., Ltd. site (Daio Paper、Kawasho、 Australia where (TAS) shrubs Nissen、 Nakabayashi 、 Will were cut, Corporation、 others Nikkei BP、Kobunsha、 NBS Richo) Yonden Afforestation Australia Pasture Australia Pty., Ltd. (VIC) 16 (Shikoku Electric Power) Eco Tree Farm Pty., Ltd. Australia(W Pasture 2001 0.3 1.0 Eucalyptus Pasture 2001 1.6 3.0 Eucalyptus 2002 30.1 A) (Osaka Gas、Mitsui & Co.) Portland Tree farm Project Australia (Nippon Paper、Mitsui (SA, VIC) & Co. Toyota Motors) Site WA Plantation where Resources Pty., Ltd. Australia (Marubeni 、 Nippon (WA) planted Eucalyptus 32.0 trees Radiata were cut, Paper) others Adelaide Blue Gum Pty., Ltd. (Mitsubishi Paper 、 Hokuetu Paper Mills、 Australia Pasture Aeon、Chubu Electric 2003 0.2 10.0 Eucalyptus (SA) Power, Tokyo Gas 、 Nippon Yusen, Mitsubishi Corp. Total Australia 112.5 191.5 Southland Plantation Forest Co., New Zealand of New Zealand Ltd.(South Pasture (Oji Paper、Itochu、 Island) Fuji Xerox、 17 1992 9.9 14.4 Eucalyptus Fuji Xerox Office Supply) New Zealand Plantation Forest Co., Ltd, New Zealand (Chuetsu Pulp, Hokuetsu Paper (North Pasture 1997 1.9 10.0 11.8 24.4 28.9 40.0 Acacia Island) Mills, Maruzumi Paper 、 Marubeni) Total New Zealand Pasture, Forestal Anchile Ltda. site Chili Eucalyptus where 1989 (Daio Paper, Nagoya (?) Radiata shrubs were cut, Pulp、Itochu) others Pasture, Forestal Tierra Chili shrubs, (?) ruined Ⅸ state) land, Chilena Ltda. (Mitsubishi Paper 、 1990 7.9 10.0 Eucalyptus 1991 13.5 13.5 Eucalyptus 2001 3.0 10.5 Eucalyptus Mitsubishi Corp.) others Volterra S .A. Chili (Nippon Paper 、 Pasture (?) Sumitomo Corp.) Eucalyptus Pacifico Grassy S. A. plain, (Mitsubishi Paper 、 Ecuador ruined Sumitomo Corp. (Esmeraldas land, Electric Power District) others Development, Electric Power 18 Development Greening Center) Total Central 53.3 74.0 8.4 10.0 America Site JANT Ltd. (Oji Paper 、 Nomura Papua where New Guinea secondar Nomura Acacia 1975 Holdings、 land (Madang y forest Province) was cut, Eucalyptus and Buildings、others) others Quy Nhon Plantation Grassy Forest Co., Vietnam land (Binh Dinh ruined Province) land, Acacia of Vietnam Ltd. 1995 9.2 10.5 Eucalyptus 2002 2.4 6.0 Eucalyptus 1996 4.2 (Oji Paper 、 Nissho Iwai 、 Dai Nippon others Printing) China (Zhuang Guangsi Oji Autonomous Site where Fongchanlin Co.Ltd. Region, shrubs (Oji Paper、Marubeni) Guangsi were cut Province Site where Forest Resources South Africa planted Pty., Ltd. (Kwazulu Acacia trees (Nippon Paper 、 10.0 Natal Eucalyptus were cut, Sumitomo Corp.) Province) others Total others 24.2 36.5 Chip project total 201.8 326.4 19 (pulp project) Site Celulose Brazil Nipo-Brasileira S,A (Minas (*) Gerais where planted 1973 123.7 110.0 Eucalyptus trees (Nipo Paper and Pulp) Province were cut Site where Pan Pac Forest planted New Zealand Products Ltd. Radiata trees (North (Oji Paper 、 Nippon 1991 31.2 30.0 Douglas Fir were cut, Island) Eucalyptus others Paper) Pulp project total 154.9 140.0 ( material project, others) Site where Papua New Open Bay Timber Pty., natural Guinea Ltd. forest 1985 12.3 2000 3.9 14.0 Eucalyptus (East New was cut, (Kowa Timber) Britain) others TEPCO Forests Australia Pty., Ltd. Australia Eucalyptus Pasture (Tokyo Electric (NSW) 10.0 Radiata Power) Gaia Forest Plantation Company Australia Pasture Pty., Ltd. (SA) (NEC) 20 2002 0.4 3.0 Eucalyptus Material project 16.6 27.0 373.3 493.4 total Total (note) Surveyed by Japan Overseas Plantation Center for Pulpwood Australian states: NSW:New South Wales SA:Southern Australia TAS:Tasmania、 VIC:Victoria WA:Western Australia (*) pulp project 1, afforestation area of Celulose Nipo-Brasileirais is of tentative value 21
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