The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund
Introduction to Grant Projects
INDEX="101"
NAME="Using film to communicate bahan(horse-logging), an ancient 'new' forestry technique"
TYPE="活動助成,"
YEAR="2014年度,"
AREA="日本全国,東北,関東,"
KIND="NPO,"
ORG="Kurikoma Kogen Natural Education and Earth Living Institute (NPO)"
Kurikoma Kogen Natural Education and Earth Living Institute (NPO)
Using film to communicate bahan(horse-logging), an ancient 'new' forestry technique
Activity grant
- Project Description
Introducing initiatives that use bahan, a method of transporting logs and offcuts from forestry by horse used in areas without forest roads, for purposes ranging from construction to energy. The project investigates and records film of initiatives that utilize living resources and seek to build a sustainable and environmentally-friendly society through the local production and consumption of energy in farming and mountain villages made possible by the collaboration of people and animals. It also holds symposiums, film screenings and workshops to help spread awareness of these traditional techniques.
- Fields
- Ecosystems and the Symbiotic Society
- Grant year
- FY2014 Activity Grants
- Grant term
- 2 years
October 2014 - September 2016
- Grant amount
- 5,000,000 yen
- Activity region
- Miyagi Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Japan
Overview of the Organization
- Representative
- Toyoshi Sasaki, president
- Establishment
- 2003
- Establishment purpose
- Aiming to contribute to the advancement of peaceful, sustainable regional societies by proposing ways of creating lifestyles in tune with nature that build strong connections between people and society, other people and surrounding nature.
- Main areas of activity
- Miyagi Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Area
- Staff
- 1 full-time staff member, 18 full members
- Annual operating budget
- 21.97 million yen in 2012, 10.22 million yen in 2013, 19.91 million yen in 2014
- WEB site
- https://ja-jp.facebook.com/kurikuraken
- Collaborating organizations
- Green Image Film Committee
- Recent activities
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- Education and research activities relating to environmental studies including the planning and implementation of programs for people of all ages in areas such as environmental education, outdoor education, and nature-based experience
- Proposing spaces for creating a sustainable society through the practice of lifestyles considerate of the local environment