The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund
Introduction to Grant Projects
INDEX="97"
NAME="Iinashi river riverbed grass cultivation - hydrophilic, environmental conservation, livestock promotion and CO2 reduction business"
TYPE="活動助成,"
YEAR="2014年度,"
AREA="日本全国,"
KIND="NPO,"
ORG="Iinashi River Regeneration Net"
Iinashi River Regeneration Net
Iinashi river riverbed grass cultivation - hydrophilic, environmental conservation, livestock promotion and CO2 reduction business
Activity grant
- Project Description
Since the construction of the upstream dam in the Iinashi river in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, the riverbed and levee downstream has been covered with bamboo, trees and weeds and has become a dumping ground for large pieces of garbage such as tyres. This NPO is a collaborative practice between the government, private sector and industrial sector. From 2007, we cut down thick weeds overgrown across the rivebed and levee to open the sky to the riverbeds and improve living conditions for residents. In order to maintain this condition, we cultivated pasture in the regenerated area, currently across 22ha. We are creating a plan for the pasture business to become independent after two years.
- Grant year
- FY2014 Activity Grants
- Grant term
- 2 years
October 2014 - September 2016
- Grant amount
- 3,150,000 yen
- Activity region
- 3.1km river bed used, 24ha from Higashi Akashi Ohashi, Iinashi River, Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture to 1km of the San-in Dojo, Japan

Overview of the Organization

- Representative
- Kiyoshi Kimura, President
- Establishment
- 2007
- Establishment purpose
- The objective is to conduct regeneration projects from the source to the mouth of the Iinashi River with the aim of cyclical regeneration based on agreement and scientific knowledge from a range of key people and through collaboration between the government, private sector and industrial sector.
- Main area of activity
- From the source to the mouth of the River Iinashi
- Staff
- 1 Full-time staff member, 2 part-time staff members, 35 full members
- Annual operating budget
- 3.24 million yen in 2012, 3.19 million yen in 2013, 4.49 million yen in 2014
- Collaborating Organizations
- 15 companies collaborating with our organization, Iinashi River Pasture Liason Committee, Shimane Prefecture Hirose Public Works Office, Corporate Bureau East Office, Eastern Agricultural and Forestry Promotion Centre, Yasugi City Civic Life Division, Infrastructure Maintenance Bureau, Yasugi Akagawa Exchange Centre, Yasugi Fire Department Headquarters, 1,141 households registered as volunteers
- Recent activities
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- 2ha of riverbed designated as a hydrophilic area, planting grass and providing an area for activities including waterfront education and servin as a heliport for emergency services
- Expanding the riverbed cultivation to 22ha, maintaining an open and refreshing river area as well as contributing to livestock promotion and CO2 emission reduction
- Volunteers recruitment and tree planting activities along the Iinashi river source with the support of the Shimane Prefecture Corporate Bureau