The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund
Introduction to Grant Projects
Kino-Eco
Construction an environmental conservation for Lake Biwa using surveys and networking
Activity grant
- Project Description
Lake Biwa is not just important as a water source for the Kinki Region, but also has a significant influence on its ecosystems, history and culture. While a full range of remedial measures for water quality have been conducted, their effectiveness has yet to be clearly demonstrated, and new issues including non-native species are now occurring. In this context, we will hold symposiums by experts in the respective fields of water resources, ecosystems, and fisheries and the culture of everyday life to construct an integrated model "the future image of Lake Biwa." In addition, we will independently survey and research environmental loads from agricultural run-off and leisure activities in order to draft advice towards the resolution of attendant issues.
- Fields
- Climate changeEnergy problem
- Grant year
- FY2006 Activity Grants
- Grant term
- 2 years
July 2006 - June 2008
- Grant amount
- 1,134,000 yen
- Activity region
- Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Overview of the Organization
- Established
- 2000
- Representative
- Tomonori Saito, Director
- Establishment Purpose
- Established with the aim of putting measures into practice for the improvement of specific environmental impacts and towards the achievement of a sustainable society. At the initial time of establishment, it had the objective of introducing environmental management systems (mainly ISO14001), in particular those for small and medium enterprises. Currently, in addition to this objective, it aims to build a model for a sustainable society through surveys and research relating to waste materials, 3R, and energy conservation.
- Main areas of activity
- Throughout Japan
- Staff
- 4 full-time staff members, 2 part-time staff members, 13 full members
- Annual operating budget
- 30.75 million yen in 2005, 31.99 million yen in 2006, 46.97 million yen in 2007
- WEB site
- http://www.kino-eco.or.jp/
- Recent activities
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- (1) Support for construction of environmental management system using ISO14001, administration of regional office for Ministry of the Environment Eco-Action 21, dissemination and support of environmental management systems to small- and medium-sized enterprises
- (2) Dissemination of "Uniform Energy Conservation Labels" and implementation of other energy conservation social experiments and surveys and research to further energy conservation in households
- (3) Distribution of reusable bottles and implementation of model projects aimed at reducing container and packaging waste
- (4) Administration of "Tanada volunteer" office, etc. for scenery conservation of Shiga Prefecture terraced rice fields