The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund
Introduction to Grant Projects
NPO Chikyu no Ryoku wo Sodateru-Kai
A study into potential natural vegetation and creating an action plan for planting suitable trees in Yunnan Province
Activity grant
- Project Description
The mountains of Xishuangbanna Mangao Nature Reserve in China's Yunnan Province are becoming bare due to excessive forestry development in the region, resulting in severe water pollution in Lake Dian, the province's largest lake which is located in Kunming, and there is an urgent need for tree planting initiatives. Following an appeal for support from an environmental development foundation based in Yunnan, this project will formulate a 'Miyawaki method' action plan aiming to conserve the environment, restore vegetation, and recharge groundwater. This method involves selecting plants based on potential natural vegetation, and the project will look to regenerate the forests quickly through close, companion planting. Specific measures will include dispatching a research team, including Dr. Miyawaki, to research the potential natural vegetation of two areas, identifying suitable plant species, and formulating a planting plan. China-Japan academic exchange symposiums will also be held to foster academic exchange and technical cooperation between Chinese and Japanese parties. This will ensure that Miyawaki method reforestation techniques are passed on to local people with the hope that it will lead to planting activities on an appropriate scale to ensure quick reforestation and water purification in the region.
- Fields
- Preservation of surface soil and forestsPreservation of biodiversity and ecosystem
- Grant year
- FY2010 Activity Grants
- Grant term
- 1 year
October 2010 - September 2011
- Grant amount
- 4,570,000 yen
- Activity region
- Kunming and the Xishuangbanna Mangao Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China

Overview of the Organization

- Representative
- Ayako Ishimura, Director
- Establishment
- 2001
- Establishment purpose
- Established to conserve the global environment, ensure local people are safe and healthy in body and spirit, and enhance their lives through the following activities:
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- Greening desert using suitable tree species.
- Encouraging greening activity in areas of Japan that are deforested or lacking suitable vegetation.
- Raising awareness of the above activities to the wider public.
- Main areas of activity
- Ibaraki Prefecture and other areas of Japan, and Inner Mongolia and Yunnan Province, China
- Staff
- 2 full-time staff members, 1 part-time staff member, 163 full members
- Annual operating budget
- 18.55 million yen in 2007, 19.49 million yen in 2008, 33.22 million yen in 2009
- WEB site
- http://www.greenglobe.jp
- Recent activities
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- (1) Cultivating chinquapin, ring-cupped oak, and machilus seedlings from acorns, with about 60,000 pots currently being cared for
- (2) Planting activity involving forestry businesses, schools, and companies, and forest building, particularly in Tsukuba
- (3) Planting in Bayanmuren, Inner Mongolia
- (4) Research into potential natural vegetation in Kunming and the Xishuangbanna Mangao Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China
- (5) Sampling pollen from cedar and other species