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The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund

Introduction to Grant Projects

FY2012

Establishing a strategy to promote social implementation of a sustainable phosphorus resource reusage system: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Division of Advanced Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Professor Hisao Ohtake

Island travel brand building business for a sustainable tourism model: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Ama Town Tourism Association

Participation in micro finance course by university students and holding of the Future of Developing Countries and Japan Through Micro-Finance Symposium (provisional name): Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Alliance Forum Foundation

Regeneration of endangered plant monochoria korsakowii and biotope in disaster-affected areas: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Iwate Prefectural University Faculty of Policy Studies

Training 200 people to be forestry workers: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Iwate Reforestation Study Group

The recovery of endangered species of aquatic plants at the Inbanuma wetlands and learning through experiencing the environment: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Inbanuma Yasai Ikada no Kai (Inba Swamp Vegetable Raft Association)

Rebuilding communities in disaster areas through mosaic art by people with disabilities: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Eco Mosaic (NPO)

Survey on damage to old houses in the Kesen District and reconstruction workshop: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: NPO Network Construction System (NCS)

Coastal forest recovery project 10-year plan (hardwood nursery department): Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: OISCA

Regional Recovery Project initiated by the Kamaishi Toubu Fishery Cooperative: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Citizens' Council Initiated by the Kamaishi Toubu Fishery Cooperative

Establishment of the "Machi no Terakoya" (child learning center) for children to research and study the use of solar energy: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Kankyou 21 no Kai

Formulation of the Environmental NPO Empowerment Strategy 2020: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Environment and Civilization 21 (NPO)

Analysis and policy research of potential for improvements in energy efficiency and energy conservation in 2030: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Kimiko Hirata, Board Member, Kiko Network

Contributing domestic wood products and offering the LEAF environmental learning program: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Green Santa Foundation (NPO)

Creation of environments for protecting and raising children by regional adults for the children of Koriyama living in low-dose radiation environments (operation of PEP Kids Koriyama, care for children, radiation related education): Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: NPO PEP Network of Child Care in Koriyama

Development of quantitative methods to help make renewable natural resources mainstream: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Conservation International Japan, Ecosystem Policy Manager Yoji Natori

Decontamination of paddy fields in the Shimooguni district of Fukushima Prefecture: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Renewable Energy Promotion Association

Empirical research leading the way on conservation activities with the participation of local residents through legal changes that put endangered bird species into the public eye: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Sapporo University Regional Development/School of Law, Professor Yuko Hayashi

Side project for disaster-stricken areas: Objective to create local jobs and establish regional communities: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Sanga Iwate

Establishment of a nationwide common database of food radiation measurements by citizens: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Citizens' Radioactivity Measuring Section (CRMS) (NPO)

Project for promotion of conversion from environmental NPOs to certified NPO corporations: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Coalition for Legislation to Support Citizens' Organizations

Japanese Cherry Tree Plantation in City Parks of Northeast Ohio: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Japanese Association of Northeast Ohio (JANO) (recommended by overseas office)

Preservation of cherry trees on the Negawa Green Tract: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Jushu Green Network

Slow Village Children's Kingdom Project: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Society for Women's Education and Leadership (NPO)

Improvement and expansion of existing nursery facilities to supply seedlings for reforestation of devastated areas, including coastal levees: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Green Globe (Chikyuu no Midori o Sodateru-kai)

Coral reef revitalization project in the Chibishi Area of Kerama Islands, Okinawa: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: NPO Churami Shinkokai

Great Purple Emperor Butterfly Forest Creation Project to link people, nature, and communities: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Tsukuba Environment Forum (NPO)

Estimates of ecological function changes in biodiversity extinction scenarios: towards sustainable utilization of the Mongolian steppe: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Assistant Professor Takehiro Sasaki

Restoration of industrial production and living centered around the revival of the Ogatsu stone industry: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Tohoku Institute of Technology, Faculty of Life Design, Department of Life Design for Safety and Amenity

Project name: "Jumoku de Yomigaere Hisai-chi no Midori to Ikimono" (Reviving the devastated areas with tree planting and animals) (Recovery assistance where children help): Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Donguri Mongori

Cherry tree conservation activities, raising cherry tree seedling, and creation of cherry tree viewing sites in areas affected by tsunamis: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Natori Tourism Association

Research on reducing glacier-related disasters in Central Asia and the Himalayas: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Niigata University Institute of Science and Technology, Associate Professor Chiyuki Narama

Opening the way for salmon on the dried-out Shinano River and Chikumagawa River: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Niigata Waterside Association (NPO)

Reconstructing homes and living in harmony with nature on high ground transfer sites in the Shishiori Region of Kesennuma: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Japan International Volunteer Center (NPO)

Interdisciplinary research into creating an environment that enables children from Fukushima to return to a normal lifestyle: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Japan Women's University Mariko Sadayuki, Professor

Clarification of the migratory routes taken by the little tern (Sterna albifrons) in Asia and Oceania and education about their protection: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds

Important Bird and Biodiversity Area program in South Africa: IBA network and inventory formulation: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: BirdLife South Africa (recommended by overseas office)

Five action plans for a prefecture that is a source of water: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Forest Gunma 21

Experiments and practical activities aimed at life and industrial revitalization in Iitate Village, Fukushima Prefecture: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Resurrection of Fukushima (NPO)

Accumulation, organization and creation of a database of plant specimens for identifying areas with growing endangered species and areas for protection, as well as the understanding of flora in hazard areas and planned evacuation areas: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: National University Corporation, Fukushima University, Faculty of Symbiotic Systems Science, Professor Takahide Kurosawa

Assistance with the construction, operation, and planning of marine product processing centers and exchange facilities for the reconstruction of fishing villages: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: NPO Reconstruction and Town Building Research Institute

Removal and cleaning of underwater debris: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Blue Support Iwate

Technological innovation research for wild bird protection in wind farms: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Professor Yuichi Mirai, Division of Energy and Environmental Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Using polluted regions in Africa as a model for understanding what species of wild animals and animals bred for meat are vunerable to chemical pollution - an environmental toxicological approach to tackling ecosystem conservation and food security problems: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Hokkaido University Graduate School of Veterinary Medecine Shota Nakayama, Associate Professor

Can biodiversity and logging coexist in managed forests? Experimentation with selective cutting and suggested methods for widespread adoption: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Nobuhiro Akashi, Principal Investigator, Forest Research Department, Forestry Research Institute, Forest Protection Division, Hokkaido Research Organization

Revival of traditional crafts and local specialties in Otsuchichou, and formation of new regional communities: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Machi Tsukuri Gurutto Otsuchi (NPO)

Comparative case study on resolution process of regional radioactive contamination: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Prof. Ken Fujikawa, Faculty of Sociology & Social Work, Department of Sociology Meiji Gakuin University

How should sika deer ascending into Japanese alpine regions be handled?: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Yamanashi Forest Research Institute Takuo Nagaike, Lead Researcher

Establishment of sustainable regional models through the employment of disabled persons and bamboo forest development: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2012 Activity Grants
Organization name: Yui no Kokoro (NPO)

Comprehensive ecosystem restoration focused on different diversity indices - a functional ecology approach: Research grant; Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Yokohama National University Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences Akira Mori, Associate Professor