Tokyo Century Employees Participated in Volunteer Activities for the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Support — Coastal Forest Restoration Project

OISCA International (https://oisca-international.org/) engages in rural development and environmental conservation, mainly in the Asia-Pacific region, and Tokyo Century has supported its activities for nine years since fiscal 2015. We donate to the following three projects.

• The Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Support — Coastal Forest Restoration Project
• Children’s Forest Program, an experience-based environmental education program in which children plant and grow seedlings at schools in 37 countries or regions
•  Mangrove Tree Planting Project, a collaborative effort involving NGOs in the Philippines, Indonesia, and other countries

The Coastal Forest Restoration Project was started by OISCA International immediately after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and in cooperation with residents of the disaster-affected areas, local governments, and other supporters, to restore the coastal forest in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, which had been devastated. To date, around 370,000 black pine trees have been planted* along the 5-kilometer-long and 200-meter-wide coastline, covering a total area of approximately 100 hectares. The current phase of the project is centered on the care and management of the black pine forest. Our employees have been digging trenches between every few pines, in a grid pattern that facilitates drainage, and also picking up trash in the area.

Tokyo Century will continue its environmental conservation activities to contribute to local communities.

*Please also read “Joined the Tree Planting Ceremony Held on the Tsunami Disaster-hit Natori Coastal Area under the Coastal Forest Restoration Project in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture” (2018 article posted in the Sustainability Topics section).

Participating employees with Toshimichi Yoshida (center), OISCA Director in charge of Global Sustainability Mission