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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program 2019 Recipients

Grant Catego Theme Project Description Organization Country ry "Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex: Future Conference of Earth Creation Project Through Local Knowledge Environment from Thailand and Traditional Knowledge" for Sustainable Akita Environmental Innovation International Orangutan Conservation Activity in Promotion Collaboration with the Government and Indonesia and Cooperation Residents in East Kalimantan, Indonesia Center Environmental Conservation Activity Through the Production Support of Organic Fertilizers from Palm Oil Waste and the Agricultural Kopernik Japan Indonesia Education for Farmers to Receive the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Certification in Indonesia Biodiversi Nippon Practical Environmental Education Project in ty International Collaboration with Children, Women, and the Cooperation for India Government in a Rural Village in Bodh Gaya, Community India Development Star Anise Peace Project Project -Widespread Adoption of Agroforestry with a Barefoot Doctors Myanmar Overse Focus on Star Anise in the Ethnic Minority Group as Regions in Myanmar- Sustainable Management of the Mangrove Forest in Uto Village, Myanmar, as well as Ramsar Center Share Their Experiences to Nearby Villages Myanmar Japan and Conduct Environmental Awareness Activities for Young Generations Patagonian Programme: Restoring Habitats Aves Argentinas Argentina for Endemic Wildlife Conservation Beautiful Forest Creation Activity at the Preah Pride of Asia: Preah Cambodi Vihear Eco-village Zone, a World Heritage Site Vihear Association a in Cambodia Japan Greening Project Through Saxaul Tree- Uzbekista planting and Cistanche Cultivation in OISCA Japan n Uzbekistan Climate Soil Conservation and Resilience Support Change Community Road Project: Build Resilience Through Land Slide Empowerment Uganda Mitigation and Forest Restoration by Farmers (CORE) and Elementary School Students in Bududa Support and Awareness Activity for the Action for Greening Burkina Sustainability of the Local Resident’s Life by Sahel Faso Planting in Bam, Burkina Faso Reintroduction Activity of Stork, a Special Tokushima Stork National Treasure, in Fund Project Biodiversi Suita Environment In Education Support Project Japan ty Learning Japan Through the Tree Survey, Name Tag Creation, association for the and Observation Activity at the City Park Future Creation of Acorn Forests at Water Resources, Morikoro Park, and the Disaster Donguri-mongori Area of 3.11 Earthquake by Donguri Walkers Environmental Education Program Expansion Project Network for Proud -Use Regional Issues such as Marine Wastes Hometown and Vacant Houses as an Educational Resource!- Regeneration of Japanese Giant Salamander Habitats by Improving the River Environment Society of Maniwa of the Satoyama3 Watersides Which Connects Heritage to the Clear Stream Miura Peninsula Yatoda Regeneration Activity to Resume the Biodiversity Breeding of Grey-faced Buzzard in Miura Conservation Peninsula Network Activity for Marine Plastic Waste Issues: Marine Waste Survey Through the Whole E.C. Ocean’s Area of the Seto Inland Sea and Clean-up of the Uninhabited Sashima Island Reduce CO2 Emissions by Producing and Consuming Energy Locally and Raise Children Japan Environment Who can Rise Above the Difficulty of Association Climate Disasters Change Where are the Snow Monkeys? Japan Monkey -Survey the Expanding Habitat of Snow Centre Monkeys in Sasagamine, Myoko- Kajiki Spider Conserve the Orb-weaver Spiders and Widely Fighting Spread the Traditional Spider Fighting Contest Preservation to the Future Generations Society of Aira Activity to Learn and Understand the Nature Diversity and Varied Environment of the Assist Pall Oita Satoyama3 Participatory Environmental Conservation The Committee for Activity Through Creation and Assessment of the Promotion of Small Communication Tool based on a Fusion of Awaji Long Trail Project Biodiversi Environmental Education and Outdoors Association Japan in ty Nagano Conserve the Breeding Environment of Rare Japan Environment and Satoyama3 Creation in Sakura Partnership Park Conference Society of Aim Reintroduction of Itasenpara Bitterling in Yamashiro Satoyama The Next Generation Human Resource Development Project Through Forest TOKUSHIMA Okara Conservation and Utilization of Lumber in Workshop Minami Town, Tokushima 3 Satoyama: Hillside arable land 2018 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Grant Theme Project Description Organization Country Category “Kane Klachan Forest Complex Future Creation Project through Local Knowledge and Conference of Earth Traditional Knowledge of the Thailand Environment from Akita Karen Tribe” for Sustainable Environmental Innovation Phase II Replanting flooded forest surrounding Tonle Sap Lake in Conservation Cambodia Cambodia by incorporating International Japan firebreaks Prevention of in Primorsky Krai, the Russian WWF (World Wide Fund Russia Far East, by strengthening for Nature) Japan logging permission criteria Conservation of Bolivian Endemic Blue-throated Macaw BirdLife International Bolivia and its co-existence with the Tokyo local livestock industry Biodiversity Achieving SDG 14 through conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity of the Bay of Bengal with community- Ramsar Center Japan Bangladesh Outside based resource management Japan in Teknaf Peninsula, Bangladesh. Conserving biodiversity in Indonesia with smallholder Rainforest Alliance Inc. Indonesia coffee producers in the Buffer Zone Area in national parks Establishment of agroforestry at primary schools and in HANDS (Health and Kenya communities in semi-arid areas Development Service) in Kericho County, Kenya A Gift to the Nation: rehabilitating degraded farmland for biodiversity, Landcare Australia Australia habitat and environmental education countermeasures through the Helping Hands and conversion of coconut farmers Philippines Hearts Japan Inc. Climate to agroforestry in the Philippines Change Firefighting and disaster prevention activities conducted Rainforest Foundation Brazil by the Indian Kayapo Tribe Japan Fire Brigade in Brazil Ashidagawa Clean Ashidagawa River☆ Environmental clean-up project “Waterside Management Center: Learning at Ashidagawa River” AEMC Long-term childcare activities and human resource development for the Recovery OISCA of the Strong Coastal Disaster Prevention Forest in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture Environmental conservation on an island made from a raised KIKAI institute for coral coral reef. Community-based reef sciences collaboration “Kikaijima Island Eco-field Tour” “Listen, Write, and Draw— Hometown and Natural Park in Network for Coexistence

Tokyo—” ESD Project targeted with Nature at junior high school students NPO association for Japan Creating a hometown where connecting with nature can live Biodiversity and charonda Japan Matagi Hunter Project: build

platform to exchange Global Environmental information among wild Forum hide producers and leather

suppliers Biodiversity conservation and The Japanese biodiversity education based Dormouse Preservation on comprehensive study of & Research Group dormice on Oki Island Bee forest project to create forests comprised of Japanese Bee Forest Club honeybees Hachioji Forest Village Project—guidance on the NPO Forest Lifestyle utilization of satoyama1* Research Institute resources and practices Conduct marine environmental conservation activities and General Incorporated reduce the environmental Association EC Oceans impact of sea plastics on the natural ecosystem

Protect Coreana Raphaelis, a Iwate Piedmont Nature local natural monument. School Create a dewano ash forest spreading from Takahatamakino Sakura, Sakura, Sakura— Specified nonprofit Connect to the Future with a organization Tree Full Bloom of Smile Research Group Kobe A collaborative project for expanding the distribution of Japan endangered species, the Large Biodiversity Network of Shijimi Blue, Shijimiaeoides Shinshu (KIZUNA) (small Divinus, in Azumino, Nagano projects) Prefecture Seto Island Sea National Park Specified nonprofit Restoration Project in Teshima, organization Setouchi Kagawa Prefecture Olive Foundation Tidal Flats Creation for Children Tamagawa River to Play with Bare Feet Mudskipper Club All for the Next Generation Nara Human and Nature Children Association Greenery project in idle land NPO Hifumi Wealth along the Inamori River Association

*Satoyama: hillside arable land

2017 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Grant Theme Project Description Organization Country Category Children’s education and natural forest Community Road conservation toward harmony with the Maasai Kenya Empowerment Climate Change people’s way of living and the environment Save the forests in Madagascar and make children Ecology Online Madagascar smile! Conserving biodiversity with smallholder coffee Rainforest Alliance Kenya producers in Kenya Inc. Biodiversity conservation survey for sustainable Japan Environmental Bhutan tourism development in Chele La Pass, Bhutan Education Forum Conservation of rare Chinese peonies and promotion of community-led sustainable forest OISCA-Japan Mongolia conservation in Bulgan, Mongolia Outside Conference of Earth “Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex Future Creation Japan Environment from Thailand PJT” for sustainable environmental innovation Biodiversity Akita Citizenship for nature - a project to promote Conservation environmental awareness and develop local SPEA Portugal capacity to contribute to the protection of nature sites. Create a joint government-citizen patrol system in WWF (World Wide Primorsky Krai to prevent illegal logging in the Fund for Nature) Russia Russian Far East Japan Ecology survey and conservation of the wintering BirdLife International Myanmar grounds of spoon-billed sandpipers in Myanmar Tokyo Community-led seedling business for diverse forest Japan-Malaysia Malaysia reclamation in Sarawak, Malaysia Association Forest creation by Donguri Walkers in water source areas, Morikoro Park, and disaster-affected Donguri Mongori areas in the Tohoku region Coral reef habitat restoration project around the Churaumi Shinkokai Kerama Islands (Okinawa

Lifestyles with nature-rich (pursuing the Maruyama Project blessings of satoyama*) Specified nonprofit corporation attempting Moko Fudo volcano biodiversity activation project to restore nature · Biodiversity Japan Biotope Moko Japan Conservation Restoration and creation of terraced rice fields and Ikoma Rice Terrace Club satoyama in Nishihata-cho, Ikoma City Creating economic cycles and communities using mulberry resources through interaction between Mulberry Club Chubu cities and agricultural regions “Conserving hometown forests! Thousand-Year Groundwork Mishima Forest on Matsuge River” Project Development and rollout of educational program to increase awareness of the conservation of coral Marine Learning Center reef ecosystems Establishment of a support tool for mapping Workshop for interaction between people and nature Sustainable Community

1/2 Valley hotspots: Restoring satoyama of Tokyo Miura Peninsula salamanders, Japanese night herons, and Luciola Biodiversity fireflies Conservation Network Group for the Removal of introduced plants (e.g., Sphagneticola promotion of local trilobata and Casuarina equisetifolia) and planting economy by planting of native plants on Iriomote Island native plants on Iriomote Takasagokaihinnkoue Collecting and composting sea lettuce in the nnumibeno prefectural Takasago Seaside Park hozenntudoinokai Itokoku no Morizukuri The 6th and 7th Morimori Hirogaru forest creation no Kai Conducting environmental education related to Japan Deer Society deer Creation and maintenance of a 28,000 square Sanyasounoeki meter wild forest with 350 varieties of plants for 17 Hozonkai years by one 92-year-old man Ex situ conservation project for the critically Porepore Shizen endangered pink sea milkwort of Noto Peninsula Kankyo Kansatsukai Toshima Green Nature-based Solutions by Urban Green Infrastructure Infrastructure Association Connecting the past and the future: Making TANAKAMI Kodomo Terminal House Kankyo Club

*Satoyama is hillside arable land

2/2 2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Grant Theme Project Description Organization Country Category Global Trial operation of buses with the goal of operating the first community buses in Car Free Day Japan Vietnam Warming Vietnam, and conducting educational activities Joint biodiversity conservation activities with The Rainforest Ghana cocoa farmers in Ghana Alliance Protection of the spoon-billed sandpiper, an endangered species throughout the Talay Park BirdLife Thailand coastal area in Thailand, as well as the International Tokyo promotion of bird tourism Supporting local communities, biodiversity Conservation conservation, and watershed conservation Indonesia International Japan through in West Java To introduce biodiversity teaching materials in Japan Banglades Bangladesh’s elementary curriculum with the Environmental intention to raise public awareness Education Forum h Outside Forest protection activities and promotion of environmental education for biodiversity Japan Biodiversity OISCA-Japan conservation in the central “dry zone” of Conservation Myanmar Myanmar Creation of sustainable mangrove community Ramsar Center forest with grassroots participation in the Uto Japan Village in Myanmar Prevention of illegal logging by improving forest conservation awareness in the local WWF Japan Russia communities in the coastal areas of the Russian Far East Promotion of the Yangtze River Children's 'Toki-no-hane Environment Summit and Cherry Blossom (feather of China Relay, and building a Biodiversity Conservation Japanese crested Network ibis)' Protecting highly important floodplain habitats WWF Hungary Hungary in Hungary within the Tisza Floodplain Effective utilization of bamboo plants Environment- flourishing in the forests near populated areas, Education seminar with the goal of realizing a local of Energy in recycling-based society based on bamboo Yokkaichi University Global Helping children propagate energy Ube Network for conservation activities in their homes through Climate Change Warming the Eco Ranger Project Actions Japan Implementation and promotion of the Eco Japan School Program, designed to develop human FEE Japan resources that will tackle environmental problems Building an organic agriculture model for Nippon International Biodiversity biodiversity conservation in the Echigawa Area, Cooperation for Conservation Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture (and other Community related educational activities) Development Conservation of endangered , Kakogawa's focusing on rare butterflies ( Satoyama and the japonica and Coenonympha oedippus Gifu arothius) Network Nationwide Visiting Lectures on the The Nature Biodiversity for Citizens Project, aimed at Conservation mainstreaming biodiversity Society of Japan Hachioji Forest and Village Building Project: The Life style Turning a dark forest (evergreen forest) into a Research Institute bright forest - of Forests Building an intraregional circulation of mulberry Mulberry Club tree, silkworm, and cocoon resources, with Chubu multi-generational participation Enhancement of environmental learning focused on flagship species in the Amami Islands, educating residents on the proper WWF Japan methods of keeping pets, and optimization of the tourism industry Society for Communing with Building hometowns where insects can thrive Nature and Oomurasaki Association to Save Monitoring of mountains, rivers, and coastal Shallow Water and areas around the Toyokawa river basin Tidal Flat in Asia Conservation of the Obasute (Tagotono Tsuki) Tagotono Tsuki terraced rice fields, a famous and important Terraced Rice Field cultural scenic spot Preservation Club Conservation of the Hokuriku salamander Yuukyuunomori around the Kureha Hill, carried out jointly by Executive elementary schools and citizens’ groups Committee Ashida River Stream-side Learning Hut: an Environmental Ashida River clean-up project Management Center Suita Environment Initiative to preserve the forests remaining near Learning populated, urban areas association for the Future (SELF) Local Power to Protect Wildlife! Wildlife Partnership Nature Specialist Club to nurture future Office generations Osaka Bay Coastal Establishment of sustainable local Area Environment environmental conservation systems that utilize Creation Research unused resources Center Initiatives to create forests with the help of Bee Forest Club honey bees

2015 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Grant Theme Project Description Organization Country category Sustainable use of forest biomass energy and related educational Kyushu Biomass Mozambique activities in Mozambique Forum Biodiversity conservation on cocoa farms in San Martín and Rainforest Alliance Peru Huánuco regions Inc. Training “ecological rangers” to carry out environmentally-friendly SOMNEED Nepal urban planning Reforestation by local communities in the Mau Forest Complex Community Road Kenya (East Africa’s largest indigenous forest) Empowerment

Planting 4 km of trees to connect the Bossou forest and Mount

Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (a UNESCO World Heritage site and Green Corridor Guinea chimpanzee habitat) Japan Outside

Biodiversity Program to encourage biodiversity, create seedbeds and promote

Conservation OISCA-Japan Sri Lanka environmental education Portuguese Society for Citizens acting locally for the global environment Portugal the Study of Birds Woodland conservation project to establish a palm sugar Japan Environmental production system in the western area of Java Education Forum Program to promote sustainable use of forest resources on Flores BirdLife International Island Tokyo Indonesia Conservation of the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros in WWF Japan Borneo Greenwood Outdoor

Program to utilize forest energy and educate the next generation Experience Educational Center Valid Utilization of Constant greenhouse gas monitoring at Mt. Fuji weather station

Warming Mount Fuji Weather (research into mitigating damage from lightning strikes) Station

Global Purification of Lake Suwa Wagen

Awareness building activities for basic research and Kansai Wildlife countermeasures for invasive raccoon species that threaten Research Association biodiversity Creation of a sustainable lifecycle for mulberry resources (and Mulberry Club Chubu deployment in nearby regions)

Forestation of water reservoirs and aid for the Tohoku area Donguri Mongori

Nippon International Building an organic agriculture model for biodiversity conservation Cooperation for in the Echigawa Area, Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture (and Community related educational activities) Development

Creating habitats for cranes in Aso City, Kumamoto prefecture, Wild Bird Society of and Seiyo City, Ehime prefecture Japan Japan Japan

Fostering communities that coexist with nature Maruyama Project

Vegetation recovery project (including endangered species) on Forestry Research Kurosawa moor Club Umaji Association to Save Biodiversity

Conservation Monitoring of mountains, rivers, and coastal areas around Shallow Water and Toyokawa river basin Tidal Flat in Asia Preservation of indigenous species and removal of invasive Mizumoto Nature species in the Katsushika ward waterfront area Project Conference of Earth Environmental program in Akita aiming to achieve the Convention Environment from on Biological Diversity’s Aichi Biodiversity Targets by 2020 Akita Northwest Pacific Multi-partner survey of marine health indicator species Region Environmental Cooperation Center The Miyagi Prefectural Protect the treasure-trove of dragonflies! Izunuma and Uchinuma Izunuma-Uchinuma wetlands dragonfly conservation project Environmental Foundation Kakogawa’s satoyama Conservation of endangered butterflies ( and and Gifu butterfly Coenonympha oedippus arothius) network 2014 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Grant Theme Project Description Organization Country/region Category

Project to validate distribution of biodiversity conservation Japan Environmental Education teaching materials designed for elementary school students Bangladesh Forum and their parents in Bangladesh

Protection of and educational campaign on the Philippine BirdLife International Tokyo Philippines eagle, the Philippine national bird, on Luzon Island

Biodiversity Preparation for realizing the Children's Environment General Incorporated Association Conservation Summit, a biodiversity conservation initiative for the 'Toki-no-hane(feather of Japanese China Yangtze River watershed crested ibis)'

Millennium Seed Bank Technology Transfer project Royal Botanic Gardens Kew U.K/Brazil

Promotion of "verbatim recordings" in order to preserve Kyouzonnomori Network (Network and pass down the local dialects and traditional knowledge Outside for Coexistence with Nature) in Indonesia Japan

Promotion of small hydroelectric generation and citizen-led WWF(World Wide Fund for Indonesia watershed preservation in Lampung Province, Indonesia Nature)Japan

Charcoal gasification power generation in non-electrified Asian People's Exchange(APEX) villages in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia

Global "Sustainable Life Forest" Project for Environmental Warming Restoration and Disaster Risk Reduction along the coastal Ramsar Center Japan India villages in Odisha State, India

Environmental education, forest preservation and Conservation International Japan Madagascar regeneration in southeastern Madagascar

Creative wetland restoration and adapting to climate WWF (World Wide Fund for Hungary change in Hungary Nature) Hungary

Protection of local ecosystem using the Yatsushiro Illustrated Encyclopedia for Children and Nature, created Jisedainotameni Ganbarokai jointly by youths, governmental agencies, academics, and the private sector.

Nationwide Visiting Lecture on Biodiversity for Citizens The Nature Conservation Society of Project, aimed at mainstreaming biodiversity Japan

Creation of intraregional circulation and exchange through a new way of utilizing mulberry trees, silkworms, and NPO Mulberry Club Chubu cocoons, which will link hilly and mountainous areas to urban areas

Project to study, preserve and pass on the native crops on Biodiversity the western foot of Mt. Fuji via the hands of farmers and NPO Whole Earth Institute Conservation citizens

Activities to protect and rescue the Tsushima Leopard Cat, Conservation and Animal Welfare and veterinary activities to help its return to the wild and Trust improve its habitat

Evaluation of planting areas in order to improve and continue tree-planting activities, and assessment of use of NPO picchio Japan Japan these areas by wild

Protection of biodiversity in the Yahagi River watershed, Chubu Regional Centre of Expertise preservation of indigenous watershed management on Education for Sustainable method, and creation of sustainable environmental Development education

Plant and wood ash production project in Matsubara Green City Fukuoka

Effective utilization of bamboo plants flourishing in the forests near populated areas for agriculture, with the goal Environment-Education seminar of of carbon fixation, such that these areas can be developed Energy in Yokkaichi University and passed onto the next generation

Global Ube Network for Climate Change Warming Summer-break hybrid mini solar car creation class Actions

Firewood forest creation project NPO The Life style Research Wood stoves playing major role in global warming Institute of Forests prevention measures in Saku City, 2013 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Grant Country/ Theme Project Description Organization Category region Forest ecosystem conservation in Huong Hoa district, BirdLife International Asia Division Vietnam Quang Tri province, Vietnam

Promoting biodiversity on Cocoa Farms in Bantaeng Regency, Rainforest Alliance Indonesia Sulawesi, Indonesia

Development of biodiversity teaching materials and teacher Japan Environmental Education Forum Thailand biodiversity training in schools in western Thailand

The Bhutan Red List Partnership Biodiversity Network Japan Bhutan Biodiversity Conservation International volunteer project to protect Barn Swallows Wild Bird Society of Japan Taiwan

Outside Conservation of chimpanzee populations by reforesting the savannah Japan Green Corridor Guinea between Bossou and the Nimba Mountains

Development of sustainable rural communities based on conservation Japan Council on the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable India and responsible use of biological diversity Development

Protection of the Veun Sai Siem Pang Conservation Area and Conservation International Japan Cambodia eco-tourism development

Afforestation activities and personnel training aimed at revitalizing Japan InternationalVolunteerCenter local natural resources Global Warming Soil conservation and seedling planting using Japanese soilbags CORE:Community Road Empowerment Kenya in Baringo, Kenya

Planting of trees to cultivate new plant life in Tohoku Donguri Mongori

Reviving underdeveloped woodland near Ikoma City Ikoma Rice Terrace Club

Encouraging elementary school students to plant trees Shinrin Volunteer Kikuzumitomo-no-kai

Research and countermeasure awareness activities regarding raccoon Kansai Wildlife Research Association infestation

Miura peninsula salamander conservation Miura Peninsula Biodiversity Conservation Network

Project to revitalize the Zostera bed at Matsushima Bay damaged by Amamo Revival Group the Great East Japan Earthquake

Revitalizing the Tenryu River with red spotted masu salmon Citizens' Conference for clean lakes and rivers

Biodiversity Setting up a model habitat for the forest dwelling dormouse, and Japan The Japanese Dormice Preservation & Research Group Japan Conservation developing animal pathways

Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial Cherry Blossom Line around Great East Japan Memorial Cherry Blossom Line Executive Committee Tsunami Disaster Coast

Project to create a rich and varied ecosystem in the waterside area of KAMOKEN Sado Island

Post-earthquake biodiversity mapping to promote sustainability in the Yuririn Aigo-kai region around Masuda River

Revitalizing Tsubono Village by training people to renovate Satoyama FieldPark Executive Committee storehouses and thatched roofs

Biodiversity conservation project protecting the natural woodland Groundwork Mishima around Mishima

Promoting responsible use of mulberry trees and cocoons, and field Mulberry Club Chubu testing of systems for local production and local consumption 2012 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Grant Theme Project Summary Organization Country/region Category

Endangered species assessment capability Biodiversity Network Japan Bhutan development project in Bhutan

International Union for Conservation project for the Bandula Barb, which Conservation of Nature, Japan Sri Lanka is on the verge of Office

Conservation of freshwater ecosystem in the Colombian Amazon with participation from Conservation International Japan Colombia indigenous peoples and local farmers

Project to develop educational materials and train Japan Environmental Education staff to protect biodiversity in Bangladesh's Forum Sundarbans region Bangladesh Biodiversity Coastal wildlife biodiversity conservation project Conservation in Dhalghata, Bangladesh with participation from Ramsar Center Japan Overseas local people

Protection of national bird, the Phillipine Eagle, and environmental education activities on BirdLife International Asia Division Philippines' Luzon island Philippines Biodiversity-conscious tree-planting project in the OISCA-Japan Philippines

Japan-China cooperative nature school on Chongming Island, Shanghai for protecting General Incorporated Association biodiversity (Aiming to present project at 'Toki-no-hane China UNESCO World Conference on Education for (feather of Japanese crested ibis)' Sustainable Development 2014)

Project to promote energy conservation in India's International Center for Global Warming India metal rolling industry Environmental Technology Transfer

Nisshin Exploration Map: Creating a Town in Nissin Citizens' Network on the Harmony with Nature through Three Generations Environment (NPO)

Regional revitalization through restoring roofs of old thatched roof houses used by trout fishermen Asagiri Furusato Sosei Net (NPO) and cultivation of thatch-use grass culture

Revitalization and creative use of terraced rice fields and nearby undeveloped land in Nishihata- Ikoma Rice Terrace Club cho, Ikoma City

Natural revitalization of urban river basins that Association for the Cultivation of link together forests, rivers and sea based on Rich Forests, Rivers and Seas shared memories of the area

Biodiversity Zostera bed revitalization aimed at creating a rich Amamo Revival Collaboration in Conservation sea for urban areas Kanazawa-Hakkei, Tokyo Bay Area Japan Teaching people about rare species through card games and cultivating an awareness of the need Jisedainotameni Ganbarokai to preserve the natural environment

Tokyo Satoyama* project to promote Jyumoku Kankyo Network Kyokai cohabitation of people and nature (NPO)

Holding seminars on new ways of living in Sanson Jyuku Satoyama* areas and training volunteers

Project to establish a terraced rice field "eco school"; conserving terraced rice fields that Tanada LOVER's (NPO) cultivate diverse organisms and training staff

Nurturing activities and practical biodiversity The Life style Research Institute of Global Warming surveys following the Kujukuri Conservation Forests (NPO) through Project *A Japanese term applied to undeveloped woodlands near populated areas. 2011 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Grant Theme Project Title Organization Country/region Category

Vietnam Forest Conservation Project BirdLife International Asia Divison Vietnam

Hanoi Environmental Awareness and Water Improvement The Institute of Cultural Affairs, Japan Project (ICA Japan)

Primary School Education Material and Human Resources Japan Environmental Education Forum Thailand Development for Biodiversity in Thailand Biodiversity Conservation Promotion of Environmental Education in Indonesia through Kyouzonnomori Network (Network for Indonesia Oral Tradition Project Coexistence with Nature)

Sumatran Tropical Forest Conservation Project World Wide Fund for Nature Japan

Overseas Mangrove Planting for Marine Life Biodiversity in Fiji Project. OISCA Fiji

Ghana Cocoa Plantation Agroforestry Promotion Project Global Environmental Forum Ghana

Kenyan Afforestation Education Project Africa Children Education Fund Kenya

CORE: Community Road Cherangaini Hills Grassroots Reforestation Project Empowerment Global Warming Cambodian Primary School Environmental Education Project Japan International Volunteer Center Cambodia

Sierra Madre Biodiversity Corridor Climate Change Mitigation Conservation International Japan The Philippines and Biodiversity Conservation Project

Abandoned Bamboo Forests and Farmlands for Wetlands Hachiman Sakagura Kobo Rejuvenation Project

Urban River Basin Revitalization Project NPO Eelgrass Seed Bank

NPO MU MU TOKORO Insects' House Orchards for Education Project Nature Experience Village

Biodiversity "Green Holiday" Nature Conservation Volunteer Project Wild Bird Society of Japan Conservation Life-giving Forest Building Project by Children NPO DONGURI-MONGORI Japan Japan

Satoyama Ecological and Economical Harmonization Project NPO Mulberry Club Chubu

Chibishi Atoll Reef Restoration Project NPO Churaumi Association

Foreign Mammal Control for Okinawa Rail Protection Project NPO Okinawa Wildlife Federation

Baseball Bats from Tree Trunks Project P...P... Pumpkin Global Warming Kujukuri Conservation through Afforestation Project NPO Forest Lifestyle Laboratory 2010 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Grant Country/ Theme Project Title Organization Category region of Implemen-tation

Green Corridor Project to connect the isolated Green Corridor Guinea habitats of wild chimpanzees by planting trees

Environmental education, and agriculture training for sustainable development OISCA Thailand in northern Thailand

Project for forest conservation through revitalizing Biodiversity traditional forest products in South Sulawesi, Japan Environmental Education Forum Indonesia Conservation Indonesia Overseas Japan-China cooperative project for creating a General Incorporated Association 'Toki-no- China "nature school" on Chongming Island, Shanghai hane (feather of Japanese crested ibis)'

The prevention of at important forest area in Mangatarem, Province of BirdLife Asia The Philippines Pangasinan, Luzon Island, the Philippines

Reforestation of water catchment area with Global tropical alpine trees and environment CORE: Community Road Empowerment Kenya Warming conservation by the grass root water users

On-site biodiversity conservation workshop and The Nature Conservation Society of Japan training for conservation planners

Conservation Volunteer Programme "Green Wild Bird Society of Japan Holiday"

Biodiversity and citizen environment monitoring Groundwork Mishima project to protect rural rivers and forests

Creating forest to develop wildlife by planting NPO Donguri-Mongori acorn trees

LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) Maruyama Maruyama Village 'People and Satoyama Project' Project

The conservation of biodiversity in Satochi- Kyouzonnomori Network (Network for Satoyama areas by activation of rural living and Coexistence with Nature) Biodiversity natural reproduction Japan Japan Conservation Trial evaluation of environmental protection The C.W. Nicol Afan Woodland Trust carried out at Afan Woodland (satoyama)

Training people to look after Taketomi Island NPO Takidhun

"Komoro-Suginami" meet & matching project Komonami Club

Biodiversity projects that families with pre-school General Incorporated Association Yushin children can undertake

The development and propagation of practical environmental programs which use familiar The Environmental NPO "SHU" hometown mountains with cooperative enterprises

Education program for keeping grassland, using Kyushu Biomass Forum Miscanthus paper in Aso, Japan 2009 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Country/region Grant Theme Project Title Organization of Category Implementation Strategic Management Plan for the Biodiversity Conservation Based on Geoecological Types (GET) on The Nature Conservation Society of Japan Hahajima Island, in the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, Southern Japan

Regional Development and Protection of Biodiversity through Cooperation between Local Residents, "Kyozon no Mori" Network Environmental NPOs, and Students

Protect Shikoku's "Galapagos"! Achieving Harmony between the Oceans, Land, and NPO Kaifu Nature Network People in Mugi, which all Nurture Thousand-year-old Biodiversity Local Coral

The Project of Constructing Sustainable, Wealthy, and Non Profit Organization Mulberry Club Chubu Small-scale Ecological Way of Lifestyle Japan Grants Conservation Volunteer Project Wild Bird Society of Japan "Green Holiday"

Japan Wildlife Film Festival 2010 Nature Film Network

100 Years Long Action Plan "Keep Forest and Science School S&I Japan Biodiversity on the Kurumi-creek"

Conservation Activity for Japanese Night Heron BirdLife Asia Gorsachius Goisagi

Development of Sustainable Organic Agriculture and Minkan Inasaku Kenkyujo non-profit Securing a Heat Source for Houses through the Global organization Effective Use of Natural Energy Warming Revitalizing Local Communities through Use of Local Tane District, Regional Development Council Forestry Resources and Construction Technologies 2008 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Category Project Title Organization (Country) Theme Implementation Site Japan International Volunteer Center Project for Lifestyle Improvement in Central Laos Biodiversity Laos (Japan)

Conservation Coffee as a Tool for Establishing Conservation International Foundation Biodiversity Costa Rica,Panama Biological Connectivity (U.S.A.)

Non-profit Organization SHIMADUKURI-NET Global Project to Convert a Short Car Drive to a Bicycle Ride Japan (Japan) warming

Ensuring Sustainability in Galapagos through Locally Charles Darwin Foundation for the Biodiversity Ecuador Based Education Initiatives Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)

Promoting Market Development of Technology for Research Center for Energy and Global Electricity Generation Using Biogas in Rural Areas of Vietnam Environment (RCEE) (Vietnam) warming Vietnam

Awely's Red Caps in Assam, India Awely, Wildlife and People (France) Biodiversity India

Regeneration of Nature of an Urban-type River NPO Eelgrass Seed Bank (Japan) Biodiversity Japan General Connecting the Forest, River and Sea Grants Linking Sustainable Coffee Practices and Conservation The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center at Biodiversity Indonesia to the Market Place the National Zoological Park (U.S.A.)

On-Farm Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity in USC Canada (Canada) Biodiversity Burkina Faso the

The Velondriake Network of Marine and Coastal Blue Ventures Conservation (U.K.) Biodiversity Madagascar Protected Areas

Training Farmers on Indigenous Tree farming, Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation as Kenya Agricultural Research Institute Biodiversity Kenya Countermeasure to Climate Change in Nyeri and (KARI) (Kenya) Laikipia Districts, Kenya

Promoting Organic Framing along Trishuli River Basin Global Development Center (DC) (Nepal) Nepal through Holistic Approach warming Global East Africa Grassroots Forest Conservation Project Friends Society for Kenyan Children (Japan) Tanzania warming Establishment of a Model for "Development of Forests Environmental NPO "SHU" Biodiversity Teeming with Animals"

Survey on the Fish Biodiversity of the Tsurumi River Basin Networking Biodiversity Water System

The Practical Application of Micro Water-Power Global Healing Village Itoshiro Generation in Itoshiro warming

Nature Experience Courses (Juku) for Elementary Tamagawa Juku Biodiversity School Teachers in the System

Why not Revitalize the Tenryu River with Citizens' Conference for Clean Lakes and Biodiversity Satsukimasu (Red Spotted Masu Trout)? Rivers

Global Acorn Planting with Children Donguri Mongori warming Small-scale Restoration of Natural Environment and Recovery of Research Group on the Restoration of Japan Grants Biodiversity Biological Resources in the Estuary-Tideland Fishery Resources in Yamaguchi Estuary

Promoting the Conservation of Maruyama Wetlands Maruyamasitugengun Hozennokai Biodiversity Based on Scientific Research

Activities to Maintain a Quality of Green Fields in the Kurasawa Green Field Preservation Biodiversity Suburbs of Tokyo

Global Project to Create Forests in the Sea Kuroshio Zikkan Center warming

Project to Protect Tsushimayamaneko (Tsushima Wild Cats/ Prionailurus Bengalensis Euptailurus) from Tsushima Yamaneko Supporter's Club Biodiversity Traffic Accidents

Life Experience Eco-project for Children to Cycle NPO Greenwood Outdoor Experience Global Foodstuffs and Fuels Educational Center warming 2007 Awardees of the Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program

Category Project Title Organization (Country) Implementation Sites Creating Sustainable Income for the Katukina Indians, by Extracting and Commercializing Copaiba Oil from the Amazon OPAN-Operação Amazônia Nativa (Brazil) Brazil Forest.

Energizing Farm and Households through Bio-Fuel Production and Extraction of Petroleum Nut (Pittospforum Resineferum) Cordillera Pine Tree (Philippines) Philippines Region, Philippines

Sanjeevani: A School-based Medicinal Plant Education and Center for Environment Education (CEE) India Conservation Initiative (India)

Vitalization of Regional Economy and Society through the Japan Environmental Education Forum Indonesia Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (JEEF) (Japan)

Promoting the Environmental Protection in the Mekong Delta Area The Community Health Development Vietnam of Vietnam by Supporting the Community Initiatives Research Center (Vietnam)

Pasture Regeneration, Erosion Control through Waste Processing Generation for Environmental Education General Grants Recovery and Bioresource Management for Nomadic and Rural and Enhanced Renewal - GREENER Nigeria Crop Farmers (Nigeria)

Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Training Farmers for Green Action, Mozambique Mozambique Povo (ADPP) Mozambique (Mozambique)

Building the Sustainable Bio-Fuel Supply Chain for the Poor Humana People to People India (India) India Farmers in Rajasthan, India

The Institute of Cultural Affairs, Japan Urban Water Environment Improvement Project for Vietnam Vietnam (ICA Japan) (Japan)

Environmental Technology Education and Integrated of Green Empowerment (U.S.A.) Peru Community-based Renewable Energy Projects Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People: Educating and Mobilizing Youth in Conservation and Management of Lakes of Pokhara Valley, Wetland Friends of Nepal (WFN) (Nepal) Nepal Nepal Community-based Mariculture and Mangrove Management in Kwetu Training Centre for Sustainable Kenya Kenya Development (Kenya)

Resuscitation and Foresting of Terraced Paddy Fields and Rural Ikoma Rice Terrace Club (Japan) Area (Satoyama) in Nishihata District, Ikoma City

"Manufacturing" 3R Factory Hachimansakagurakoubou (Japan)

Yama Ganmari Sangosya Schole (Japan)

Approved and Authorized NPO "Trust Citizens' Kushiro Swamp Nature Rehabilitation Project Sarun Kusiro" (Japan)

Environmental Education and Town Planning Based on Pika Pika'sTown Making Design Project Conservation Activities Conference (Japan)

Nonprofit Organization Environmental Chikurintic Project Design Experts' Network (Japan)

Environmental Education Project, Utilizing Fish Grown in Paddy Traveling Fish Supporters (Japan) Fields

Urayatsu Restoration Project Urayatsu Restoration Committee (Japan) Small-scale Grants Japan A Project to Hand Down Terraced Paddy Fields to Future People Forest Network (Japan) Generations

Development of Permanent Nesting Locales for Little Terns and NPO Little Tern Project (Japan) Survey of their Nesting Environment

Project for Environmental Conservation and Creation of a Business NPO Team Ebisu (Japan) Model Backed Up by Community Cooperation

Database of "Noyaki (Traditional Field Burning) and Wachigiri Aso Greenstock Foundation (Japan) (Firebreak Mowing)" of Pastures

History of Living Environment of Taketomi Island NPO Takidhun (Japan)

Non-Profit Organization Koajiro Outdoor Promotion of Environmental Conservation in Koajiro Forest Activity Organizing Committee (Japan)

Workshop for Sustainable Community "Renaissance of Cooking Oil Culture" Project (Japan) 2006 Awardees of the Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program

Category Project Title Organization (Country) Implementation Sites

Ground Water Recharge and Water & Soil Conservation Technology for Humana People to People India (India) India Poor Farmers in Rajasthan

Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia Clean Water for Rural Communities in West Kalimantan Indonesia Kalimantan Barat (Indonesia) The Maya Nut Program; Finding Balance between People, Food and The Equilibrium Fund (U.S.A.) Honduras Forests

Conservation and Sustainable Management of the Fishing Resource in Fundacion Defensores de la Naturaleza Guatemala Lake Izabal and Bocas del Polochic Wildlife Refuge, Guatemala (Guatemala)

The Power of Participation: Bringing Environmentally-Friendly MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Peru Electricity to Remote River Basins in the Peruvian Amazon Associates) (Peru)

Environmental Education and Economic Empowerment For Today's CENCOMDEV - Centre for Community Nigeria Youths: A Strategy for Sustaining Our Tomorrow Development (Nigeria)

Integrated Strategies and Communities to Protect and Restore Water Development Centre Nepal (DC Nepal) (Nepal) Nepal General Grants Quality of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Sustainable Waste Management through Environmental Education for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Manure Recovery and Natural Resource Management through Self Help India Development (NERD) Society (India) Groups and Student Communities

Dissemination of Environmental Information and Its Utilization in Mongol Eco Forum - Mongolia (Mongolia) Mongolia Environmental Conservation in Mongolia

Sustainable Rural development in Tibet Global Environmental Institute (China) China

Community Based Environmental Restoration and Conservation Project Palawan Conservation Corps (Philippines) Philippines in Critically Damaged Areas of Puerto Princesa, Palawan

Wild Silk and Honey Bee Farming for Income Generation and International Centre of Physiology and Kenya Biodiversity Conservation through Value Chain Approach Ecology (ICIPE) (Kenya)

Sustainable Management and Conservation of Drylands Natural Environment and Human Development Resources and Watersheds (Surface Water) in the Western Coastal Egypt Association (EHDA) (Egypt) Desert of Egypt

Eco-Green Tourism to Vitalize People and the Area Ikoma Rice Terrace Club (Japan)

Project to Support Environmental Education in the Downstream Area of NPO Community and Partnership Support Tama River Center (Japan)

Maintenance of A Permanent Nesting Place for Little Terns and the Little Tern Project (Japan) Survey on Their Nesting Environments

NPO Institute for Environmental Planning and Matagi Nature School Exchange between Rural and Urban Areas (Japan)

NPO Kodomo-no Hiroba (Forum for Children) - Practice of Outdoor Nursing without A Building Mominoki (fir trees) (Japan)

Forestry Volunteer Committee doing along the Development of a Children's Program "Physical Checkup of Forests" Small-scale Grants Yahagi River (Japan) Japan

Restoration of Amamo (zostera) Beds and Network of Mountains, Amamo Supporters (Japan) Rivers, Villages, Lakes and the Sea

"Satoyama (natural woodlands near local populated area)" Volunteer Sanson Jyuku (Japan) Leader Training Project

Misayamagoudo "Iyashinosato (Healing Village)" Project Step Up Seminar (Japan)

Association of Technical Research on Forests Environmental Internship Project and Waterside (Japan)

Education to Develop People with Environmental Consciousness – NPO School of Iron (Japan) Social Knowledge/Blessing of Time –

Urayatsu Restoration Project Urayatsu Restoration Committee (Japan) 2005 Awardees of the Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program

Category Project Title Organization (Country) Implementation Sites Asia ESD Promotion Projects―Establishing a website for the exchange of information on Japan Council on the UN Decade of Education exemplary ESD promotion projects and the development of a handbook for project Japan,Asian region for Sustainable Development (ESD-J) (Japan) implementation practices Environment Conservation and Cooperation with Residents in the Surrounding Areas of Nihon Aye―Aye Fund (Japan) Madagascar the Nature Reserves

Veronica―Czech Union of Nature Sustainable Energy from Rural Landscape in the White Carpathians (Czech Republic) Czech Republic Conservationists (Czech Republic) ArTUR―Architecture for Sustainable Agriculture and Housing in An Environmentally Friendly Design of Settlement Slovak Republic Development (Slovak Republic) Care-Centre for Environment and Rural Poor (C- Promoting Environmental Education through the Ethical Value of Conservation India CERP) (India) Establishing the Fisherfolk School towards Community Based Coastal Resource Tambuyog Development Center, Inc. Philippines General Grants Management in the Tañon Straits, Philippines (Philippines) Environmental Orientation to School Education and Development of Community Based Voluntary Health Association of Tripura (VHAT) India Environmental Technologies (India)

Socio-Economic Development Programme Sustainable Environment through People's Participation India (India)

Arab-Jewish Partnership in Shared Environmental Problems Masar Institute for Education (Israel) Israel

Building Local Capacities for Community Based Watershed Management in Apolobamba SAVIA (Bolivia) Bolivia Protected Area, Bolivia Sustainable Environmental Action through Participatory Learning in Chilika Lagoon, PALLISHREE (India) India Orissa, India Sustaining Community Livelihood through Management of Water Logged Land, Society for Women Action Development India Biodiversity Conservation and Community Capacity Building (SWAD) (India) Pumpkin Heaven―Yamamba Farm Yamambano Kai Learning about the Tideland Environment at the Mouth of the Tama River and NPO Regional Partnership Support Center Developing Human Resources

Satoumi Meguri no Rakko NPO Banzu Satouminokai Environmental Award for A Person Working Closely with the Community NPO ECOPLUS

Development of A Sense of Home for Children by Hunting Treasures of Minami Daito Shima Marugotokan

Kurukuru Eco Project NPO Chiikizukuri Kobo Development of A Teacher Training Program for Environmental Education Japan Nature Game Association Environmental Education Project Committee for Small-scale Grants Environmental Education Project for Asiatic Black Bears Inhabiting the Foothills of Japan Asiatic Black Bears Inhabiting the Foothills of Hakusan Hakusan Natural Environment Rehabilitation Project in An Urban Area Oyajino Kai

"Kyozon no Mori" Network "Kyozon no Mori" Network

Improved Habitat for the Japanese Crested Ibis in Sado NPO Japanese Crested Ibis Island

Seminar for Leaders to Establish "Umi no Terakoya" NPO Amakusa Sea Fort

Development of Teaching Materials for Environmental Education to Establish A Society River Activities Council that Can Learn from River Activities 2004 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Field Project Title Organization (Country) Project Implementation Sites

Implementing Community Based Decentralized System of Safe The Education Resources Institute (India) India Drinking Water Supply in India

Processing of Farm and Biodegradable Wastes Into Compost OISCA I.D.B. Philippines(Philippine) The Philippines

Sustainable Coastal Management Project Relung-Yogyakarta (Indonesia) Indonesia

Urban-Rural Exchange Association of Tobetsu-cho Technology “Cows-Reclaiming” “Satoyama” Nature Park Creation Project Japan (Japan)

Improving Alkaline Soil and Diffusing A Dry Desulfurization Process DGC base(Japan) China in Inner Mongolia

Biodiversity Conservation through Scientific Harvesting, Domestication and Propagation of Medical Plants in Tribal Centre for Advanced Research and Development (India) India Ghughari Block of Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh (India)

Project on Environmental Education Leading to Awareness Generation and Capacity Building for Sustainable Development in Aravali Vikas Sangathan (India) India Rural Areas of Haryana in India

Association pour la Cooperation et I’Autogestion Rurale 2004 Environmental Education of Schoolchildren in the Sahel Strip Republic of Mali en Afrique de I’Ouest (Japan)

Training in Participatory Environmental Protection of the Mekong Tokyo Occupational Safety and Health Center Vietnam Delta Industrial Districts (Japan)

Sustainable Agriculture and Farming Village Development Project Japan International Volunteer Center, Cambodia Office Cambodia in Cambodia (Cambodia)

Education for Sustainable Development in Indonesia The Japan Environmental Education Forum (Japan) Indonesia Education Asociación Conjunta Para el Environmental Education Rooted in Communities and training Desarrollo Integral El Salvador Leaders (El Salvador) Training Teachers to Implement Environmentally Sustainable Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Pova Mozambique Activities at Village Schools in Mozambique Mozambique (Mozambique)

Green and Clean Himalaya: An Integrated Environmental Society for Community Involvement in Development India Education Program for Better Environment and Eco Sustainability (India)

A Novel Education Program in Environ- mental Health and International Centre of Insect Kenya Conservation for Wetland Communities in Western Kenya Physiology and Ecology (Kenya)

Ikamba Labantu Poverty Alleviation and Food Security Programme Ikamba Labantu (South Africa) South Africa 2003 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Field NO. Project theme (region for activities) Organization (country) Asaza Project – Natural Revitalization Program for Kasumigaura and 1 Asaza Project(Japan) Kitaura using Technologies with Personality Technology 2 Sri Lankan Ecolabelling Project EMACE Foundation(Sri Lanka) Pilot Project for Environmental Preservation and Agricultural 3 Institute of Cultural Affairs: Japan (Japan) Development in Cochamarca, Peru “Hands on”: Localizing and Promoting a Series of International Television Trust for the Environment (TVE) Asia Pacific Regional Office 1 Television Programs Offering Sustainable Solutions to Environment (Sri Lanka) and Development Problems 2 Environmental Education Program for Conserving the Coasts of Fiji OISCA-International (Japan) Environmental Education in an Indigenous Region of Tropical Mexico: 3 ETNOECOGIA, AC (Mexico) Recovering Biodiversity, Local Knowledge and Culture Education Providing Environmental Education to Pupils in the Sahel Area and Association pour la Cooperation et l’Autogestion Rurale en Afrique de l’ 4 Creation of Multi-purpose School Forests Ouest (Japan) Environmental Education, Making Energy-saving Life an Entry Point, 5 Friends of the Kenyan Children (Japan) for the Youth and Elementary and Junior-high School Students 6 The Green Pack – Education for Sustainable Development for Russia Regional Environment Center for Central and Eastern Europe (Hungary) “Our Nature, Our Future” – Mobilizing Youth and Building Capacity 7 Green Balkans Federation of Nature Conservation NGOs (Bulgaria) for Nature Conservation 2002 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Field No. Project theme (region for activities) Organization (country)

Banana Green-Gold Project: Using banana peel to make 1 paper in Haiti, Jamaica and Central America (the International Cooperation for Banana Paper Project (Japan) Americas)

Commercialization project for sustainable utilization of Society for the Conservation and Development of Himalayan Technology 2* medicinal plant resources in central and western Medicinal Resources (Japan) Himalayan communities (Asia)

Modern cycle-rickshaw technology for addressing poverty 3 The Institute for Transport and Development Policy (U.S.A.) and the environment in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (Asia)

The Center for Environment Research, Education and 1* Environmental training program (Asia) Development (CERED) (Vietnam)

Implementing an environmental education program 2 targeting the indigenous Semelai school children at Wetlands International – Malaysia Programme (Malaysia) Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Malaysia (Asia)

Establishing a pilot villager group of alternative livelihoods in Wa, Myanmar in cooperation with WADP, Beijing South-North Institute for Sustainable Development 3* and transforming the Wa Agriculture School into a (SNISD) (China) relatively formal polytechnic school (Asia)

4 Next Generation of Water Leaders Third World Center for Water Management (Mexico)

Practice-based education program aimed at the 5* preservation and betterment of the steppes of Inner Imin Soum Environmental Problem Research Group (Japan) Mongolia (Asia)

Enhancing environmental awareness and safety through Center for Rural Communities Research & Development 6 education, training and dissemination of VACVINA' (CCRD) (Vietnam) Education biodigester technology (Asia) Leadership for Environment and Development program 7* LEAD Japan Program (Japan) (Japan)

Support to environmental, work and living improvement 8 programs in Vietnam Mekong Delta area and its The Institute for Science of Labour (Japan) diversified applications (Vietnam)

Eco-Platform "Global School" to connect humankind with 9 Eco Platform Tokai (EPT) (Japan) nature (Japan)

Creation of Eco-School Network by reopening closed 10* schools: Project for the Provision of "Schools for Forest Iwate Children's Environment Research laboratory (Japan) and Wind" and associated human resources (Japan)

“Green-Pack” environmental awareness for schools in the Regional Environment Center for Central and Eastern Europe 11* Czech Republic and Slovakia (Europe) (Hungary)

Participatory and active learning for Thai youths in the 12* management of local resources for sustainable Eco-Community Vigor Foundation (Thailand) development (Asia) 2001 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients

Field No. Project theme (region for activities) Organization (country)

Protecting terrestrial biodiversity in Pohnpei, Micronesia 1 Conservation Society of Pohnpei (Micronesia) (Others)

Substitution of conventional cooking fuels by plant oils in Institute for Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and 2 Guatemala: practical test for implementation (Latin America) Subtropics, University of Hohenheim (Germany)

Co-production system for conservation of sturgeon and shrimp 3 Atyrau Regional Government (Kazakhstan) stocks in Caspian Sea (Europe) Technology Commercialization project for sustainable utilization of Society for the Conservation and Development of Himalayan 4 medicinal plant resources in central and western Himalayan Medicinal Resources (Japan) communities (Asia)

Biomass gasification for distribution of gas supply in rural Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University 5 areas of China (Asia) (China)

Support for rehabilitation of devastated tropical peatland Agricultural Studies Department, University 6 ecosystems in Central Kalimantan (Asia) Graduate School (Japan)

Implementation of the Environmental Education Guide in a 1 designated eco-region of the Central Mountain Range Foundacion Moscoso Puello (Dominican Republic) (Latin America)

"Green-Pack" environmental awareness for schools in Bulgaria Regional Environment Center for Central and Eastern Europe 2* and Hungary (Europe) (Hungary)

Practice-based education program aimed at the preservation 3 Imin Soum Environmental Problem Research Group (Japan) and betterment of the steppes of Inner Mongolia (Asia)

Expanding "Roots and Shoots" environmental program to 4 Jane Goodall Institute Japan (Japan) Japanese youth (Japan)

"Youth to Youth" peer education for a sustainable future Education 5 Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan, A.C. (Mexico) (Latin America)

Environmental education at the Laguna del Tigre National 6 Conservation International-ProPeten (Guatemala) Park, Guatemala (Latin America)

Participatory and active learning for Thai youths in the 7 management of local resources for sustainable development Eco-Community Vigor Foundation (Thailand) (Asia)

Leadership for Environment and Development program 8 LEAD Japan Program (Japan) (Japan)

Build environmental awareness through the creation of 9 footpaths in the Tama Hills area of Machida City and support Tsurukawa Community Development Citizens' Group (Japan) the project by marketing the "Midori-no-Yubi" logo (Japan) 2000 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients Area No. Project theme Organization Grant Promoting high-quality and high-yield rice cultivation South-North Institute for Sustainable Development 1 US$65,230 and integrated utilization of biogas in Wa, Myanmar (SNISD) (China)

Building local capacity in sustainable forest and Technology 2 Pred Nai Community Support Group (Thailand) US$95,820 natural resources management (3 years) Development of a biodigester for the promotion of Center for Rural Communities Research & Development 3 renewable energy and the protection of the US$255,160 (CCRD) (Vietnam) environment in rural areas in Vietnam (2 years) An environmental awareness activities program that The Regional Environmental Centre for Central and 1 targets junior high school students and teachers in C238,000 Eastern Europe (REC) (Hungary) East European countries An environmental program that targets elementary 2 school children in the U.S. through tree-planting The National Arbor Day Foundation (U.S.) US$380,790 activities An environmental education program that targets Center for Environment Research, Education and 3 Vietnamese government officials dealing with US$50,000 Development (CERED) (Vietnam) Education environmental issues Leadership for Environment and Development 4 LEAD Japan Program (Japan) ¥10 million program Iwate Kaze to Mori no Gakko (Iwate Wind and Forest 5 School); a Hands-on Project to Create a Network for Iwate QOL Network (Japan) ¥6 million Utilization of Closed Schools Project to Train Leaders in Nature Experience 6 Japan Environmental Education Forum Inc. (Japan) ¥2.5 million Activities