Support projects so far

Mindo Toad found in 2019 after being thought extinct, this project aims to protect the only known population by conducting monitoring expeditions and to secure their habitat by buying land and creating a privately protected area.

［Khamai Foundation/ Republic of Ecuador］1st year

Vietnam hosts 63 Globally Important Bird Areas (IBAs), but illegal hunting and trade of these species remain rampant in localities. This project aims to establish an urgent conservation model for migratory birds in Quynh Luu district by conducting survey on the activities of hunting migratory birds and local government management.

［Nghe An Forestry Consulting & Development Center (FOCaD)/ Socialist Republic of Viet Nam］1st year

Amid the lack of comprehensive and multifaceted high-quality environmental education, we aim to implement lessons that nurture the local perspective on pressing issues of modern society, such as climate change, marine plastic pollution, and food security. This goal will be achieved through utilizing the practical experiences of environmental education at three elementary and middle schools in Hue, focusing on biodiversity and a global viewpoint.

［Bridge Asia Japan/ Japan］2nd year

This organization has worked for over 15 years to conserve rice terraces and will continue to grow crops without using pesticides or chemical fertilizers. This project will also focus on activities like observation of creatures on the rice terraces.

［riceterraceLOVERS/ Japan］3rd year

This activity site for this project is in the southern part of Quirimbus National Park, where marine pollution due to development has increased in recent years. This organization is the only group involved in environmental conservation activities in this park, and they will continue to educate children between age 6 to 15 to provide environmental conservation knowledge and conservation experience.

［NGO Bridges for Lives in Mozambique/ Japan］2nd year

Project will be sited at Nde Afi (made up of 5 rural villages with estimated population of 10,000 people) in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River state of Nigeria. The forests in the communities have degraded and have lost their forest covers and non-timber forest products. They will be preparing a new site to plant Gnetum Africanum and aiming to promote alternative means of livelihood.

［Citizens for Environmental Safety/ Federal Republic of Nigeria］2nd year

Community-led renovation and restore approach in Ramsar Wetlands, Gulf of Mannar, Point Calimere, Pichavaram, Palk Bay Dugong Reserve, by promoting People Institutions like Village Conservation Committee in the proposed wetlands and protected areas to implement and conserve the ecologically sensitive ecosystems in protected ecosystems.

［DEVELOPMENT OF HUMANE ACTION – DHAN FOUNDATION/ Republic of India］1st year

In this project, they will be establishing Environmental Education & Awareness Centers in local schools as a focal point to promote Nature based Solutions. They will be also seeing plastic free zones and plantation to support building with nature and adaptation to climate change.

［PALLISHREE/ Republic of India］2nd year

This project aims to improve orangutan reintroduction success by better understanding food availability and environmental harshness at release sites. The proposed drone project and environmental characterization will provide more accurate data on food patterns and climate conditions, improving reintroduction scheduling and helping orangutans thrive post-release.

［Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation/ Republic of Indonesia］1st year

Danau Sentarum National Park faces critical habitat issues due to oil palm plantation expansion, forest area reduction, and land water pollution. The project aims to counteract this by offering locals alternative income sources like natural honey production and support for selling iripi nuts, thus preserving the park’s biodiversity.

［Kopernik Japan/ Japan］3rd year

This project aims to improve the habitat of the Sarus Crane and contribute to improving the livelihoods of farmers through the production of environmentally friendly crane rice by expanding the implementation of environmentally friendly crane rice farming in important rice fields used by the Sarus Crane, building the capacity of local communities to implement environmentally friendly farming, and strengthening the conservation of wetland biodiversity to improve the habitat of the endangered Sarus Crane.

［NatureLife Cambodia/ Kindom of Cambodia］1st year

Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park (SNNP) safeguards 9.6% of Nepal’s mid-hill forest ecosystems but faces urbanization, deforestation, and climate change. The project is planning activities like stakeholder coordination meetings, biodiversity workshop in schools and fire management training to enhance conservation and community resilience.

［Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN)/ Nepal］1st year

This project aims to proceed with conservation and eventually eliminate poaching by providing children with environmental education and have them join activities like counting migratory raptors.

［Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds/ Japan］1st year

Blue-eyed ground-dove, which had not been found since 1941 and were thought to be extinct, and only recently have been rediscovered. The dove is endemic to Brazil and is found in the Cerrado. The project aims to conserve the habitat of the dove, increase its population and conserve the environment of the Cerrado with the participation and cooperation of the local community.

［BirdLife International Tokyo/ Japan］2nd year

Continuing a long-term study on wild orangutans in the Danum Valley Conservation Area Since 2004, this project will train Malaysian ranger-guides and researchers specializing in orangutans and engage in educational outreach for conservation, aiming to safeguard orangutan populations and their habitats.

［Japan Orangutan Research Center/ Malaysia］3rd year

Communities in rural areas rely on forests, rivers, and soil not only to serve as sources of food, but to also provide materials for daily necessities. However, in recent years, rural areas are experiencing rapid developments. This project plans facilitate the discussion of villagers, raise awareness by training, and advocate against excessive development.

［Japan International Volunteer center/ Japan］1st year

Recent monitoring results in Europe, North America and Japan has shown decline in numbers of land birds. This project plans activities like hosting international workshops inviting 19 countries, and promoting citizen science like introducing birdwatching app, aiming to conserve land birds.

［the Japan Bird Research Association/ Japan］1st year

The importance of an approach that effectively utilizes the functions of ecosystems for disaster prevention and mitigation, known as Eco-DRR (Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction), is becoming understood internationally. This project aims to establish an Eco-DRR heritage accreditation system in which Eco-DRR cases are evaluated by experts, and to contribute to local disaster reduction and adaptation to climate change.

［Wetlands International Japan/ Japan］3rd year

As Nature Positive Initiative launched in 2023, This project aims to establish a Japanese version of the World NPI as part of a three-year project, and to promote its implementation in Asia through exchanges with the three East Asian countries, Japan, China, and South Korea.

［Japan Committee for IUCN/ Japan］2nd year

In this project, we aim to contribute to the 30 by 30 target by accumulating the scientific knowledge for enhancing the protected areas based on the ecological requirements and habitat of Brent Goose, which is designated as endangered species in Japan, and to promote the policy proposal to enhance the protected areas at national level based on the analysis.

［Yamashina Institute for Ornithology/ Japan］1st year

This organization aims to register The Yoshino River estuary as Ramsar site (marine protected area) by COP16 in 2028, to legally protect its’ biodiversity and contribute to achieving KM-GBF Target 3 (30 by 30).
Planned activties include collaborating with the University of Tokushima, local NGO, and developing younger generations.

［Ramsar Network Japan/ Japan］1st year

This organization has been restoring abandoned areas in the southeast part of Sado Island for providing preferable habitats to the Japanese crested ibis during these two decades, but with overgrowth in the numbers, density is becoming a new risk in the area. This year, the organization plans to expand the biotope in the northern parts of the island, and also accerlating informaton exchange to support the reintroduction of the species in Honshu region planned by the Ministry of Environment.

［Tokidoki Ohendan/ Japan］1st year

In 2011, many of the restored wetlands along the coastline provided a platform for aquatic and migrating birds but due to redevelopment of the region after the earthquake, such wetlands are decreasing. To protect habitats and pass on this region of biodiversity to future, this project aims to preserve the forests and its inhabitants, restore the wetlands, and implement programs to train leaders for environmental education.

［The C.W. Nicol Afan Woodland Trust/ Japan］2nd year

Free-ranging domestic cats have been designated as “Emergency Countermeasure Invasive Alien Species” by the Ministry of the Environment’s “Ecosystem Damage Prevention Invasive Alien Species List” and have been giving negative impacts on the important heritage values of endemic and endangered species. This organization plans aims to rise public awareness and network constructuion by hosting events like workshops, and symposiums.

［Invasive Cat Research Japan/ Japan］2nd year

The Enshu Nada castline is subject to rip currents, and there are no swimming beaches, making it a safe breeding ground for loggerhead turtles and little terns. This project aims to restore the sand beach and protect these animals from extinction by conducting coastal cleanups, installing deposit machines to prevent littering, protecting turtle eggs in fenced-off area and releasing hatchlings.

［Non-profit organization Sanctuary NPO/ Japan］2nd year

Recently, American crayfish have increased and have become predator of domestic aquatic plants and animals. This project aims to establish effective ways to exterminate crayfish by designing new trapping devices and conducting experiments in differnt environments. Additionally, this organization works to spread the results of these experiments by hosting local workshops as well as public symposiums.

［Society for Shinaimotsugo Conservation/ Japan］3rd year

Nose town has been long known for its’rich forest known for firewood, but damage caused by deers, conversion, and abandment has resulted in rapid degration of this biodiverse landscape. In this project, citizens, experts, companies, and administrators will work together to restore this, hosting workshops and conducting surveys.

［[Foundation of Osaka Green Trust/ Japan]］2nd year