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About More Trees
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More Trees is a forest conservation organization led by a Japanese musician, Ryuichi Sakamoto.
For a society where forests and people coexist for generations to come, we plan and organize various
programs with a keyword in mind: “Connecting cities and forests.”
Name More Trees (General Incorporated Association)
Address Furenshia Gaien Nishi 103, 1-9-11 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 151-0051
Activities•Forest conservation at “More Trees Forests” in and outside Japan•Planning and hosting of seminars and events related to forests as well as forest tours•Planning and sales of domestic timber products•Provision of forest carbon offset services•Assistance to disaster affected areas•Other general projects related to forests
Establishment July 19, 2007
Executives Representative Director Ryuichi Sakamoto
Director Masaaki Ikeda
Director Toru Kenjo
Director Naoki Ishibashi
Auditor Takuya Yamazaki
Director Shinkichi Mizutani
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In Japan
Japan is a forest country, 70% of which is covered by forests. However, the cycle of growing, caring, and adequately
cutting down trees and utilizing their materials has not been fully established as originally expected. More Trees aims
for the recovery of diverse forest functions by achieving healthy forests through maintenance including thinning. We
are also working on establishing the cycle to utilize domestic timber while maintaining healthy forests.
Abroad
Around the world, forest areas equivalent to 20 tennis courts disappear every 1 second. A particularly alarming issue
is the decline of rainforests that support rich biodiversity. Main reasons for the disappearance of rainforests are
forest clearing for timber and firewood as well as burning for farmlands as economic efficiency is prioritized. More
Trees provides tree planting and maintenance as well as infrastructure such as firebreaks and reservoirs for forest fire
prevention.
Forest without proper maintenance Forest after thinning
Issues We Address & Our Approach
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Our programs include “More Trees Forests” – a collaborative work with local communities for conserving forests –, planning and development of products and services utilizing domestic timber, and sharing of information and charms of forests through seminars and events.
More Trees Activities: Connecting Cities and Forests
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We organize “More Trees Forests” at 11 locations in Japan and 2 locations abroad to implement forest conservation activities in collaboration with each local community.
More Trees Forests
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植樹Before the Fire in 2015
After the Fire in 2015
The Orangutan Forest Restoration Project in Indonesia
Our partner in this project, the BOS Foundation (Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation), is an orangutan conservation organization and they run three rehabilitation centers in Indonesia. SambojaLestari in East Kalimantan is one of them. The massive forest fires in Indonesia in 2015 burned 266 hectares out of 1,800 hectares of the center. The main cause is the fire spreading from the agricultural land located in the southwestern part of the center.
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The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation, a local partner with which More Trees will work to implement the project, is an Indonesian non-profit organization established in 1991 to conserve orangutans. It promotes the conservation of Bornean orangutans and the forest in cooperation with local communities, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, and international partner organizations. The Foundation has personnel responsible for orangutan rehabilitation and release into the forests, as well as experts in primatology, veterinarians, and experts in the fields of biodiversity, forest rehabilitation, and education.
Name Borneo Orangutan Servival Foundation
Establishment 1991
Head Office Bogor, Java, Indonesia
Representative Dr. Bungaran Saragih
URL http://orangutan.or.id/
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Partner of the Project: The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation
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Firebreak ReservoirReforestation
MissionReforestation of 266 hectares of burned site.In Samboja, it is required to develop a sustainable forest that connects lives to the future by restoring the tropical rainforest with high biodiversity with a proper management.
3 Goals of the Project1. Reforestation of burned site2. Infrastructure development in preparation for fires3. Tours to the site for Japanese to experience and raise their awareness
Mission & Goals of the Project
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With agreeing on MOU with BOS Foundation, we launched the project and started reforestation and infrastructure development.
• Reforestation of Burned Site: Planted 511 seedlings for 1.3 hectares
Progress 2016 – 2017: Reforestation of Burned Site
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• Infrastructure Development
– Reservoirs: Built 6 (Green square in the map below)
– Firebreak: Constructed 758m (Yellow line in the map below)
Maintained 11,119m
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Firebreak
Reservoir
Progress 2016 – 2017: Infrastructure Development
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Future Prospects
• Reforestation of Burned Site : Continue reforestation and maintenance of planted area such as mowing and replanting of dead seedlings.
• Infrastructure Development: Constructed necessary number of reservoir. Continue maintenance of both reservoirs and firebreaks.
• Tours to the site: Organize tours to visit the project site with experience of planting trees, a training center of orangutan and rainforests for Japanese to recognize more of the current situation and issues of Indonesian rainforest and support the project.
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