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2018 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Grant
Category Theme Project Description Organization Country
Outside
Japan
Biodiversity
“Kane Klachan Forest Complex
Future Creation Project
through Local Knowledge and
Traditional Knowledge of the
Karen Tribe” for Sustainable
Environmental Innovation
Phase II
Conference of Earth
Environment from Akita Thailand
Replanting flooded forest
surrounding Tonle Sap Lake in
Cambodia by incorporating
firebreaks
Conservation
International Japan Cambodia
Prevention of illegal logging in
Primorsky Krai, the Russian
Far East, by strengthening
logging permission criteria
WWF (World Wide Fund
for Nature) Japan Russia
Conservation of Bolivian
Endemic Blue-throated Macaw
and its co-existence with the
local livestock industry
BirdLife International
Tokyo Bolivia
Achieving SDG 14 through
conservation of coastal and
marine biodiversity of the Bay
of Bengal with community-
based resource management
in Teknaf Peninsula,
Bangladesh.
Ramsar Center Japan Bangladesh
Conserving biodiversity in
Indonesia with smallholder
coffee producers in the Buffer
Zone Area in national parks
Rainforest Alliance Inc. Indonesia
Establishment of agroforestry
at primary schools and in
communities in semi-arid areas
in Kericho County, Kenya
HANDS (Health and
Development Service) Kenya
A Gift to the Nation:
rehabilitating degraded
farmland for biodiversity,
habitat and environmental
education
Landcare Australia Australia
Climate
Change
Climate change
countermeasures through the
conversion of coconut farmers
to agroforestry in the
Philippines
Helping Hands and
Hearts Japan Inc. Philippines
Firefighting and disaster
prevention activities conducted
by the Indian Kayapo Tribe
Fire Brigade in Brazil
Rainforest Foundation
Japan Brazil
Japan
Biodiversity
Clean Ashidagawa River☆clean-up project “Waterside
Learning at Ashidagawa River”
Ashidagawa
Environmental
Management Center:
AEMC
Japan
Long-term childcare activities
and human resource
development for the Recovery
of the Strong Coastal Disaster
Prevention Forest in Natori
City, Miyagi Prefecture
OISCA
Environmental conservation on
an island made from a raised
coral reef. Community-based
collaboration “Kikaijima Island
Eco-field Tour”
KIKAI institute for coral
reef sciences
“Listen, Write, and Draw—
Hometown and Natural Park in
Tokyo—” ESD Project targeted
at junior high school students
Network for Coexistence
with Nature
Creating a hometown where
insects can live
NPO association for
connecting with nature
and sasakia charonda
Matagi Hunter Project: build
platform to exchange
information among wild animal
hide producers and leather
suppliers
Global Environmental
Forum
Biodiversity conservation and
biodiversity education based
on comprehensive study of
dormice on Oki Island
The Japanese
Dormouse Preservation
& Research Group
Bee forest project to create
forests comprised of Japanese
honeybees
Bee Forest Club
Hachioji Forest Village
Project—guidance on the
utilization of satoyama1*
resources and practices
NPO Forest Lifestyle
Research Institute
Conduct marine environmental
conservation activities and
reduce the environmental
impact of sea plastics on the
natural ecosystem
General Incorporated
Association EC Oceans
Japan
(small
projects)
Protect Coreana Raphaelis, a
local natural monument.
Create a dewano ash forest
spreading from
Takahatamakino
Iwate Piedmont Nature
School
Sakura, Sakura, Sakura—
Connect to the Future with a
Full Bloom of Smile
Specified nonprofit
organization Tree
Research Group Kobe
A collaborative project for
expanding the distribution of
endangered species, the Large
Shijimi Blue, Shijimiaeoides
Divinus, in Azumino, Nagano
Prefecture
Biodiversity Network of
Shinshu (KIZUNA)
Seto Island Sea National Park
Restoration Project in Teshima,
Kagawa Prefecture
Specified nonprofit
organization Setouchi
Olive Foundation
Tidal Flats Creation for Children
to Play with Bare Feet
Tamagawa River
Mudskipper Club
All for the Next Generation
Children
Nara Human and Nature
Association
Greenery project in idle land
along the Inamori River
NPO Hifumi Wealth
Association
*Satoyama: hillside arable land
1/2
2017 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Grant
Category Theme Project Description Organization Country
Outside
Japan
Climate Change
Children’s education and natural forest
conservation toward harmony with the Maasai
people’s way of living and the environment
Community Road
Empowerment Kenya
Save the forests in Madagascar and make children
smile! Ecology Online Madagascar
Biodiversity
Conservation
Conserving biodiversity with smallholder coffee
producers in Kenya
Rainforest Alliance
Inc. Kenya
Biodiversity conservation survey for sustainable
tourism development in Chele La Pass, Bhutan
Japan Environmental
Education Forum Bhutan
Conservation of rare Chinese peonies and
promotion of community-led sustainable forest
conservation in Bulgan, Mongolia
OISCA-Japan Mongolia
“Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex Future Creation
PJT” for sustainable environmental innovation
Conference of Earth
Environment from
Akita
Thailand
Citizenship for nature - a project to promote
environmental awareness and develop local
capacity to contribute to the protection of nature
sites.
SPEA Portugal
Create a joint government-citizen patrol system in
Primorsky Krai to prevent illegal logging in the
Russian Far East
WWF (World Wide
Fund for Nature)
Japan
Russia
Ecology survey and conservation of the wintering
grounds of spoon-billed sandpipers in Myanmar
BirdLife International
Tokyo Myanmar
Community-led seedling business for diverse forest
reclamation in Sarawak, Malaysia
Japan-Malaysia
Association Malaysia
Japan Biodiversity
Conservation
Forest creation by Donguri Walkers in water
source areas, Morikoro Park, and disaster-affected
areas in the Tohoku region
Donguri Mongori
Japan
Coral reef habitat restoration project around the
Kerama Islands (Okinawa Churaumi Shinkokai
Lifestyles with nature-rich agriculture (pursuing the
blessings of satoyama*)
Maruyama Project
Moko Fudo volcano biodiversity activation project
Specified nonprofit
corporation attempting
to restore nature ·
Biotope Moko
Restoration and creation of terraced rice fields and
satoyama in Nishihata-cho, Ikoma City Ikoma Rice Terrace Club
Creating economic cycles and communities using
mulberry resources through interaction between
cities and agricultural regions
Mulberry Club Chubu
“Conserving hometown forests! Thousand-Year
Forest on Matsuge River” Project Groundwork Mishima
Development and rollout of educational program to
increase awareness of the conservation of coral
reef ecosystems
Marine Learning Center
Establishment of a support tool for mapping
interaction between people and nature
Workshop for
Sustainable Community
2/2
Valley hotspots: Restoring satoyama of Tokyo
salamanders, Japanese night herons, and Luciola
fireflies
Miura Peninsula
Biodiversity
Conservation Network
Removal of introduced plants (e.g., Sphagneticola
trilobata and Casuarina equisetifolia) and planting
of native plants on Iriomote Island
Group for the
promotion of local
economy by planting
native plants on
Iriomote
Collecting and composting sea lettuce in the
prefectural Takasago Seaside Park
Takasagokaihinnkoue
nnumibeno
hozenntudoinokai
The 6th and 7th Morimori Hirogaru forest creation Itokoku no Morizukuri
no Kai
Conducting environmental education related to
deer Japan Deer Society
Creation and maintenance of a 28,000 square
meter wild forest with 350 varieties of plants for 17
years by one 92-year-old man
Sanyasounoeki
Hozonkai
Ex situ conservation project for the critically
endangered pink sea milkwort of Noto Peninsula
Porepore Shizen
Kankyo Kansatsukai
Nature-based Solutions by Urban Green
Infrastructure
Toshima Green
Infrastructure
Association
Connecting the past and the future: Making
Terminal House
TANAKAMI Kodomo
Kankyo Club
*Satoyama is hillside arable land
2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Grant
Category Theme Project Description Organization Country
Outside
Japan
Global
Warming
Trial operation of buses with the goal of
operating the first community buses in
Vietnam, and conducting educational activities
Car Free Day Japan Vietnam
Biodiversity
Conservation
Joint biodiversity conservation activities with
cocoa farmers in Ghana
The Rainforest
Alliance Ghana
Protection of the spoon-billed sandpiper, an
endangered species throughout the Talay Park
coastal area in Thailand, as well as the
promotion of bird tourism
BirdLife
International Tokyo Thailand
Supporting local communities, biodiversity
conservation, and watershed conservation
through reforestation in West Java
Conservation
International Japan Indonesia
To introduce biodiversity teaching materials in
Bangladesh’s elementary curriculum with the
intention to raise public awareness
Japan
Environmental
Education Forum
Banglades
h
Forest protection activities and promotion of
environmental education for biodiversity
conservation in the central “dry zone” of
Myanmar
OISCA-Japan
Myanmar
Creation of sustainable mangrove community
forest with grassroots participation in the Uto
Village in Myanmar
Ramsar Center
Japan
Prevention of illegal logging by improving forest
conservation awareness in the local
communities in the coastal areas of the
Russian Far East
WWF Japan Russia
Promotion of the Yangtze River Children's
Environment Summit and Cherry Blossom
Relay, and building a Biodiversity Conservation
Network
'Toki-no-hane
(feather of
Japanese crested
ibis)'
China
Protecting highly important floodplain habitats
in Hungary within the Tisza Floodplain WWF Hungary Hungary
Japan
Global
Warming
Effective utilization of bamboo plants
flourishing in the forests near populated areas,
with the goal of realizing a local
recycling-based society based on bamboo
Environment-
Education seminar
of Energy in
Yokkaichi University
Japan
Helping children propagate energy
conservation activities in their homes through
the Eco Ranger Project
Ube Network for
Climate Change
Actions
Implementation and promotion of the Eco
School Program, designed to develop human
resources that will tackle environmental
problems
FEE Japan
Biodiversity
Conservation
Building an organic agriculture model for
biodiversity conservation in the Echigawa Area,
Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture (and other
related educational activities)
Nippon International
Cooperation for
Community
Development
Conservation of endangered butterflies,
focusing on rare butterflies (Luehdorfia
japonica and Coenonympha oedippus
arothius)
Kakogawa's
Satoyama and the
Gifu Butterfly
Network
Nationwide Visiting Lectures on the
Biodiversity for Citizens Project, aimed at
mainstreaming biodiversity
The Nature
Conservation
Society of Japan
Hachioji Forest and Village Building Project:
Turning a dark forest (evergreen forest) into a
bright forest -
The Life style
Research Institute
of Forests
Building an intraregional circulation of mulberry
tree, silkworm, and cocoon resources, with
multi-generational participation
Mulberry Club
Chubu
Enhancement of environmental learning
focused on flagship species in the Amami
Islands, educating residents on the proper
methods of keeping pets, and optimization of
the tourism industry
WWF Japan
Building hometowns where insects can thrive
Society for
Communing with
Nature and
Oomurasaki
Monitoring of mountains, rivers, and coastal
areas around the Toyokawa river basin
Association to Save
Shallow Water and
Tidal Flat in Asia
Conservation of the Obasute (Tagotono Tsuki)
terraced rice fields, a famous and important
cultural scenic spot
Tagotono Tsuki
Terraced Rice Field
Preservation Club
Conservation of the Hokuriku salamander
around the Kureha Hill, carried out jointly by
elementary schools and citizens’ groups
Yuukyuunomori
Executive
Committee
Ashida River Stream-side Learning Hut: an
Ashida River clean-up project
Ashida River
Environmental
Management
Center
Initiative to preserve the forests remaining near
populated, urban areas
Suita Environment
Learning
association for the
Future (SELF)
Local Power to Protect Wildlife!
Nature Specialist Club to nurture future
generations
Wildlife Partnership
Office
Establishment of sustainable local
environmental conservation systems that utilize
unused resources
Osaka Bay Coastal
Area Environment
Creation Research
Center
Initiatives to create forests with the help of
honey bees Bee Forest Club
2015 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Grant
category Theme Project Description Organization Country
Outs
ide
Jap
an
Bio
div
ers
ity
Conserv
atio
n
Sustainable use of forest biomass energy and related educational
activities in Mozambique
Kyushu Biomass
Forum Mozambique
Biodiversity conservation on cocoa farms in San Martín and
Huánuco regions
Rainforest Alliance
Inc. Peru
Training “ecological rangers” to carry out environmentally-friendly
urban planning SOMNEED Nepal
Reforestation by local communities in the Mau Forest Complex
(East Africa’s largest indigenous forest)
Community Road
Empowerment Kenya
Planting 4 km of trees to connect the Bossou forest and Mount
Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (a UNESCO World Heritage site and
chimpanzee habitat)
Green Corridor Guinea
Program to encourage biodiversity, create seedbeds and promote
environmental education OISCA-Japan Sri Lanka
Citizens acting locally for the global environment Portuguese Society for
the Study of Birds Portugal
Woodland conservation project to establish a palm sugar
production system in the western area of Java
Japan Environmental
Education Forum
Indonesia Program to promote sustainable use of forest resources on Flores
Island
BirdLife International
Tokyo
Conservation of the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros in
Borneo WWF Japan
Jap
an
Glo
bal W
arm
ing
Program to utilize forest energy and educate the next generation
Greenwood Outdoor
Experience
Educational Center
Japan
Constant greenhouse gas monitoring at Mt. Fuji weather station
(research into mitigating damage from lightning strikes)
Valid Utilization of
Mount Fuji Weather
Station
Purification of Lake Suwa Wagen
Bio
div
ers
ity
Conserv
atio
n
Awareness building activities for basic research and
countermeasures for invasive raccoon species that threaten
biodiversity
Kansai Wildlife
Research Association
Creation of a sustainable lifecycle for mulberry resources (and
deployment in nearby regions) Mulberry Club Chubu
Forestation of water reservoirs and aid for the Tohoku area Donguri Mongori
Building an organic agriculture model for biodiversity conservation
in the Echigawa Area, Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture (and
related educational activities)
Nippon International
Cooperation for
Community
Development
Creating habitats for cranes in Aso City, Kumamoto prefecture,
and Seiyo City, Ehime prefecture
Wild Bird Society of
Japan
Fostering communities that coexist with nature Maruyama Project
Vegetation recovery project (including endangered species) on
Kurosawa moor
Forestry Research
Club Umaji
Monitoring of mountains, rivers, and coastal areas around
Toyokawa river basin
Association to Save
Shallow Water and
Tidal Flat in Asia
Preservation of indigenous species and removal of invasive
species in the Katsushika ward waterfront area
Mizumoto Nature
Project
Environmental program in Akita aiming to achieve the Convention
on Biological Diversity’s Aichi Biodiversity Targets by 2020
Conference of Earth
Environment from
Akita
Multi-partner survey of marine health indicator species
Northwest Pacific
Region Environmental
Cooperation Center
Protect the treasure-trove of dragonflies! Izunuma and Uchinuma
wetlands dragonfly conservation project
The Miyagi Prefectural
Izunuma-Uchinuma
Environmental
Foundation
Conservation of endangered butterflies (Luehdorfia japonica and
Coenonympha oedippus arothius)
Kakogawa’s satoyama
and Gifu butterfly
network
2014 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Grant
CategoryTheme Project Description Organization Country/region
Project to validate distribution of biodiversity conservation
teaching materials designed for elementary school students
and their parents in Bangladesh
Japan Environmental Education
ForumBangladesh
Protection of and educational campaign on the Philippine
eagle, the Philippine national bird, on Luzon IslandBirdLife International Tokyo Philippines
Preparation for realizing the Children's Environment
Summit, a biodiversity conservation initiative for the
Yangtze River watershed
General Incorporated Association
'Toki-no-hane(feather of Japanese
crested ibis)'
China
Millennium Seed Bank Technology Transfer project Royal Botanic Gardens Kew U.K/Brazil
Promotion of "verbatim recordings" in order to preserve
and pass down the local dialects and traditional knowledge
in Indonesia
Kyouzonnomori Network (Network
for Coexistence with Nature)
Promotion of small hydroelectric generation and citizen-led
watershed preservation in Lampung Province, Indonesia
WWF(World Wide Fund for
Nature)Japan
Charcoal gasification power generation in non-electrified
villages in West Kalimantan Province, IndonesiaAsian People's Exchange(APEX)
"Sustainable Life Forest" Project for Environmental
Restoration and Disaster Risk Reduction along the coastal
villages in Odisha State, India
Ramsar Center Japan India
Environmental education, forest preservation and
regeneration in southeastern MadagascarConservation International Japan Madagascar
Creative wetland restoration and adapting to climate
change in Hungary
WWF (World Wide Fund for
Nature) HungaryHungary
Protection of local ecosystem using the Yatsushiro
Illustrated Encyclopedia for Children and Nature, created
jointly by youths, governmental agencies, academics, and
the private sector.
Jisedainotameni Ganbarokai
Nationwide Visiting Lecture on Biodiversity for Citizens
Project, aimed at mainstreaming biodiversity
The Nature Conservation Society of
Japan
Creation of intraregional circulation and exchange through
a new way of utilizing mulberry trees, silkworms, and
cocoons, which will link hilly and mountainous areas to
urban areas
NPO Mulberry Club Chubu
Project to study, preserve and pass on the native crops on
the western foot of Mt. Fuji via the hands of farmers and
citizens
NPO Whole Earth Institute
Activities to protect and rescue the Tsushima Leopard Cat,
and veterinary activities to help its return to the wild and
improve its habitat
Conservation and Animal Welfare
Trust
Evaluation of planting areas in order to improve and
continue tree-planting activities, and assessment of use of
these areas by wild animals
NPO picchio
Protection of biodiversity in the Yahagi River watershed,
preservation of indigenous watershed management
method, and creation of sustainable environmental
education
Chubu Regional Centre of Expertise
on Education for Sustainable
Development
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
of carbon fixation, such that these areas can be developed
and passed onto the next generation
Environment-Education seminar of
Energy in Yokkaichi University
Summer-break hybrid mini solar car creation classUbe Network for Climate Change
Actions
Firewood forest creation project
Wood stoves playing major role in global warming
prevention measures in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture
NPO The Life style Research
Institute of Forests
Indonesia
Japan
Outside
Japan
Japan
Biodiversity
Conservation
Global
Warming
Biodiversity
Conservation
Global
Warming
2013 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Grant
CategoryTheme Project Description Organization
Country/
region
Forest ecosystem conservation in Huong Hoa district,
Quang Tri province, VietnamBirdLife International Asia Division Vietnam
Promoting biodiversity on Cocoa Farms in Bantaeng Regency,
Sulawesi, IndonesiaRainforest Alliance Indonesia
Development of biodiversity teaching materials and teacher
biodiversity training in schools in western ThailandJapan Environmental Education Forum Thailand
The Bhutan Red List Partnership Biodiversity Network Japan Bhutan
International volunteer project to protect Barn Swallows Wild Bird Society of Japan Taiwan
Conservation of chimpanzee populations by reforesting the savannah
between Bossou and the Nimba MountainsGreen Corridor Guinea
Development of sustainable rural communities based on conservation
and responsible use of biological diversity
Japan Council on the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable
DevelopmentIndia
Protection of the Veun Sai Siem Pang Conservation Area and
eco-tourism developmentConservation International Japan Cambodia
Afforestation activities and personnel training aimed at revitalizing
local natural resourcesJapan InternationalVolunteerCenter
Soil conservation and seedling planting using Japanese soilbags
in Baringo, KenyaCORE:Community Road Empowerment 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
infestationKansai Wildlife Research Association
Miura peninsula salamander conservation Miura Peninsula Biodiversity Conservation Network
Project to revitalize the Zostera bed at Matsushima Bay damaged by
the Great East Japan EarthquakeAmamo Revival Group
Revitalizing the Tenryu River with red spotted masu salmon Citizens' Conference for clean lakes and rivers
Setting up a model habitat for the forest dwelling dormouse, and
developing animal pathwaysThe Japanese Dormice Preservation & Research Group
Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial Cherry Blossom Line around
Tsunami Disaster CoastGreat East Japan Memorial Cherry Blossom Line Executive Committee
Project to create a rich and varied ecosystem in the waterside area of
Sado IslandKAMOKEN
Post-earthquake biodiversity mapping to promote sustainability in the
region around Masuda RiverYuririn Aigo-kai
Revitalizing Tsubono Village by training people to renovate
storehouses and thatched roofsSatoyama FieldPark Executive Committee
Biodiversity conservation project protecting the natural woodland
around MishimaGroundwork Mishima
Promoting responsible use of mulberry trees and cocoons, and field
testing of systems for local production and local consumptionMulberry Club Chubu
Japan
Biodiversity
Conservation
Global Warming
Outside
Japan
JapanBiodiversity
Conservation
2012 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Grant
CategoryTheme Project Summary Organization Country/region
Endangered species assessment capability
development project in BhutanBiodiversity Network Japan Bhutan
Conservation project for the Bandula Barb, which
is on the verge of extinction
International Union for
Conservation of Nature, Japan
Office
Sri Lanka
Conservation of freshwater ecosystem in the
Colombian Amazon with participation from
indigenous peoples and local farmers
Conservation International Japan Colombia
Project to develop educational materials and train
staff to protect biodiversity in Bangladesh's
Sundarbans region
Japan Environmental Education
Forum
Coastal wildlife biodiversity conservation project
in Dhalghata, Bangladesh with participation from
local people
Ramsar Center Japan
Protection of national bird, the Phillipine Eagle,
and environmental education activities on
Philippines' Luzon island
BirdLife International Asia Division
Biodiversity-conscious tree-planting project in the
PhilippinesOISCA-Japan
Japan-China cooperative nature school on
Chongming Island, Shanghai for protecting
biodiversity (Aiming to present project at
UNESCO World Conference on Education for
Sustainable Development 2014)
General Incorporated Association
'Toki-no-hane
(feather of Japanese crested ibis)'
China
Global WarmingProject to promote energy conservation in India's
metal rolling industry
International Center for
Environmental Technology TransferIndia
Nisshin Exploration Map: Creating a Town in
Harmony with Nature through Three Generations
Nissin Citizens' Network on the
Environment (NPO)
Regional revitalization through restoring roofs of
old thatched roof houses used by trout fishermen
and cultivation of thatch-use grass culture
Asagiri Furusato Sosei Net (NPO)
Revitalization and creative use of terraced rice
fields and nearby undeveloped land in Nishihata-
cho, Ikoma City
Ikoma Rice Terrace Club
Natural revitalization of urban river basins that
link together forests, rivers and sea based on
shared memories of the area
Association for the Cultivation of
Rich Forests, Rivers and Seas
Zostera bed revitalization aimed at creating a rich
sea for urban areas
Amamo Revival Collaboration in
Kanazawa-Hakkei, Tokyo Bay Area
Teaching people about rare species through card
games and cultivating an awareness of the need
to preserve the natural environment
Jisedainotameni Ganbarokai
Tokyo Satoyama* project to promote
cohabitation of people and nature
Jyumoku Kankyo Network Kyokai
(NPO)
Holding seminars on new ways of living in
Satoyama* areas and training volunteersSanson Jyuku
Project to establish a terraced rice field "eco
school"; conserving terraced rice fields that
cultivate diverse organisms and training staff
Tanada LOVER's (NPO)
Global Warming
Nurturing activities and practical biodiversity
surveys following the Kujukuri Conservation
through Afforestation Project
The Life style Research Institute of
Forests (NPO)
*A Japanese term applied to undeveloped woodlands near populated areas.
Overseas
Biodiversity
Conservation
Biodiversity
Conservation
Japan
Bangladesh
Philippines
2011 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Grant
CategoryTheme Project Title Organization Country/region
Vietnam Forest Conservation Project BirdLife International Asia Divison Vietnam
Hanoi Environmental Awareness and Water Improvement
Project
The Institute of Cultural Affairs, Japan
(ICA Japan)
Primary School Education Material and Human Resources
Development for Biodiversity in ThailandJapan Environmental Education Forum Thailand
Promotion of Environmental Education in Indonesia through
Oral Tradition Project
Kyouzonnomori Network (Network for
Coexistence with Nature)Indonesia
Sumatran Tropical Forest Conservation Project World Wide Fund for Nature Japan
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
Cherangaini Hills Grassroots Reforestation ProjectCORE: Community Road
Empowerment
Cambodian Primary School Environmental Education Project Japan International Volunteer Center Cambodia
Sierra Madre Biodiversity Corridor Climate Change Mitigation
and Biodiversity Conservation ProjectConservation International Japan The Philippines
Abandoned Bamboo Forests and Farmlands for Wetlands
Rejuvenation ProjectHachiman Sakagura Kobo
Urban River Basin Revitalization Project NPO Eelgrass Seed Bank
Orchards for Education ProjectNPO MU MU TOKORO Insects' House
Nature Experience Village
"Green Holiday" Nature Conservation Volunteer Project Wild Bird Society of Japan
Life-giving Forest Building Project by Children NPO DONGURI-MONGORI
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
Kujukuri Conservation through Afforestation Project NPO Forest Lifestyle Laboratory
Global Warming
Japan
Overseas
Japan
Biodiversity
Conservation
Global Warming
Biodiversity
Conservation
2010 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Grant
CategoryTheme Project Title Organization
Country/
region of Implemen-tation
Green Corridor Project to connect the isolated
habitats of wild chimpanzees by planting treesGreen Corridor Guinea
Environmental education, tree planting and
agriculture training for sustainable development
in northern Thailand
OISCA Thailand
Project for forest conservation through revitalizing
traditional forest products in South Sulawesi,
Indonesia
Japan Environmental Education Forum Indonesia
Japan-China cooperative project for creating a
"nature school" on Chongming Island, Shanghai
General Incorporated Association 'Toki-no-
hane (feather of Japanese crested ibis)'China
The prevention of deforestation at important
forest area in Mangatarem, Province of
Pangasinan, Luzon Island, the Philippines
BirdLife Asia The Philippines
Global
Warming
Reforestation of water catchment area with
tropical alpine trees and environment
conservation by the grass root water users
CORE: Community Road Empowerment Kenya
On-site biodiversity conservation workshop and
training for conservation plannersThe Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Conservation Volunteer Programme "Green
Holiday"Wild Bird Society of Japan
Biodiversity and citizen environment monitoring
project to protect rural rivers and forestsGroundwork Mishima
Creating forest to develop wildlife by planting
acorn treesNPO Donguri-Mongori
Maruyama Village 'People and Satoyama Project'LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) Maruyama
Project
The conservation of biodiversity in Satochi-
Satoyama areas by activation of rural living and
natural reproduction
Kyouzonnomori Network (Network for
Coexistence with Nature)
Trial evaluation of environmental protection
carried out at Afan Woodland (satoyama)The C.W. Nicol Afan Woodland Trust
Training people to look after Taketomi Island NPO Takidhun
"Komoro-Suginami" meet & matching project Komonami Club
Biodiversity projects that families with pre-school
children can undertakeGeneral Incorporated Association Yushin
The development and propagation of practical
environmental programs which use familiar
hometown mountains with cooperative
enterprises
The Environmental NPO "SHU"
Education program for keeping grassland, using
Miscanthus paper in Aso, JapanKyushu Biomass Forum
Biodiversity
Conservation
Biodiversity
ConservationJapan
Overseas
Japan
2009 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Grant
CategoryTheme Project Title Organization
Country/region
of
Implementation
Strategic Management Plan for the Biodiversity
Conservation Based on Geoecological Types (GET) on
Hahajima Island, in the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands,
Southern Japan
The Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Regional Development and Protection of Biodiversity
through Cooperation between Local Residents,
Environmental NPOs, and Students
"Kyozon no Mori" Network
Protect Shikoku's "Galapagos"!
Achieving Harmony between the Oceans, Land, and
People in Mugi, which all Nurture Thousand-year-old
Local Coral
NPO Kaifu Nature Network
The Project of Constructing Sustainable, Wealthy, and
Ecological Way of LifestyleNon Profit Organization Mulberry Club Chubu
Conservation Volunteer Project
"Green Holiday"Wild Bird Society of Japan
Japan Wildlife Film Festival 2010 Nature Film Network
100 Years Long Action Plan "Keep Forest and
Biodiversity on the Kurumi-creek"Science School S&I Japan
Conservation Activity for Japanese Night Heron
Gorsachius GoisagiBirdLife Asia
Development of Sustainable Organic Agriculture and
Securing a Heat Source for Houses through the
Effective Use of Natural Energy
Minkan Inasaku Kenkyujo non-profit
organization
Revitalizing Local Communities through Use of Local
Forestry Resources and Construction TechnologiesTane District, Regional Development Council
Small-scale
Grants
Biodiversity
Global
Warming
Japan
2008 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Category Project Title Organization (Country) Theme Implementation Site
Project for Lifestyle Improvement in Central LaosJapan International Volunteer Center
(Japan)Biodiversity Laos
Conservation Coffee as a Tool for Establishing
Biological Connectivity
Conservation International Foundation
(U.S.A.)Biodiversity Costa Rica,Panama
Project to Convert a Short Car Drive to a Bicycle RideNon-profit Organization SHIMADUKURI-NET
(Japan)
Global
warmingJapan
Ensuring Sustainability in Galapagos through Locally
Based Education Initiatives
Charles Darwin Foundation for the
Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)Biodiversity Ecuador
Promoting Market Development of Technology for
Electricity Generation Using Biogas in Rural Areas of
Vietnam
Research Center for Energy and
Environment (RCEE) (Vietnam)
Global
warmingVietnam
Awely's Red Caps in Assam, India Awely, Wildlife and People (France) Biodiversity India
Regeneration of Nature of an Urban-type River
Connecting the Forest, River and SeaNPO Eelgrass Seed Bank (Japan) Biodiversity Japan
Linking Sustainable Coffee Practices and Conservation
to the Market Place
The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center at
the National Zoological Park (U.S.A.)Biodiversity Indonesia
On-Farm Conservation of Agricultural Biodiversity in
the SaharaUSC Canada (Canada) Biodiversity Burkina Faso
The Velondriake Network of Marine and Coastal
Protected AreasBlue Ventures Conservation (U.K.) Biodiversity Madagascar
Training Farmers on Indigenous Tree farming,
Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation as
Countermeasure to Climate Change in Nyeri and
Laikipia Districts, Kenya
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
(KARI) (Kenya)Biodiversity Kenya
Promoting Organic Framing along Trishuli River Basin
through Holistic ApproachDevelopment Center (DC) (Nepal)
Global
warmingNepal
East Africa Grassroots Forest Conservation Project Friends Society for Kenyan Children (Japan)Global
warmingTanzania
Establishment of a Model for "Development of Forests
Teeming with Animals"Environmental NPO "SHU" Biodiversity
Survey on the Fish Biodiversity of the Tsurumi River
Water SystemTsurumi River Basin Networking Biodiversity
The Practical Application of Micro Water-Power
Generation in ItoshiroHealing Village Itoshiro
Global
warming
Nature Experience Courses (Juku) for Elementary
School Teachers in the Tama River SystemTamagawa Juku Biodiversity
Why not Revitalize the Tenryu River with
Satsukimasu (Red Spotted Masu Trout)?
Citizens' Conference for Clean Lakes and
RiversBiodiversity
Acorn Planting with Children Donguri MongoriGlobal
warming
Restoration of Natural Environment and Recovery of
Biological Resources in the Estuary-Tideland
Research Group on the Restoration of
Fishery Resources in Yamaguchi EstuaryBiodiversity
Promoting the Conservation of Maruyama Wetlands
Based on Scientific ResearchMaruyamasitugengun Hozennokai Biodiversity
Activities to Maintain a Quality of Green Fields in the
Suburbs of TokyoKurasawa Green Field Preservation Biodiversity
Project to Create Forests in the Sea Kuroshio Zikkan CenterGlobal
warming
Project to Protect Tsushimayamaneko (Tsushima
Wild Cats/ Prionailurus Bengalensis Euptailurus) from
Traffic Accidents
Tsushima Yamaneko Supporter's Club Biodiversity
Life Experience Eco-project for Children to Cycle
Foodstuffs and Fuels
NPO Greenwood Outdoor Experience
Educational Center
Global
warming
General
Grants
Small-scale
GrantsJapan
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
Forest.
OPAN-Operação Amazônia Nativa (Brazil) Brazil
Energizing Farm and Households through Bio-Fuel Production and
Extraction of Petroleum Nut (Pittospforum Resineferum) Cordillera
Region, Philippines
Pine Tree (Philippines) Philippines
Sanjeevani: A School-based Medicinal Plant Education and
Conservation Initiative
Center for Environment Education (CEE)
(India)India
Vitalization of Regional Economy and Society through the
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Japan Environmental Education Forum
(JEEF) (Japan)Indonesia
Promoting the Environmental Protection in the Mekong Delta Area
of Vietnam by Supporting the Community Initiatives
The Community Health Development
Research Center (Vietnam)Vietnam
Pasture Regeneration, Erosion Control through Waste Processing
Recovery and Bioresource Management for Nomadic and Rural
Crop Farmers
Generation for Environmental Education
and Enhanced Renewal - GREENER
(Nigeria)
Nigeria
Training Farmers for Green Action, MozambiqueAjuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para
Povo (ADPP) Mozambique (Mozambique)Mozambique
Building the Sustainable Bio-Fuel Supply Chain for the Poor
Farmers in Rajasthan, IndiaHumana People to People India (India) India
Urban Water Environment Improvement Project for VietnamThe Institute of Cultural Affairs, Japan
(ICA Japan) (Japan)Vietnam
Environmental Technology Education and Integrated of
Community-based Renewable Energy ProjectsGreen Empowerment (U.S.A.) Peru
Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People: Educating and Mobilizing Youth
in Conservation and Management of Lakes of Pokhara Valley,
Nepal
Wetland Friends of Nepal (WFN) (Nepal) Nepal
Community-based Mariculture and Mangrove Management in
Kenya
Kwetu Training Centre for Sustainable
Development (Kenya)Kenya
Resuscitation and Foresting of Terraced Paddy Fields and Rural
Area (Satoyama) in Nishihata District, Ikoma CityIkoma Rice Terrace Club (Japan)
"Manufacturing" 3R Factory Hachimansakagurakoubou (Japan)
Yama Ganmari Sangosya Schole (Japan)
Citizens' Kushiro Swamp Nature Rehabilitation ProjectApproved and Authorized NPO "Trust
Sarun Kusiro" (Japan)
Environmental Education and Town Planning Based on Pika
Conservation Activities
Pika'sTown Making Design Project
Conference (Japan)
Chikurintic ProjectNonprofit Organization Environmental
Design Experts' Network (Japan)
Environmental Education Project, Utilizing Fish Grown in Paddy
FieldsTraveling Fish Supporters (Japan)
Urayatsu Restoration Project Urayatsu Restoration Committee (Japan)
A Project to Hand Down Terraced Paddy Fields to Future
GenerationsPeople Forest Network (Japan)
Development of Permanent Nesting Locales for Little Terns and
Survey of their Nesting EnvironmentNPO Little Tern Project (Japan)
Project for Environmental Conservation and Creation of a Business
Model Backed Up by Community CooperationNPO Team Ebisu (Japan)
Database of "Noyaki (Traditional Field Burning) and Wachigiri
(Firebreak Mowing)" of PasturesAso Greenstock Foundation (Japan)
History of Living Environment of Taketomi Island NPO Takidhun (Japan)
Promotion of Environmental Conservation in Koajiro ForestNon-Profit Organization Koajiro Outdoor
Activity Organizing Committee (Japan)
"Renaissance of Cooking Oil Culture" ProjectWorkshop for Sustainable Community
(Japan)
General Grants
Small-scale Grants 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
Poor Farmers in RajasthanHumana People to People India (India) India
Clean Water for Rural Communities in West KalimantanWahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia
Kalimantan Barat (Indonesia)Indonesia
The Maya Nut Program; Finding Balance between People, Food and
ForestsThe Equilibrium Fund (U.S.A.) Honduras
Conservation and Sustainable Management of the Fishing Resource in
Lake Izabal and Bocas del Polochic Wildlife Refuge, Guatemala
Fundacion Defensores de la Naturaleza
(Guatemala)Guatemala
The Power of Participation: Bringing Environmentally-Friendly
Electricity to Remote River Basins in the Peruvian Amazon
MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development
Associates) (Peru)Peru
Environmental Education and Economic Empowerment For Today's
Youths: A Strategy for Sustaining Our Tomorrow
CENCOMDEV - Centre for Community
Development (Nigeria)Nigeria
Integrated Strategies and Communities to Protect and Restore Water
Quality of Kathmandu Valley, NepalDevelopment Centre Nepal (DC Nepal) (Nepal) Nepal
Sustainable Waste Management through Environmental Education for
Manure Recovery and Natural Resource Management through Self Help
Groups and Student Communities
Non-conventional Energy and Rural
Development (NERD) Society (India)India
Dissemination of Environmental Information and Its Utilization in
Environmental Conservation in MongoliaMongol Eco Forum - Mongolia (Mongolia) Mongolia
Sustainable Rural development in Tibet Global Environmental Institute (China) China
Community Based Environmental Restoration and Conservation Project
in Critically Damaged Areas of Puerto Princesa, PalawanPalawan Conservation Corps (Philippines) Philippines
Wild Silk and Honey Bee Farming for Income Generation and
Biodiversity Conservation through Value Chain Approach
International Centre of Insect Physiology and
Ecology (ICIPE) (Kenya)Kenya
Sustainable Management and Conservation of Drylands Natural
Resources and Watersheds (Surface Water) in the Western Coastal
Desert of Egypt
Environment and Human Development
Association (EHDA) (Egypt)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
Tama River
NPO Community and Partnership Support
Center (Japan)
Maintenance of A Permanent Nesting Place for Little Terns and the
Survey on Their Nesting EnvironmentsLittle Tern Project (Japan)
Matagi Nature School
NPO Institute for Environmental Planning and
Exchange between Rural and Urban Areas
(Japan)
Practice of Outdoor Nursing without A BuildingNPO Kodomo-no Hiroba (Forum for Children) -
Mominoki (fir trees) (Japan)
Development of a Children's Program "Physical Checkup of Forests"Forestry Volunteer Committee doing along the
Yahagi River (Japan)
Restoration of Amamo (zostera) Beds and Network of Mountains,
Rivers, Villages, Lakes and the SeaAmamo Supporters (Japan)
"Satoyama (natural woodlands near local populated area)" Volunteer
Leader Training ProjectSanson Jyuku (Japan)
Misayamagoudo "Iyashinosato (Healing Village)" Project Step Up Seminar (Japan)
Environmental Internship ProjectAssociation of Technical Research on Forests
and Waterside (Japan)
Education to Develop People with Environmental Consciousness –
Social Knowledge/Blessing of Time –NPO School of Iron (Japan)
Urayatsu Restoration Project Urayatsu Restoration Committee (Japan)
General Grants
Small-scale Grants 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
exemplary ESD promotion projects and the development of a handbook for project
implementation practices
Japan Council on the UN Decade of Education
for Sustainable Development (ESD-J) (Japan)Japan,Asian region
Environment Conservation and Cooperation with Residents in the Surrounding Areas of
the Nature ReservesNihon Aye―Aye Fund (Japan) Madagascar
Sustainable Energy from Rural Landscape in the White Carpathians (Czech Republic)Veronica―Czech Union of Nature
Conservationists (Czech Republic)Czech Republic
Agriculture and Housing in An Environmentally Friendly Design of SettlementArTUR―Architecture for Sustainable
Development (Slovak Republic)Slovak Republic
Promoting Environmental Education through the Ethical Value of ConservationCare-Centre for Environment and Rural Poor (C-
CERP) (India)India
Establishing the Fisherfolk School towards Community Based Coastal Resource
Management in the Tañon Straits, Philippines
Tambuyog Development Center, Inc.
(Philippines)Philippines
Environmental Orientation to School Education and Development of Community Based
Environmental Technologies
Voluntary Health Association of Tripura (VHAT)
(India)India
Sustainable Environment through People's ParticipationSocio-Economic Development Programme
(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
Protected Area, BoliviaSAVIA (Bolivia) Bolivia
Sustainable Environmental Action through Participatory Learning in Chilika Lagoon,
Orissa, IndiaPALLISHREE (India) India
Sustaining Community Livelihood through Management of Water Logged Land,
Biodiversity Conservation and Community Capacity Building
Society for Women Action Development
(SWAD) (India)India
Pumpkin Heaven―Yamamba Farm Yamambano Kai
Learning about the Tideland Environment at the Mouth of the Tama River and
Developing Human ResourcesNPO Regional Partnership Support Center
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 for Asiatic Black Bears Inhabiting the Foothills of
Hakusan
Environmental Education Project Committee for
Asiatic Black Bears Inhabiting the Foothills of
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
that Can Learn from River ActivitiesRiver Activities Council
General Grants
Small-scale Grants Japan
2004 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Field Project Title Organization (Country) Project Implementation Sites
Implementing Community Based Decentralized System of Safe
Drinking Water Supply in IndiaThe Education Resources Institute (India) 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
“Cows-Reclaiming” “Satoyama” Nature Park Creation ProjectUrban-Rural Exchange Association of Tobetsu-cho
(Japan)Japan
Improving Alkaline Soil and Diffusing A Dry Desulfurization Process
in Inner MongoliaDGC base(Japan) China
Biodiversity Conservation through Scientific Harvesting,
Domestication and Propagation of Medical Plants in Tribal
Ghughari Block of Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh (India)
Centre for Advanced Research and Development (India) India
Project on Environmental Education Leading to Awareness
Generation and Capacity Building for Sustainable Development in
Rural Areas of Haryana in India
Aravali Vikas Sangathan (India) India
2004 Environmental Education of Schoolchildren in the Sahel StripAssociation pour la Cooperation et I’Autogestion Rurale
en Afrique de I’Ouest (Japan)Republic of Mali
Training in Participatory Environmental Protection of the Mekong
Delta Industrial Districts
Tokyo Occupational Safety and Health Center
(Japan)Vietnam
Sustainable Agriculture and Farming Village Development Project
in Cambodia
Japan International Volunteer Center, Cambodia Office
(Cambodia)Cambodia
Education for Sustainable Development in Indonesia The Japan Environmental Education Forum (Japan) Indonesia
Environmental Education Rooted in Communities and training
Leaders
Asociación Conjunta Para el
Desarrollo Integral
(El Salvador)
El Salvador
Training Teachers to Implement Environmentally Sustainable
Activities at Village Schools in Mozambique
Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Pova
Mozambique (Mozambique)Mozambique
Green and Clean Himalaya: An Integrated Environmental
Education Program for Better Environment and Eco Sustainability
Society for Community Involvement in Development
(India)India
A Novel Education Program in Environ- mental Health and
Conservation for Wetland Communities in Western Kenya
International Centre of Insect
Physiology and Ecology (Kenya)Kenya
Ikamba Labantu Poverty Alleviation and Food Security Programme Ikamba Labantu (South Africa) South Africa
Technology
Education
2003 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Field NO. Project theme (region for activities) Organization (country)
1Asaza Project – Natural Revitalization Program for Kasumigaura and
Kitaura using Technologies with PersonalityAsaza Project(Japan)
2 Sri Lankan Ecolabelling Project EMACE Foundation(Sri Lanka)
3Pilot Project for Environmental Preservation and Agricultural
Development in Cochamarca, PeruInstitute of Cultural Affairs: Japan (Japan)
1
“Hands on”: Localizing and Promoting a Series of International
Television Programs Offering Sustainable Solutions to Environment
and Development Problems
Television Trust for the Environment (TVE) Asia Pacific Regional Office
(Sri Lanka)
2 Environmental Education Program for Conserving the Coasts of Fiji OISCA-International (Japan)
3Environmental Education in an Indigenous Region of Tropical Mexico:
Recovering Biodiversity, Local Knowledge and CultureETNOECOGIA, AC (Mexico)
4Providing Environmental Education to Pupils in the Sahel Area and
Creation of Multi-purpose School Forests
Association pour la Cooperation et l’Autogestion Rurale en Afrique de l’
Ouest (Japan)
5Environmental Education, Making Energy-saving Life an Entry Point,
for the Youth and Elementary and Junior-high School StudentsFriends of the Kenyan Children (Japan)
6 The Green Pack – Education for Sustainable Development for Russia Regional Environment Center for Central and Eastern Europe (Hungary)
7“Our Nature, Our Future” – Mobilizing Youth and Building Capacity
for Nature ConservationGreen Balkans Federation of Nature Conservation NGOs (Bulgaria)
Technology
Education
2002 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Field No. Project theme (region for activities) Organization (country)
1
Banana Green-Gold Project: Using banana peel to make
paper in Haiti, Jamaica and Central America (the
Americas)
International Cooperation for Banana Paper Project (Japan)
2*
Commercialization project for sustainable utilization of
medicinal plant resources in central and western
Himalayan communities (Asia)
Society for the Conservation and Development of Himalayan
Medicinal Resources (Japan)
3Modern cycle-rickshaw technology for addressing poverty
and the environment in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (Asia)The Institute for Transport and Development Policy (U.S.A.)
1* Environmental training program (Asia)The Center for Environment Research, Education and
Development (CERED) (Vietnam)
2
Implementing an environmental education program
targeting the indigenous Semelai school children at
Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Malaysia (Asia)
Wetlands International – Malaysia Programme (Malaysia)
3*
Establishing a pilot villager group of alternative
livelihoods in Wa, Myanmar in cooperation with WADP,
and transforming the Wa Agriculture School into a
relatively formal polytechnic school (Asia)
Beijing South-North Institute for Sustainable Development
(SNISD) (China)
4 Next Generation of Water Leaders Third World Center for Water Management (Mexico)
5*
Practice-based education program aimed at the
preservation and betterment of the steppes of Inner
Mongolia (Asia)
Imin Soum Environmental Problem Research Group (Japan)
6
Enhancing environmental awareness and safety through
education, training and dissemination of VACVINA'
biodigester technology (Asia)
Center for Rural Communities Research & Development
(CCRD) (Vietnam)
7*Leadership for Environment and Development program
(Japan)LEAD Japan Program (Japan)
8
Support to environmental, work and living improvement
programs in Vietnam Mekong Delta area and its
diversified applications (Vietnam)
The Institute for Science of Labour (Japan)
9Eco-Platform "Global School" to connect humankind with
nature (Japan)Eco Platform Tokai (EPT) (Japan)
10*
Creation of Eco-School Network by reopening closed
schools: Project for the Provision of "Schools for Forest
and Wind" and associated human resources (Japan)
Iwate Children's Environment Research laboratory (Japan)
11*“Green-Pack” environmental awareness for schools in the
Czech Republic and Slovakia (Europe)
Regional Environment Center for Central and Eastern Europe
(Hungary)
12*
Participatory and active learning for Thai youths in the
management of local resources for sustainable
development (Asia)
Eco-Community Vigor Foundation (Thailand)
Technology
Education
2001 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Field No. Project theme (region for activities) Organization (country)
1Protecting terrestrial biodiversity in Pohnpei, Micronesia
(Others)Conservation Society of Pohnpei (Micronesia)
2Substitution of conventional cooking fuels by plant oils in
Guatemala: practical test for implementation (Latin America)
Institute for Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and
Subtropics, University of Hohenheim (Germany)
3Co-production system for conservation of sturgeon and shrimp
stocks in Caspian Sea (Europe)Atyrau Regional Government (Kazakhstan)
4
Commercialization project for sustainable utilization of
medicinal plant resources in central and western Himalayan
communities (Asia)
Society for the Conservation and Development of Himalayan
Medicinal Resources (Japan)
5Biomass gasification for distribution of gas supply in rural
areas of China (Asia)
Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University
(China)
6Support for rehabilitation of devastated tropical peatland
ecosystems in Central Kalimantan (Asia)
Agricultural Studies Department, Hokkaido University
Graduate School (Japan)
1
Implementation of the Environmental Education Guide in a
designated eco-region of the Central Mountain Range
(Latin America)
Foundacion Moscoso Puello (Dominican Republic)
2*"Green-Pack" environmental awareness for schools in Bulgaria
and Hungary (Europe)
Regional Environment Center for Central and Eastern Europe
(Hungary)
3Practice-based education program aimed at the preservation
and betterment of the steppes of Inner Mongolia (Asia)Imin Soum Environmental Problem Research Group (Japan)
4Expanding "Roots and Shoots" environmental program to
Japanese youth (Japan)Jane Goodall Institute Japan (Japan)
5"Youth to Youth" peer education for a sustainable future
(Latin America)Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan, A.C. (Mexico)
6Environmental education at the Laguna del Tigre National
Park, Guatemala (Latin America)Conservation International-ProPeten (Guatemala)
7
Participatory and active learning for Thai youths in the
management of local resources for sustainable development
(Asia)
Eco-Community Vigor Foundation (Thailand)
8Leadership for Environment and Development program
(Japan)LEAD Japan Program (Japan)
9
Build environmental awareness through the creation of
footpaths in the Tama Hills area of Machida City and support
the project by marketing the "Midori-no-Yubi" logo (Japan)
Tsurukawa Community Development Citizens' Group (Japan)
Technology
Education
2000 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Area No. Project theme Organization Grant
1Promoting high-quality and high-yield rice cultivation
and integrated utilization of biogas in Wa, Myanmar
South-North Institute for Sustainable Development
(SNISD) (China)US$65,230
2Building local capacity in sustainable forest and
natural resources management (3 years)Pred Nai Community Support Group (Thailand) US$95,820
3
Development of a biodigester for the promotion of
renewable energy and the protection of the
environment in rural areas in Vietnam (2 years)
Center for Rural Communities Research & Development
(CCRD) (Vietnam)US$255,160
1
An environmental awareness activities program that
targets junior high school students and teachers in
East European countries
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central and
Eastern Europe (REC) (Hungary)C238,000
2
An environmental program that targets elementary
school children in the U.S. through tree-planting
activities
The National Arbor Day Foundation (U.S.) US$380,790
3
An environmental education program that targets
Vietnamese government officials dealing with
environmental issues
Center for Environment Research, Education and
Development (CERED) (Vietnam)US$50,000
4Leadership for Environment and Development
programLEAD Japan Program (Japan) ¥10 million
5
Iwate Kaze to Mori no Gakko (Iwate Wind and Forest
School); a Hands-on Project to Create a Network for
Utilization of Closed Schools
Iwate QOL Network (Japan) ¥6 million
6Project to Train Leaders in Nature Experience
ActivitiesJapan Environmental Education Forum Inc. (Japan) ¥2.5 million
Technology
Education