Initiatives for Biodiversity
“Kagaku no Sato” (Science Village),featured in Tokoro-San no Mega Ten!
(Mr. Tokoro’s eye-popping science program).
Since the autumn of 2014, the “Kagaku no Sato” project has been working on environmentally friendly initiatives—such as creating low-impact vegetable gardens and conducting forest thinning operations—in collaboration with scientists and local residents. As a result of these ongoing efforts, rare aquatic insects have appeared in the pond, and owls and Japanese giant flying squirrels have begun raising their young in the forest. Through the program, we continue to showcase how active human engagement with nature can enhance biodiversity.
The Good Life Award
This project has received the Executive Committee Special Prize at the “Good Life Award,” hosted by the Ministry of Environment, for three consecutive years.
- 8th Good Life Award: Executive Committee Special Prize,
“Environmental Art & Design” - 9th Good Life Award: Executive Committee Special Prize,
“Forest, Village, River, and Sea” - 10th Good Life Award: Executive Committee Special Prize,
“Forest, Village, River, and Sea”
Natural Symbiosis Site Recognition
“Kagaku no Sato” has also been recognized by the Ministry of Environment as a “Natural Symbiosis Site” where biodiversity is being preserved, and it is registered in an international database.
65th Science and Technology Film/Video Festival
Category Excellence Award
The “Kagaku no Sato Owl Project,” which spent three and a half years observing the moment an owl laid eggs in a nest box, raised its young, and watched them leave the nest, received the Category Excellence Award at the 65th Science and Technology Film Festival, which honors science and technology-related films.
