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To date, 462,552 trees had been planted in Nepal.
This is the 21st tree planting in Nepal this year.
Continuing from last year, we implemented the “Miyawaki-style tree planting” proposed by Akira Miyawaki, Professor Emeritus of Yokohama National University, and a leader in tree-planting activities.
Approximately 100 people, including our employees, volunteers, local students, and government officials, planted about 1,500 saplings in the Chakhandol Community Forest, a national preservation area in the capital city of Kathmandu. They also visited orphanages and elementary schools affected by the 2015 earthquake and interacted with local children.
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 Yamada Bee Farm and Nepal |
In 1998 the Asian Beekeeping Association held a meeting in Nepal. It was there that we met the people of Nepal and learned of Nepal's current situation. In order to provide
materials and fuel to satisfy other demands, large quantities of forests were cut down. As a result, large scale disasters started to occur.
We wondered if there wasn't anything we could do to help, and we started by collecting and sending clothes. However, just sending clothes and money as voluntary assistance isn't enough to help them stand on their own. In order to teach them how to be truly independent, we tried to establish contact for helping to plant trees.
Until 2012, we have planted trees that are useful in our daily lives, such as lumber, firewood, fruit and honey. Since 2013, we have been planting trees that match the local vegetation with guidance from Dr. Akira Miyawaki, (an emeritus professor at Yokohama National University and an authority on plant ecology) and Dr. Kazue Fujiwara. We hope that the trees we plant will become real forests that restore Nepal's nature and protect people's lives.
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