{"id":36,"date":"2024-01-14T16:41:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T07:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2024-09-16T23:01:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T14:01:36","slug":"protecting-the-forest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=36","title":{"rendered":"Protecting the forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36\" class=\"elementor elementor-36\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-138b4fee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"14075\" data-id=\"138b4fee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4abedb4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"7005\" data-id=\"4abedb4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70887574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70887574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Actions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1a64dc81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"52431\" data-id=\"1a64dc81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-65abb4c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"62362\" data-id=\"65abb4c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d5ba67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"45d5ba67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Action Overview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3ff2aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2b3ff2aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=36\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Protecting the forests<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71485e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"71485e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=38\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Restoring the forests<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460d1e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"460d1e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Protecting wildlife <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57efd7f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"57efd7f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=42\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Environmental education<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b101fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"34b101fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=44\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Policy proposal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7459bac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"23941\" data-id=\"7459bac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-0ac9c63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"19382\" data-id=\"0ac9c63\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea778d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bea778d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We aim to pass down the rich mountains <br>where bears live to the next generation <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0402421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0402421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The forests where bears reside hold outstanding amounts of fresh water and are extremely biodiverse.\u00a0<\/p><p>We aim to conserve the few remaining natural forests in Japan&#8217;s remote mountains that are the source of our fresh water.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1f2325c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"71690\" data-id=\"1f2325c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b69a760 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"49989\" data-id=\"b69a760\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3a1f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b3a1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot_2024-06-19_at_15.37.23-removebg-preview-150x84.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-968\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7db43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd7db43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specific Initiatives <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-74d9ab0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"54414\" data-id=\"74d9ab0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-80a64fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"84307\" data-id=\"80a64fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3316ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3316ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preventing deforestation and forest destruction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4325ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4325ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Currently, there is no effective brake on deforestation under the guise of promoting renewable energy (which is actually for investment purposes). To halt the logging and destruction of rich forests, we are raising our voices together with local residents and related organizations, appealing to government officials, legislators, and businesses<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1d1e71d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"61676\" data-id=\"1d1e71d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4db2c10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"38601\" data-id=\"4db2c10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe4b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffe4b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Trust for the remote mountainous regions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b809a21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b809a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Trust is an initiative where citizens pool their money to purchase and protect mountains rich in nature from development and other threats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e4bf2cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"92724\" data-id=\"e4bf2cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-353c454 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"46199\" data-id=\"353c454\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d2778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14d2778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research on the habitat of bears <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e117e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e117e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are conducting surveys across the country alongside experts to walk through bear habitats, ensuring there are safe dens for them to rest and abundant feeding grounds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-689aed7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"78559\" data-id=\"689aed7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c2259be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"22115\" data-id=\"c2259be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1693b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa1693b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot_2024-06-19_at_15.37.23-removebg-preview-150x84.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-968\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d230a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d230a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples of past initiatives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5ea6402 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"93794\" data-id=\"5ea6402\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e550b4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"59155\" data-id=\"e550b4b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d3f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5d3f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preventing logging in artificially planted forests that have become needle-leaf broadleaf mixed forests\n<br>at Chikusa, Hyogo Prefecture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-60c8b88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"29888\" data-id=\"60c8b88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e34e2f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"23471\" data-id=\"e34e2f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85268a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85268a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Chigusa Town, which is a habitat for bears, the mountains are densely covered with artificial forests, primarily consisting of planted Cryptomeria and Hinoki trees, accounting for 83% of the forest area. In 1999, there was a plan to clear-cut 300 hectares of government-planted forest owned by the town. The bidding for logging was undertaken by a company from Okayama Prefecture.<\/p><p>This government-planted forest had been left with planted Cryptomeria seedlings in the clear-cut areas of natural forests, leading to a thriving needle-leaf broadleaf mixed forest where broadleaf trees had grown densely among the Cryptomeria trees, ensuring the habitat for bears.<\/p><p>While hectares were clear-cut, efforts to prevent logging bore fruit, and nearly all of the needle-leaf broadleaf mixed forest was successfully preserved. We are grateful for the wise decision made by Chigusa Town at that time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-964daa7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"58282\" data-id=\"964daa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1af7c49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"89213\" data-id=\"1af7c49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4adc638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4adc638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Trust for the Forests and \n<br>the fresh water it holds\n<br>at Odaicho, Mie Prefecture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7594344 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"81320\" data-id=\"7594344\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ad09e12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"27461\" data-id=\"ad09e12\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003f55b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"003f55b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div><div class=\"pt-0.5 juice:pt-0\"><div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full juice:h-8 juice:w-8\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-3\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c6d5ff28-4ed2-4fde-b70a-4df82489efa3\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>The NHK documentary &#8220;Stories of Rain&#8221; begins with the narrator saying, &#8220;There is a mysterious spring at the foot of Mount Odai-ga-hara.&#8221; The owner of this mountain, renowned for its breathtaking beauty and the mystical spring, found themselves unable to sustain the land due to the downturn in forestry, leading them to decide to sell 460 hectares. Numerous buyers expressed interest in purchasing the land.<\/p><p>Among them, the former mayor of Odai Town at the time stated, &#8220;That place is where the first drop of water springs, the town&#8217;s water source. It must not be developed. We appealed to the national and prefectural governments, but there was no protective system in place. We asked Kumorin (the Japan Bear and Forest Association) to purchase it and ensure its perpetual conservation.&#8221;<\/p><p>Through a nationwide call for donations, they succeeded in purchasing the land a year later. Currently, it is under the conservation management of the Okuyama Hozen Trust, a public-interest corporation.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-906f5fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"42735\" data-id=\"906f5fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7d41676 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"60842\" data-id=\"7d41676\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03d725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c03d725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Tochinoki Giant Tree Trust \n<br>in the headwaters of Lake Biwa, \n<br>Shiga Prefecture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-169def5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"68670\" data-id=\"169def5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-738f454 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"2732\" data-id=\"738f454\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899305d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"899305d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div><div class=\"pt-0.5 juice:pt-0\"><div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full juice:h-8 juice:w-8\"><div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-6 w-6\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Lake Biwa serves as the water source for 14.5 million people. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In 2010, dozens of giant Zelkova trees were cut down in the forest of Kutsuki in Takashima City, located at its headwaters. Upon learning that more trees were scheduled for logging, the Shiga Prefecture branch of the association demanded the cessation of further logging from the logging companies.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-3\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7fc57790-568a-4ccb-8072-5ffce52cef4c\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>Local residents, alarmed by the prospect of forest degradation due to extensive logging of giant trees, also rallied. Eventually, a legal battle ensued between the logging company and the community. As a result, it became necessary to repurchase 48 of the Zelkova giant trees that had already been sold to the company. Thanks to donations from many members, this repurchase was accomplished in October 2013.<\/p><p>In 2014, a similar plan for mass logging of giant trees by the same logging company was uncovered in Kinomoto, Nagahama City. Once again, legal action followed. In 2018, together with the Forest Culture Preservation Society of the Biwako Headwaters, the association raised donations and successfully protected all 40 giant trees from logging, safeguarding the forest heritage of the Lake Biwa headwaters.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-42dc2db2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"62955\" data-id=\"42dc2db2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-83f4c11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"22742\" data-id=\"83f4c11\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53421329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53421329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632bac56 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"632bac56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-mountain\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M634.92 462.7l-288-448C341.03 5.54 330.89 0 320 0s-21.03 5.54-26.92 14.7l-288 448a32.001 32.001 0 0 0-1.17 32.64A32.004 32.004 0 0 0 32 512h576c11.71 0 22.48-6.39 28.09-16.67a31.983 31.983 0 0 0-1.17-32.63zM320 91.18L405.39 224H320l-64 64-38.06-38.06L320 91.18z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666dc061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"666dc061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kumamori's Activities To Protect Water Sources, Forests And  The Wildlife\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be0e08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5be0e08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f112ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f112ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have organize many activities to protect the forest and coexist with all living things.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-41f3cc2e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"13744\" data-id=\"41f3cc2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc1d40e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6cc1d40e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4f1fd4eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"80021\" data-id=\"4f1fd4eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18483370 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18483370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img04-e1714200438737.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img04-e1714200438737.jpg 948w, https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img04-e1714200438737-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img04-e1714200438737-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5244d841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5244d841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74db1244 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74db1244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=9\">Kumamori's Activities <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00bcee elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a00bcee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5411103b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"14949\" data-id=\"5411103b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72436f86 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72436f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img05-e1714200663346.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-260\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img05-e1714200663346.jpg 959w, https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img05-e1714200663346-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img05-e1714200663346-768x479.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba708e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ba708e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c989b22 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c989b22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kumamori-en.org\/?page_id=40\">Protecting The Forest <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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