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TOKYO, Oct 15, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) names today 10 organizations that are to receive grants under the Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program for 20091. Since its start in 2000, the program has provided support to 175 projects in 45 countries.
The program was launched in commemoration of TMC's receipt of the Global 500 Award2 in 1999 from the United Nations Environment Programme. Under an "Environmental Technology and Human Resource Development Contributing to Environment Revitalization and Conservation" theme, the program has supported projects conducted by NPOs and other non-profit private groups. Grants have been offered in two categories: flexible-amount "general grants" and limited-amount "small-scale grants".
This year's program only invited applications for small-scale grants targeting activities in Japan, focusing on either global warming or biodiversity conservation - both urgent environmental issues. During the April-to-May application period, the program received 100 applications for grassroots activities.
The program's expert selection committee, chaired by Dr. Keiko Nakamura, director general of the JT Biohistory Research Hall, selected 10 projects according to criteria such as the appropriateness of the project, continuity and future development, and the degree to which the project is matched to regional characteristics. Eight concerned biodiversity conservation, such as the Strategic Management Plan for the Biodiversity Conservation Based on Geoecological Types (GET) on Hahajima Island, in the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, Southern Japan, and two concerned global warming, such as the Development of Sustainable Organic Agriculture and Securing a Heat Source for Houses through the Effective Use of Natural Energy.
As the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will be held in October 2010 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, many of this year's projects address issues of biodiversity.
General grants are being continued for the 21 projects selected in 2007 and 2008.
I. 2009 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Grant Category: Small-scale Grants
Country of Implementation: Japan
Theme: Biodiversity
- 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 Lifestyle: Non 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 Goisagi: BirdLife Asia
Theme: Global Warming
- 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 Technologies: Tane District, Regional Development Council
II. 2009 Selection Committee Members
Dr. Keiko Nakamura (Chair); Director General, JT Biohistory Research Hall (Japan)
Dr. Motoyuki Suzuki; Professor, The Open University of Japan (Japan)
Dr. Eiji Hosoda; Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University (Japan)
Mr. Mitsuru Takada; Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)
Further information on the grant program can be obtained from:
Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Secretariat
Phone: +81-3-3272-1925 (Mon-Fri: 09:30-17:30, Japan Standard Time)
Fax: +81-3-3272-1926
E-mail: toyota-ecogrant@mri.co.jp
Website: http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/environment/ecogrant/
Contact:
Toyota Motor Corporation
Corporate Communications Department/
Public Affairs Division
Tel: +81-3-3817-9150
URL: http://www.toyota.co.jp/en
Topic: Awards
Source: Toyota Motor Corporation
Sectors: CSR, Environment, ESG
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