more trees is a Japanese forest NGO, co-founded by musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, that restores neglected timber forests with local communities.
Japan
Asia · Eastern Asia
5 projects · 5 organizations
Latest from Japan
Forests
24sitesActive forest project sites in Japan and overseas
Pirika, Inc.
Waste & RecyclingPirika: Clean the World
A Kyoto University-born app that turns litter-picking into a visible social movement, with over 440 million pieces of trash collected worldwide.
440MpiecesPieces of litter collected
136countriesCountries and regions using the app
Niigata Prefecture Toki Conservation Fund Promotion Committee
WildlifeBringing the Crested Ibis Back to Japan's Skies
Extinct in the Japanese wild since 2003, the crested ibis now numbers in the hundreds again on Sado Island thanks to captive breeding and farmer-led habitat recovery.
473birdsEstimated wild population on Sado
446birdsCaptive-bred birds released into the wild, 2008-2022
Hokkaido Green Fund
Clean EnergyJapan's First Citizen-Funded Wind Turbines
A Sapporo NPO pioneered Japan's model for citizen-owned wind power, letting ordinary residents pool savings to build turbines their communities actually own.
60turbinesWind turbines developed with HGF involvement
25turbinesCitizen-funded turbines
Zero Waste Academy (Kamikatsu)
Waste & RecyclingKamikatsu: Japan's 45-Category Zero Waste Town
A mountain town of 1,500 people sorts every scrap of trash into 45 categories at a communal station, recycling more waste than almost anywhere on Earth.
81percentHousehold waste recycled
45categoriesWaste sorting categories




