Visit our Bookstore now!
Looking for books on the environment? Want to read up more on green issues? Then you should visit our AsiaIsGreen Bookstore! Our online bookstore allows you to review, explore and find environmental books on climate change, energy, nature, design, business, waste and recycling. We have also recommended some books that are must-read for greenies. You can also buy the books through Amazon.
Japan for Sustainability
October 25, 2007 by Eugene
Filed under Asia, Education, Education and Environmentalism, NGOs and Groups
Now you can learn more about the environment and sustainability in Japan! We are pleased to announce that we will be publishing more environmental news and articles from Japan. This is thanks to Japan for Sustainability, who has given us permission to republish their articles in AsiaIsGreen. Japan has always taken the lead in environmental protection and sustainability, and we can learn much from the Japanese. Read more about Japan for Sustainability from their introduction below or check out their website.
About Japan for Sustainability (JFS)
Japan for Sustainability is a non-profit organization. We share information on developments and activities originating in Japan that lead toward sustainability, with the aim of building momentum toward a sustainable path for the world.
Japan for Sustainability (JFS) does the following activities:
- Provides a variety of information on the environment and sustainability, from Japan to the world, via our web site and e-mail magazines.
- Covers not only current developments but also traditional wisdom, craftsmanship and practices of day-to-day life, as well as local activities.
- Works to develop special partnerships with people in Asia, in order to cooperate to find paths toward sustainability in this region.
- Welcomes feedback and comments from overseas and shares them in Japan and with partners in Asia, so that we can improve efforts and activities in this region by learning from each other.
- Creates a vision for a sustainable Japan through discussion among various stakeholders.
JFS Projects
1) Kids’ “Create Your Future” Website
JFS has launched their Kids’ “Create Your Future” Website with an aim to encourage children worldwide to take interest in and gain an understanding of environmental issues, and to think and act independently in response. Through this site, we emphasize the concept of taking a creative approach toward the realization of a more ecological future on our planet unrestrained by conventional ideas, and we aim to introduce innovative ways of thinking to support concrete methods for sustainable living.
2) The JFS Indicator Project
JFS has chosen 20 headline indicators for sustainability based on an analysis of over 200 data sets in several sustainability-related categories. This is the first ever numerical evaluation / trial calculation of national sustainability for Japan, undertaken by citizen volunteers through open discussion and study sessions to achieve a more sustainable Japanese society. The results obtained compared across time periods between 1990 vis-a-vis and a hypothetical perfect score of 100 projected for 2050 which is based on the model-”Japan in 2050, moving closer towards a sustainable society”.
3) Daiwa – JFS Sustainability College
The 21st century is shaping up as the era of the environment. A concern about environmental issues has led to emergence of the idea of sustainability, which is expanding as the most important concept of today. Under the circumstances, JFS opened “Daiwa-JFS Sustainability College” in partnership with Daiwa Securities Group, aiming at boosting awareness and facilitating actions of the young people who will lead the next generation in Japan as well as enhancing sustainability in society as a whole.
Contact JFS
1-13-1-205, Mita, Tama-ku
JP-Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 214-0034/Japan
E-mail: info@japanfs.org
Internet: http://www.japanfs.org
Contact person: Noriko Sakamoto
Note
JFS Uses Green Power for Its Energy Requirements: The Green Power Certification System is a scheme in Japan that offers a new way for companies and organizations to voluntarily engage in energy conservation and environmental protection. Participants earmark their electricity consumption to be supplied from power produced from renewable energy, and do not have to invest directly in equipment and facilities. In return, they receive a Certificate of Green Power that certifies them for embracing the benefits of renewable energy, namely, energy conservation and the reduction of CO2 emissions.
Green Camel Bell
September 25, 2007 by Eugene
Filed under Education, NGOs and Groups
The vision of the Gansu “Green Camel Bell” Environment and Development Center is Green Mountains, Clear Water, Blue Sky, Man and Nature in Harmony, and its mission is to protect the environment in West China. Read more
Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres)
September 7, 2007 by Eugene
Filed under Education, NGOs and Groups
The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) was founded by a group of Singaporeans and registered as a society on 24th May 2001 (Registration No.: 176/2001). It was registered under the Charities Act on 11th January 2005 (Registration No.: 1849) and registered as an Institution of Public Character on 1st June 2007 (Registration no. IPC000559).
The mission of Acres is to create a caring and socially responsible society where animals are treated as sentient beings and where the environment is preserved for future generations. Read more
Nature Trekker (Singapore)
September 6, 2007 by Eugene
Filed under Education, NGOs and Groups
Nature Trekker (Singapore) is a non-profit organisation specially dedicated to all nature lovers and adventure seekers to share and explore. Nature Trekker (Singapore) was established with a mission to cultivate outdoor adventure lovers to learn and appreciate nature, thereby giving our beautiful yet fragile environment the due respect it deserves. Read more
Loading ...
