The 2010 Green Wave in Japan

After three months of preparation some 111,000 participants from 1,588 groups in 43 prefectures across Japan celebrated The Green Wave by planting and watering 254,000 trees on 22 May 2010, the International Day for Biological Diversity.

The national campaign, which offered opportunity for children and youth of Japan to join with Green Wave participants across the world, was jointly promoted by the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

A large array of partners hosted or took part in the tree-planting ceremonies while others provided tree seedlings, contributed to training sessions or development projects related to trees and biodiversity. On each weekend in May, the Tokyo Tower went from red to green as a way to raise awareness about biodiversity and promote The Green Wave (see the picture below).

The goals of the national campaign are to promote the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and provide an opportunity for children and youth to learn about its importance, and how to care for it. It also creates a wave of awareness of the general public on the road to the United Nations world conference on biodiversity that will take place from 18 - 29 October 2010 in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, Japan.

More information on The Green Wave 2010 in Japan is available (in Japanese language) at the following address: http://www.greenwave.go.jp

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