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JapanesePeopleContributingWbrldwide GrowlngTreesandFriendship Mr．KunioThkamihasbeenwodkingongreeninganda放）reStationprojectsinChinafor23years． HespendsaroundlOOdaysayearinShanxiProvince，busibrcheckingprogresstoensurethat COOPerationwithChinesepartnersgoessmooth吋andtohelpJapanesevolunteersonstudytours． Undertheslogan“Environmenthasnoborders；’thegroupbeganin1992withjustaftwmembers・ WbrkingtogetherwithlocalsinDatong，Shanxi，300kmwestofBeijing，ithastackledthecity’s desertificationproblemsbyplanting18．8millionsaplingstodateon5，600haofland． Thegroup’sworkhasbeenpraisedasasuccessfu1exampleofinternationalcooperation，reCelVmg boththeForeignMinister’sCommendation血■OmJapanandanerLVironmentalaward血omChinain 2012．However；thereweremanydifficultiesandrepeatedsetbackstoovercomeintheeadYdaYS． Thelocalerrvironmentissohrshthereissaidtobe“droughtnineyearsoutofeveryten；’andeady tree－plantingactivities血1tered．Thegroupcouldnotfindanappropriateplantingmethod．“Wtwere atalossmanytimes，Standinginfrontofadevastatedplantation；’MrlThkamiexplains． OneofthekeystotumlngthingsaroundwasbuildingastrongrelationshipoftruStwithlocals． ThroughsuchactivitiesasextensivevisitstoiarmlngVillages，thegroupdevelopedextremelY Closerelationshipswiththecommunity．Atlast，anOfficewasestablishedinDatongsothat ChinesespecialistscouldworktogetherwithMr．Thkamiandothergroupmembers．Af［erthis， COmmunicationandteamworkbetweenthetwosidessigniLicantlYimproved．Alsokeywasthe ParticipationofaJapaneseplantreSearCher．Hissuggestiontousesymbiosisbetweenfungiand SaPlingstoimprovewaterabsorptionhelpedtherootstogrowbetter；increasingtheoverallplanting SuCCeSSrate．¶鮎sgeneratedhugeinterestamOnglocals，Withmanycommentingthattheyhadnever SeenSuChhealthysaplhgs． SomeofthepinesaplingsthatthegroupplantedarenowsevenrmeterLhightrees．Thenumber Ofnationalandprovincialproiectsisalsogrowingrapidly，andthebaremountainside，Whichonce dorminatedDatong’ssceneryashrastheeyecouldsee，isgettinggreenereveryyearl Morethan3，600JapaneSeVOlunteerShavetakenpartintheproject．Lookingback，Mr．Thkami SaYS，“Itseemslikeamiraclethatwehavebeendoingthisfortwentyyears：Headds，“Enthusiasm forgreeningis魚nallYgrOWinginChina．HavingcreatedhumanbondsbetweenJapanandChina， WeCannOtStOPOuraCtivitiesnα戚’AnditisnotonlYtreeSthathavetakenroot：Mエ1ゝkamiandthe grouphavehelpedtogrowdeepbrrootedandflourishingconnectionsbetweenthetwocountriesas We止． 1．Mr．Takamiworki【g On an afforestation proJeCt．2．Planting trees with10Calsin Nantianmen NaturalBotanicalPark．3．Eight yearsa†terthe project began， the trees aretirmly rooted a【d 刊Ou「ishi［g． Kunio職kami ExecutiveDirectoroftheOsakaNPOGrcen EarthNetwork． BorninTottoriPrefecture．Afterleavingthe UniYerSity OfTokyo，he promotedJapan－Chinaexchangeinthe Privatesector．HewasinvoIvedwithfounding Green Eartrl Network，becomingitsexecutivedirectorin1994． 2‘

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