Regional Partnership Agreement Concluded in Tako Town, Katori-gun, Chiba Prefecture

The Aeon Environmental Foundation (Chairman Motoya Okada, Director and Representative Executive Officer of Aeon Co., Ltd., hereinafter referred to as the Foundation) has concluded a regional partnership agreement with Tako Town (Katori-gun, Chiba Prefecture), Aeon Co., Ltd., and the Aeon One Percent Club. Under this agreement, the four parties will work on environmental conservation, environmental education, and regional revitalization in Tako Town with the aim of building a new satoyama model.

Since its establishment in 1990, for over 35 years, the Foundation has continuously carried out tree planting, satoyama creation, coastal forest regeneration, and environmental education in various regions in Japan, including Chiba Prefecture, and overseas, together with local volunteers. Moving forward, together with the people of Tako Town, the Foundation will utilize its accumulated knowledge to preserve and utilize satoyama resources, aiming to create new value for satoyama.

The Foundation will continue to actively engage in environmental activities, including satoyama creation, to pass on our only Earth to the next generation.

＜Cooperation Matters＞ （1）Regarding satoyama regeneration in Tako Town （2）Acquiring certification for the implementation plan of enhanced cooperation activities by the competent minister based on Article 11 of the Act on the Promotion of Activities for Enhancing Biodiversity in Regions (Act No. 18 of 2024) （3）Regarding the utilization of satoyama resources and environmental education activities （4）Other matters related to the revitalization of Tako Town

Satoyama regeneration (branch pruning) in Aya Town, Miyazaki Prefecture, where a partnership agreement has been concluded

Environmental education (plant dyeing) in Aya Town, Miyazaki Prefecture, where a partnership agreement has been concluded