DNP's Green Space 'Moriyama no Mori' at Nagoya Plant Certified as 'Creation Type' Nature Co-creation Site
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) announced that 'Moriyama no Mori', a green space created on the premises of its Nagoya Plant, has been certified as a 'Creation Type' Nature Co-creation Site by the Ministry of the Environment. The site is recognized for its decade-long biodiversity efforts and aims for OECM registration.
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Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) has been advancing efforts to maintain and restore native regional vegetation since 2012 at 'Moriyama no Mori,' a green space created on the premises of its Nagoya Plant (Moriyama-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture). Recently, this green space was certified as a 'Creation Type' under the 'Nature Co-creation Site' program accredited by the Ministry of the Environment and others.
[About Nature Co-creation Sites]
In FY2023, the Ministry of the Environment began an initiative to certify areas where biodiversity conservation is being achieved through private sector efforts as 'Nature Co-creation Sites.' In FY2025, the 'Regional Biodiversity Promotion Act,' which legalized 'Nature Co-creation Sites,' will be enacted, expanding the certification system to be jointly administered by three ministries, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It also expanded the scope of certification to include 'Promotion Activity Implementation Plans' created and implemented by companies and their target areas.
There are three types of certification for 'Promotion Activity Implementation Plans': (1) Activities to maintain areas already rich in biodiversity (Maintenance Type), (2) Activities to restore biodiversity in abandoned management areas (Recovery Type), and (3) Activities to create biodiversity in former development sites (Creation Type).
DNP's 'Moriyama no Mori' was certified as a 'Creation Type' this time, and based on the results of continued creation activities post-certification, it will be registered as an OECM (Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures - areas contributing to biodiversity conservation outside protected areas)*1 once it meets the biodiversity value criteria.
[Background of Initiatives at 'Moriyama no Mori']
Leveraging its regional characteristics adjacent to the Shonai River in Aichi Prefecture, the DNP Group began natural environment maintenance on its premises in 2012, aiming to restore a bright grassland environment dominated by cogon grass and bamboo grass. While many native plants were confirmed in the green space within the plant, the invasion of alien species was progressing, making the maintenance of the ecosystem balance a challenge. To solve this issue, in 2013, planting and artificial water areas (birdbaths) for wild birds were installed. Since then, with the support of the 'Aichi Eastern Hills Ecosystem Network Council'*2, a bioto
[About Nature Co-creation Sites]
In FY2023, the Ministry of the Environment began an initiative to certify areas where biodiversity conservation is being achieved through private sector efforts as 'Nature Co-creation Sites.' In FY2025, the 'Regional Biodiversity Promotion Act,' which legalized 'Nature Co-creation Sites,' will be enacted, expanding the certification system to be jointly administered by three ministries, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It also expanded the scope of certification to include 'Promotion Activity Implementation Plans' created and implemented by companies and their target areas.
There are three types of certification for 'Promotion Activity Implementation Plans': (1) Activities to maintain areas already rich in biodiversity (Maintenance Type), (2) Activities to restore biodiversity in abandoned management areas (Recovery Type), and (3) Activities to create biodiversity in former development sites (Creation Type).
DNP's 'Moriyama no Mori' was certified as a 'Creation Type' this time, and based on the results of continued creation activities post-certification, it will be registered as an OECM (Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures - areas contributing to biodiversity conservation outside protected areas)*1 once it meets the biodiversity value criteria.
[Background of Initiatives at 'Moriyama no Mori']
Leveraging its regional characteristics adjacent to the Shonai River in Aichi Prefecture, the DNP Group began natural environment maintenance on its premises in 2012, aiming to restore a bright grassland environment dominated by cogon grass and bamboo grass. While many native plants were confirmed in the green space within the plant, the invasion of alien species was progressing, making the maintenance of the ecosystem balance a challenge. To solve this issue, in 2013, planting and artificial water areas (birdbaths) for wild birds were installed. Since then, with the support of the 'Aichi Eastern Hills Ecosystem Network Council'*2, a bioto