Blue Carbon Credits Generated in Minami-Ise Town Now Available on 'SINRA'

paramita Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Directors: Atsushi Hayashi, Tetsuya Osawa; hereinafter 'paramita') is pleased to announce that as of March 27, 2026, Blue Carbon Credits from Minami-Ise Town, Mie Prefecture, have been added to 'SINRA,' a project launched on August 30, 2023, that allows individuals to own digital art while contributing to solving climate change issues. Sunset over the Kumano Sea, Mie Prefecture

◾️ About the Kumano Sea, Mie Prefecture The Kumano Sea was once home to abundant seaweed beds, teeming with schools of fish, spawning bigfin reef squid, and swaying marine vegetation. However, in recent years, rising seawater temperatures due to climate change and the expansion of feeding damage by long-spined sea urchins (Diadema setosum) have led to the rapid loss of these seaweed beds. This phenomenon, where the seabed becomes a barren, white rocky surface, is known as 'isoyake' (seaweed bed desertification). Seaweed beds act like 'forests' that support marine ecosystems. In the Kumano Sea, restoration activities are underway to provide spawning and nursery grounds for marine life and to absorb and sequester carbon dioxide. Harvesting Hijiki in the Kumano Sea, Mie Prefecture

Seaweed Bed Restoration Project Since 2015, the NPO SEA-Mo has been working to restore the sea, primarily through the removal of long-spined sea urchins. By collaborating with fishers, local governments, and research institutions, they are working to manually restore the lost seaweed beds. The goal is to return the sea to a state where seaweed grows again and bigfin reef squid and abalone return. Through the use of Blue Carbon Credits, we are creating a sustainable financial cycle to pass on a rich ocean to the future. J-Blue Credit® Certificate Presentation Ceremony