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Decarbonization（9）
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Latest Articles
Climate Change
What Share of Humanity's CO2 Does the Ocean Absorb? The Ocean's Role as a Carbon Sink and the Cost of Acidification
Biodiversity
Reading the Seasons by Cicada Song: Japan's 32 Species, Earlier First Songs and the Northward March of the Kumazemi
Disaster Recovery
When the Noto Earthquake Lifted Fishing Ports Out of the Sea: Rebuilding Livelihoods on a Coast That Became Land
Natural Environment
Life Underground: How Earthworms and Springtails Build Soil Ecosystems
SDGs Company Cases
Co-op's MSC and ASC Certified Seafood: Sustainable Sourcing Through CO・OP Products
Recycling & Resources
What Is Urban Mining? Recovering Gold and Rare Metals from Small Appliances, and Why It Protects the Ocean
Disaster Recovery
How Do We Pass On the Memory of Disaster? Ruins, Storytellers, Museums, and Tsunami Stones
Recycling & Resources
Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling: How Japan's 91.9% Collection Rate Fights Ocean Plastic
Biodiversity
The Pollinator Crisis: How Bees Support 75% of Our Food and What We Can Do About Their Decline
SDGs Products
Do Biodegradable Straws Really Dissolve at Sea? Kaneka's PHBH, Explained
Disaster Recovery
What Is Coastal Community Regeneration? Relocation, Fishing Livelihoods, and the Role of Women and Youth
SDGs Products
What Are Label-Free Bottles? Asahi's 90% Plastic Cut and Japan's 2026 Rules
Natural Environment
海岸砂丘の植生とは｜ハマヒルガオとコウボウムギが砂を留める仕組みと減少の危機
SDGs Company Cases
Why Did Starbucks Ditch the Straw? From Paper to Biomass in 5 Years
Biodiversity
Why the Iriomote Cat Is Critically Endangered: A Small Island's Fight for Zero Roadkill
Climate Change
Why Does a Meandering Jet Stream Cause Extreme Weather? Heatwaves, Downpours, Heavy Snow and the Ocean
Others
Japan's National Parks: 35 Parks and the Unique "Zoned Park" System That Protects Them
Decarbonization
Biofuel from Seaweed and Algae: SAF Jet Fuel Applications and the Cost Barrier
Natural Environment
The Role of Riparian Forests: How Streamside Trees Cool the Water, Feed Life, and Protect the Banks
Others
How to Identify the Ten Cloud Types: Reading Weather from the Sky the Old-Fashioned Way
Biodiversity
アマモ場はなぜ「海の保育園」なのか｜稚魚を守り育て漁獲を増やす仕組み
SDGs Company Cases
Seven & i's GREEN CHALLENGE 2050: Plastic Reduction and Certified Seafood Today
Biodiversity
Japan, the Dragonfly Nation: 200+ Species Raised by Rice Paddies and Ponds
Decarbonization