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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
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
Biodiversity
Why the Iriomote Cat Is Critically Endangered: A Small Island's Fight for Zero Roadkill
SDGs Company Cases
Why Did Starbucks Ditch the Straw? From Paper to Biomass in 5 Years
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
Decarbonization
What Is CCS? How CO2 Is Stored Beneath the Seabed — Japan's Tomakomai Project and Storage Strategy
Biodiversity
Japan, the Dragonfly Nation: 200+ Species Raised by Rice Paddies and Ponds
SDGs Company Cases
Seven & i's GREEN CHALLENGE 2050: Plastic Reduction and Certified Seafood Today
Climate Change
The IPCC Ocean and Cryosphere Report Explained: Sea Level Rise and Acidification
Food Loss
Turning Fish Processing Waste into Resources: Japan's 2.32 Million Tons of By-products
Recycling & Resources
Extended Producer Responsibility for Fishing Gear: How Manufacturers Are Taking On Collection and Recycling
Others
Mushrooms, the Forest's Decomposers: Mycorrhizal Networks and How to Avoid Poisonous Mushrooms
Biodiversity
Why Is the Ocean Food Web a Pyramid? From Plankton to Whales
Biodiversity
The Crisis Facing the Japanese Giant Salamander: Hybridization and Weirs Threaten a Living Fossil
Marine Environmental Issues
Crossing Borders: How Ocean Currents, Typhoons, and Tsunami Debris Drift Across the Pacific
SDGs Products
Montbell's Recycled-Material Outdoor Wear: Recycled Polyester and Gear Built to Last
Disaster Recovery
Japan's Giant Seawalls: What They Protect and What They Changed — The Post-Tsunami Debate and the Choices of Kesennuma and Onagawa
SDGs Company Cases