JAC Moringa Forest

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For a greener future of the planet ? "JAC Moringa Forest" launched

JAC Group has been engaged in rainforest regeneration activities to green the planet by planting trees in Indonesia and Malaysia since 2008. In addition to combating global warming, these activities are helping to save the various forms of life that inhabit these forests, while at the same time promoting local employment by working with local people to create saplings and plant trees. In 2024, "JAC Moringa Forest" started on Miyakojima Island in Okinawa, Japan and in Malaysia. This is a new forestation initiative through the planting of moringa trees, which absorb 10 times more CO2 than cedar trees, to further combat global warming, preserve local ecosystems and revitalise local communities. We are committed to taking responsibility for the improvement of the global environment, with the hope that moringa forests will benefit future generations as well.



Activities on Miyakojima (Miyako-Island)

JAC Group is supporting the Moringa Forest Project's (MFP) initiative in the Karimata area of Miyakojima-city, Okinawa Prefecture, and plans to plant more than 1,000 moringa seedlings per year. The number of trees to be planted in 2024 is expected to be 1,000, and will be further increased in 2025 and beyond.

While the average forest coverage in Okinawa Prefecture is 46%, Miyakojima is very low at 16.4%. In addition, CO2 emissions are on the rise due to the rapid increase in tourism since 2015 and the accompanying increase in construction work. In order to reduce CO2 emissions while promoting tourism, the city's main industry, Miyakojima City is trying to solve the problem by planting trees. The MFP was established with the aim of not only realising a decarbonised society through the planting of moringa trees, but also to contribute to the local community through business development and other activities that utilise the high nutritional value of moringa and its medicinal benefits that have been used since ancient times, and JAC supports its activities.

In July 2024, the ‘JAC Forest Tree-Planting Festa' was held in the area, where the president of the local residents' association, the director of the Board of Education, the MFP chairperson and our company directors planted 120 moringa seedlings together with local residents. There are great expectations placed on the project, including coverage of the event in local newspapers the Miyako Mainichi Shimbun and Miyako Shimpo as an activity aimed at curbing global warming.

Activities in Malaysia

In Malaysia, with the cooperation of the Japan Malaysia Association (JMA), Moringa saplings are planned to be planted in Borneo Island. Further tree plantings are planned for multiple times in the future, with consideration given to the climate in Malaysia.
JMA has also been cooperating with the Group's tree-planting activities in the region since 2008, and a total of 60,688 trees have been planted to date.
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