The 29th Yokohama Environmental Activity Award

Last update date April 18, 2024

The Yokohama Environmental Activity Award recognizes individuals, organizations, companies, and elementary school studenｔ students and students who are actively engaged in various environmental conservation, regeneration, and creation initiatives.
It was established in 1993 with the aim of further raising interest in environmental conservation, regeneration, and creation, promoting local environmental activities, and promoting environmentally friendly town development.

Winners

Casebook

Casebook of the 29th Yokohama Environmental Activity Award (PDF: 2,933KB)

List of winners (titles omitted, alphabetical order)

Citizen's Department (7 groups)
Type of Award	Name of winners	Activity Area	Outline of activities
Grand Prize	Yokohama Marine Citizens' University （Application materials (PDF: 8,212KB)）	Coastal areas of the prefecture centered on Yokohama City	With the aim of fostering human resources (marine education designers) who will take action in each region from Yokohama to solve problems, we carry out activities such as classroom lectures, workshops, and fieldwork lectures through fieldwork. We will continue our activities, such as holding online courses even during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also plays the role of a platform that connects people with the same goals, and is steadily producing results.
Practical Award	Seaweed Oshiba Association Kanagawa Branch （Application materials (PDF: 3,990KB)）	Yokohama City, Chigasaki City, Fujisawa City, Oiso Town	Under the slogan `` Lighting is rice, do not make the sea muddy '', lectures on environmental issues in the sea and making seaweed oshiba using drifted seaweed to raise interest in the sea environment and lead to an understanding of the important work of seaweed In addition to holding, activities are continued through instructor training courses. Using seaweed from the local coast as a teaching material, the importance of the local sea is also conveyed.
Practical Award	KAZOO （Application materials (PDF: 4,784KB)）	Isogo Ward, Machida, Ikata, Ehime, Takehara, Hiroshima, Kata, Wakayama, Wakayama, and Atsumi, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, etc.	With the aim of creating opportunities for children to think about the environment of the sea, in cooperation with port towns nationwide, the company is developing a wide range of activities for Yokohama, such as the "Parent and Child de Buoy Art" where parents and children paint plastic buoys drifted ashore on the coast, and the distribution event "Ouchi de buoy art" distribution event.
Practical Award	Certified non-profit organization Kanagawa Marine Rescue Team （Application materials (PDF: 1,478KB)）	Yokohama Port, Tokyo Bay (including Sagami Bay, etc.)	Members who like the sea, like ships, and want to do something for people, have been collecting marine floating debris for 22 years since 1999, mainly in Yokohama Port. General volunteers also participate in the event to promote understanding of microplastic issues by collecting and separating floating waste. In addition, in order to spread similar activities, we will use SNS to publicize the activities widely.
Practical Award	Hayabuchi River fan club （Application materials (PDF: 3,674KB)）＊Simultaneous award of the Special Biodiversity Award	Hayabuchi River, Tsuzuki Ward , Izu Shimoda Coast, etc.	Beautifying activities regularly in the Hayabuchi River Waterfront Plaza and the entire Hayabuchi River for 28 years, and environmental conservation activities for the Hayabuchi River. He also conducts fieldwork such as observing waterside flora and fauna on the waterside, and also provides environmental education on living creatures and garbage issues. Utilizing SNS, we actively disseminate information on waterside creatures, etc., which leads to raising local residents' awareness of environmental conservation.
Practical Award	Mona Kids Natural Music School （Application materials (PDF: 3,209KB)）	Tsuzuki Ward	The program aims to create opportunities for elementary school students to think about problems that are occurring on the earth, centered on "Umiyama eco," where students learn about the environment through nature activities such as river and coastal garbage surveys and cleanup activities, and Earth Day, where students can learn about environmental issues through experiences in schoolchild. After the activity is over, a debriefing session is held to the community, which will lead to changes in behavior of not only children but also adults.
Practical Award	Wakaba, a non-profit organization （Application materials (PDF: 4,352KB)）	Midori Ward	Clean up the roadside and plant planting and maintenance of seasonal flower seedlings in a planting basin on 340m of Hama Road Application Road. Even after planting flower seedlings, we continue to carry out beautification activities, such as picking flowers, pruning, etc., and watering. In addition, in collaboration with other organizations, we are conducting beautification and cleaning activities in collaboration with people with disabilities.

Corporate Dept.
Type of Award	Name of winners	Locations	Overview of Initiatives
Grand Prize	REJ Yokohama Office, Ltd. （Application documents (PDF: 2,869KB)）	Kanazawa Ward	We have established an organizational structure, including the establishment of the SDGs Environment Committee in-house and appointing environmental leaders, and are promoting initiatives to contribute to the SDGs and promoting environmental management systems. The company is also promoting 3R initiatives, including the implementation of 31 garbage collection by category products. In addition to providing environmental education for employees and cooperating companies, the company also conducts community beautification activities to clean the area around business sites.
Practical Award	Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Technical Center　　（Application documents (PDF: 3,583KB)）	Atsugi, Nishi Ward	The Yokohama Environmental Education dispatch lecture/off site lecture conducted a business trip class program on environmental issues developed independently by the research and development department. It fosters environmental awareness by communicating environmental issues such as global warming and the automotive industry's efforts to reduce environmental impact. Even in the COVID-19 pandemic, the company offers video teaching materials and model cars, and offers flexible classes such as conducting online classes.

elementary school studenｔ Student Department
Type of Award	Name of winners	Locations	Activities
Grand Prize	Tatsuse Tani Nishi High School, Kanagawa Prefecture （Application documents (PDF: 6,547KB)）	Seya Ward	Since its foundation, he has begun cleaning activities on the navy road project, and is currently working on a flower road project aimed at revitalizing Seya through flower planting. We carry out activities that contribute to environmental conservation, such as beach cleanup, reduction of food loss, and ethical consumption in cooperation with companies. The 43rd year students, who are scheduled to be completed in the fourth year of Reiwa, are aiming to pass on the activities to the community.
Practical Award	Yokohama City Tomioka Junior High School Science Department （Application documents (PDF: 3,339KB)）	Kanazawa Ward	While conducting regular water quality surveys on Okagawa, he noticed the presence of plastic waste and started research. He continued to independently observe rivers and sea observations, considered plastic waste problems, sewers, and domestic wastewater, and presented their activities and survey results at the sewerage exhibition. In addition, the pond on campus was renovated as a biotope for biodiversity conservation.
Practical Award	Yokohama Municipal Hazawa Elementary School （Application documents (PDF: 5,347KB)）	Kanagawa Ward	The company has been cultivating and selling cabbage with the cooperation of local farmers and contributing to local production for local consumption for 26 years. We decide themes for each school year, promote initiatives for SDGs, and carry out a wide range of activities, such as planting roses "Hamamirai", making candles using waste cooking oil, and maintaining biotope. Activities carried out at school have spread from campus to practice at home.
Practical Award	Beegumi Project （Application documents (PDF: 3,038KB)）	Minami Ward	We raise awareness about the local environment through local production for local consumption through honey bee breeding and honey collection, and awareness of the local environment. The activities that Ooka Elementary School started as an initiative involves local businesses and shopping districts, and continues to be a high school student from elementary school studenｔ. Through these activities, we also contribute to the creation of local connections, such as local exchanges and information dissemination.

Biodiversity Special Award
Name of winners
Hayabuchi River fan club ※Simultaneous award of citizen's section practice award

Public Relations and News

Press release
June 3, 2022 29th Yokohama Environmental Activity Award The 8th Yokohama Global Warming Countermeasures Award Winners Determined ~ Commendation for citizens and companies that contribute to the conservation, regeneration and creation of the environment! ～
October 7, 2021 We are looking for candidates for the 29th Yokohama Environmental Activity Award!

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