A Tokyo-based energy trading company group carried out thinning work in the mountains of Motoyama Town as hands-on environmental training and conducted forest conservation activities. On the 18th, employees and town representatives took part in the work in Motoyama Town, and approximately 1,000 amego trout were also released in the Yoshino River basin that day.
In the mountains of Motoyama Town, Kochi Prefecture, 37 employees of San-Ai Obbli, an energy trading company headquartered in Tokyo, and other group companies, along with town representatives, carried out thinning work as hands-on environmental training. San-Ai Obbli has worked on forest conservation activities under an agreement with Kochi Prefecture and Motoyama Town on a collaborative forest development program since 2008. The training on the 18th was conducted not only to teach participants how to fell trees and thinning techniques, but also to give them experience in work requiring precision.
On the same day, an event was also held to release approximately 1,000 amego trout together with local children. An agreement on a collaborative river development program had also been concluded with municipalities in the Yoshino River basin and other parties. The release was conducted as part of the region's environmental conservation activities, giving participants an opportunity to contribute to the local community. San-Ai Obbli President Hayata Hiroshi (隼田 洋) said the training would provide an opportunity to learn about contributing to society.
San-Ai Obbli has indicated that it will continue activities aimed at environmental conservation and reiterated its intention to promote forest and river development initiatives in cooperation with local communities.