Midori Ippai Project Activities LINE 319Participation in "24th Kokuba River Mizuashibi (Water Leisure)" Activity December 8, 2018 NTT West Okinawa Group
On December 8, 2018 (Saturday), NTT West Okinawa Group took part in a cleanup activity in the area around Manko as part of the Group's environmental conservation efforts. The event was organized by the "Kokuba River Mizuashibi Executive Committee."
Manko is designated by Japan as a Wildlife Protection Area after it became a Ramsar Convention registration wetland site in May 15, 1999. It is an important relay point for migratory birds including waterbirds such as sandpipers, plovers, ducks and black-faced spoonbills.
The treaty was adopted at an international conference that was held on February 2, 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. Besides the habitat for waterbirds, the treaty also calls for a wide-scale conservation and restoration of wetlands in order to protect the living things and environment that support human lives.
In the fifth round of the initiative, a total of 82 participants, including employees, family members and retired employees of Okinawa Group, gathered at the Manko Waterbird and Wetland Center before they proceeded to pick up trash such as empty cans and plastic bottles around Manko.
It was a chilly day with overcast sky and north wind, but many of the participants showed up with their family members and had a good conversation with each other while they engaged in the cleaning work for about an hour to pick up a large amount of trash which weighed about 1,830kg.
After the cleaning activity has ended, the participants enjoyed pork miso soup that was prepared in advance, followed by understanding the importance of environmental conservation at waterfront areas through exhibitions and nature interaction games organized by the collaborating groups.
NTT West Okinawa Group will continue to work together to engage actively in environmental conservation activities.
- Participating companies
- NTT Okinawa Business Unit
NTT Docomo CS Kyushu Okinawa Branch
TelWel West Nippon Kyushu Branch, Okinawa Sales Branch
Denden Doyukai Okinawa Subdivision - Venue
- Manko Waterbird and Wetland Center
- No. of participants
- 82
