The Great Wall of the forest in Japan

The forest which protects people's lives

いのちを守る森

The trees (Japanese black pine etc.) of a kind unsuitable on the seashore in Japan until now have been planted. 

It became clear at the Great East Japan Earthquake. 

 

From now on, it is necessary to build the suitable forest for protecting people's lives from tsunami in Japan. It is the forest which suited the climate. It is the forest which low trees and high trees mixed. And it is a forest like a primeval forest. 

 

About how to build the forest, at first, the hill is built along the coastline using the rubble and scrap woods which were left behind by the earthquake disaster. The full length of the hill is about 400 km. Next, the trees of various kinds which suit the climate are planted on the hill. 


You could see the beautiful sea and "Great Wall of a wonderful forest", when you visit the Tohoku district after 20 years. 

We would like to make such the future. 

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Japanese Center for International Studies in Ecology
(IGES-JISE)

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

今まで日本の海岸には不適切な種の樹木(黒松など)が植樹されてきた。それは東日本大震災で明らかとなった。今後、日本では津波から人々の命を守るための適切な森林をつくる必要がある。それは低木と高木が混合した森林であり、風土にあった森林であり、原生林のような森林である。森林づくりの方法については、まずはじめに、震災で残された瓦礫や廃材を使って海岸線に沿って丘陵を造る。その全長は約400km。次に、その風土にあう様々な種類の樹木を植える。20年後に東北地方を訪れたときには、美しい海と「素晴らしい森林の長城」を見ることができるだろう。我々はそんな未来を創りたい。

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Japanese Center for International Studies in Ecology
(IGES-JISE)

http://www.jise.jp/en_profile.html

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

http://www.iges.or.jp/en/index.html

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