SDGs Online Roundtable Meeting (No.8)] (2021.8.26)

On Thursday, August 26th, we held the 8th SDGs Online Roundtable. With Mr. Muneharu Nakagai, former mayor of Toyooka City, as the guest speaker, he spoke about the 30-year effort to return storks to the wild, and about 40 people attended to think about the SDGs.

In fact, the efforts to return storks to the wild include many nurturing activities: 1) nurturing all living things (diversity and symbiosis), 2) nurturing rice (nurturing rice while reducing the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers), and 3) nurturing children (The children will understand the beauty of the project and will go to Tokyo to make a presentation and deliver rice to all the children in Minamisanriku Town, gaining confidence through their successful experience.) 4) Nurture people’s hearts and minds (reconnect people who tend to be estranged from each other, and reconnect their hearts and minds).

It is important for people to realize that environmental conservation efforts do not fight against the “economy” (companies and organizations), but rather generate revenue for companies and organizations engaged in economic activities, and to collaborate with them. In order for people to take action, it is not enough to have a philosophy, but it is very important to have “emotions/feelings in the heart”. Nozaki san and the other participants asked many questions, and we think everyone was able to get a lot out of it. Thank you very much, Mr. Nakagai and everyone who participated.