The secretariat of the Panasonic Eco Relay Japan held the Fifteenth Workshop for Promoters of Panasonic Eco Relay Japan on Thursday, November 16 and Saturday, November 18. Forty-one employees and former employees promoting environmental conservation activities joined it. The Eco Relay Japan is organized by the company, labor union, and former employee association. The annual workshop shares the knowledge and knowhow required to actively participate in and practice environmental conservation activities together with local communities.
On the first day (Thursday, November 16), which was held online, the secretariat of the Panasonic Eco Relay Japan reported on its activities so far and explained upcoming activity plans. On the same day, in collaboration with a Social Good Meetup organized by the PEX Corporate Citizenship Department, Katsuya Suzuki, representative director of the NPO Research Institute for SATOMON, gave a lecture titled "Creating the Future of Mountain Villages and Woodlands - New Ways of Engaging with Mountain Villages Through Coexistence with Wild Animals."
Members participating in the sightseeing
On Saturday, November 18, the members gathered at Unitopia Sasayama (Hyogo Prefecture) to see wild Japanese macaques appearing at the nearby wildlife management area and exchange opinions. From the afternoon they traveled to a woodland revitalization area, taking part in delimbing trees for thinnings. Participants who saw the Japanese macaques appearing in areas of human habitation commented "I was amazed to see them coming so close to find food with no fear of humans" and "Damage caused by wild animals is an urgent issue, we have to think of what we can do about this."
Delimbing the tree branches
Related link: Panasonic ECO RELAY for Sustainable earth
