On October 15, at the Seibu Civic Center in Aomori City (Shinshirohiraoka, Aomori City), Ms. Mariko Moriyama, honorary chairman of the General Incorporated Association "Nihon Kumamori Association" (Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture), said, "Let's talk while we can talk about how we can protect nature." I gave a lecture on the theme of "I want to come."

In Aomori Prefecture, the Michinoku Wind Power Generation Project (provisional name), one of the largest onshore wind power generation projects in Japan, is currently underway. Planned. Mr. Moriyama said, "I planned the lecture because I thought that if the plan progressed, the deforestation would be irreversible." Organizers said 50 people attended.

Until 2003, Mr. Moriyama taught "modern ecology" as a science teacher at public elementary and junior high schools. “Nature consists of an innumerable variety of animals and plants that are closely related to each other and exist in an exquisite balance. Protecting nature means protecting biodiversity,” he said.

In 1992, Moriyama learned that Asian black bears were in danger of extinction from essays written by students, and began conservation activities with the students. Through his activities, Mr. Moriyama realized that "protecting nature is the children and the kind-hearted general public, who are saddened by the loss of animals and feel the pain." Formed the same group as a practice nature conservation group. Lectures, large wild animal conservation activities, and campaigns are held all over the country to leave "rich forests where bears live" to descendants.

Mr. Moriyama went to Mt. Hakkoda, which is located on the south side of the city, and was moved by the sight of the endless beech forest.

“If the plan to cut down the forests that absorb carbon dioxide and install wind power generators that generate carbon dioxide for 'renewable energy,' animals will stop living, plants will die, and water sources will be lost. We want many people to know that once a forest is destroyed, it will never return,” says Moriyama.

A woman in her 40s who participated in the lecture said, "I was surprised to learn that even in Aomori, bears no longer live in the forest. When I lived in the city, I was not conscious of the forest. I want people to know," he said. A woman in her 50s said, "Our ancestors, including the 'Jomon people,' knew that humans were a part of nature and lived with a sense of reverence. I want to protect it for my grandchildren."

Mr. Moriyama said, "In order to leave a rich forest to the next generation, residents will learn that 'humans cannot survive unless we leave the forest and coexist with all living things.' It's important to keep going," he concluded.