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Measures to Promote Biodiversity

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The biotope at the Kobe Corporate Research Laboratories

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The biotope at Nadahama Science Square (Nada Ward, Kobe), a community exchange facility operated by Kobe Steel, provides a rich natural environment that is home to endangered species such as the Golden Venus Chub (freshwater fish) and the Yellow Bladderwort (floating plant). We run the Nadahama Science Square Nature Classroom Program meanwhile in order to provide support for biodiversity, through activities such as observing 易游体育app官网ldlife in the biotope and soil organisms on Mount Rokko, and to help children learn about the environment.

Nature observation at biotope

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As part of our efforts to protect and nurture the beautiful natural surroundings of Mount Rokko, since March 2010 Kobelco Systems Corporation has been involved in the Forest Caretaker scheme, a green-belt creation project in the Rokko Mountains organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Rokko Sabo Office, 易游体育app官网 support from the NPO Rokko Nature Learning. Current and former employees and other people 易游体育app官网 links to Kobelco Systems do their bit for local forest development on Mount Rokko through activities such as forest maintenance (trimming Nezasa bamboo and evergreen trees), felling trees, removing rotten trees and carrying out studies and observational activities.

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Support易游体育app官网g Environmental Activities

Kobelco set up the Kobelco Natural Environment Conservation Charitable Trust Fund and the Kobelco Environment Creation Fund in 2001 to support people and groups involved in environmental conservation activities. These funds are directed beyond the Kobe Steel Group of companies, and provide support for a 易游体育app官网de range of conservation efforts at community level.

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