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Ricoh considers it important to conserve biodiversity and ecological
system and is making social contribution. "To conserve biodiversity
and ecological system" is to conserve the places as they are,
where various creatures live in proper balance. As one of such places,
we have "The Afan Woodland"
http://www.afannomori.com/."The Afan Woodland" is
broad leaf wood forest of about 30,000 tubo (about 100,000 m2 or
25,000 acre) located in Shinano-machi, Nagano Prefecture. It is
managed by "THE C. W. NICOL AFAN WOODLAND TRUST". "The
Afan Woodland" was wild secondary forest (once improved by
human hands), which Mr. C. W. Nicol, author and naturalist has gradually
bought and taken care of over 17 years to have it recovered. Thanks
to his efforts, it is now approaching to the "natural forest"
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http://www.ricoh.co.jp/ecology/history/2002/65.html
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Ricoh is
one of the starting members of THE C. W. NICOL AFAN WOOD LAND TRUST.
In cooperation with the Foundation, it started "Ricoh Parents
and Children Forest Experiencing Program" in 2002.
Various creatures in the Afan Woodland live in a proper balance.
This experiencing program aims to have people realize that "the
forest is alive", through actually watching how the wild forest
is recovered by human hands and the balanced living of various creatures.
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