OREANDA-NEWS. April 19, 2012. Kawasaki City and Fujitsu Limited today announced plans to hold a memorandum signing ceremony on April 24, marking the beginning of a cooperative effort aimed at greenery conservation management activities in the Kuriki San'noyama Special Greenery Conservation Area(1), located in Kawasaki City. These on-site activities are set to commence from April 27.

Based on the "Conservation Management Plan for the Kuriki San'noyama Special Greenery Conservation Area(2)," which was developed by Kawasaki City and Fujitsu's Kawasaki Plant in Nakahara Ward, the effort aims to rehabilitate devastated woodland areas into well-managed woodlands over a period of roughly seven years. This will be accomplished through the support of Kawasaki City, together with the volunteer activities of Fujitsu employees and the use of ICT(3).

The new effort, which is an example of a city government and a company cooperating on a conservation management plan for a designated greenery area from the planning stages, is a forward-looking initiative that will employ Fujitsu's unique technologies and manpower as part of the greenery area conservation activities.

Along with pursuing the "Conservation and Cultivation of the Tama Hills Greenery" initiative based on the city's comprehensive "Kawasaki Revitalization Frontier Plan," Kawasaki City aims to properly manage preserved greenery areas through sustained efforts while exploring new greenery conservation measures, as outlined in the "Basic Plan for Kawasaki City Greenery."

In its "Fujitsu Group Biodiversity Action Principles," the Fujitsu Group has recognized the application of ICT to biodiversity conservation as one of the company's high-priority measures. In conserving biodiversity, it is crucial to analyze and evaluate the conditions of wildlife and ecosystems, such as forests and rivers. Based on these results, conservation plans must be designed, implemented and monitored for their effectiveness.