More Trees

General Incorporated Association More Trees is a forest conservation organization led by a Japanese musician, Ryuichi Sakamoto. With accelerating forest destruction and global warming reaching a critical point, five founders including Ryuichi Sakamoto stood up for action and established the organization in 2007, backed by more than 100 endorsers.

More Trees plans and organizes various programs in aiming for a “society where forests and people coexist for generations to come” with a keyword in mind: “Connecting cities and forests.” Our programs include “More Trees Forests” – a collaborative work with local communities for conserving forests –, planning and development of products and services utilizing domestic timber, and sharing of information and charms of forests through seminars and events.

Today our world faces a number of issues such as climate change and biodiversity crises, a cause of which derives from forest destruction. The situation is dire; it is not easy to improve the situation, let alone solve the issues. Yet, we believe in attitudes and wills that tackle what exists in front of us and handle what we can. While facing up to the reality, we are determined to launch positive activities in collaboration with people who grow forests.