Fukuda’s presentation at the spe-cial meeting of the Hyogo Geo-graphical Society in December Biological monitoring in progressFood items collected through various activities“Nature positive” has been set as a goal to achieve by 2030, which means reversing the cur-rent trend of loss of biodiversity on Earth and moving towards improvement. In Japan, areas where biodiversity conservation is being promoted through initiatives by the private sector, etc., are registered as “nature-friendly sites.” The Kobe Satoyama forests, terraced rice fi elds and reservoirs in Kobe City’s Kita Ward was selected as one such site. Kobe University is conducting biolog-ical monitoring at nature-friendly sites using technologies devel-oped in the university, such as environmental DNA analysis.With the aim of creating value by turning textile waste into a new resource, in the spring of 2022 a group of university researchers in the Kansai region from the textile, living environment and design fi elds established the student-cen-tered team “enwecle” project. In its second year, 2023, the project’s general theme was “Our SDGs 2023: Aiming for a recycling system for textile products,” and various events targeting consum-ers were held at venues such as the Annex of the Kyoto Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts.With the aim of formulating a concrete strategy for reducing CO2 emissions for all buildings on the Rokkodai Campus of Kobe University, we conducted a survey of the actual operation of existing equipment and facilities, analyzed energy consumption and made predictions about the eff ect of reducing CO2 emissions.Kobe University Secondary School12th grade student: NOGUCHI Himari13th grade student: FUKUDA KouseiTeacher: TAKAGI SuguruStudents at Kobe University Secondary School take part in the Kobe Port Intelligence Project (Kobe Proj-ect) as part of Period for Inquiry-Based Cross-Dis-ciplinary Study. In particular, students in grades 3 to 6 set their own individual themes and use a variety of inquiry methods to prepare a research paper over the course of a year. In the “Cooperative seminar” course, which is made up of more than ten students in grades 3 to 6, they deepen their research through discussions with their fellow students.Research that addresses environmental issues and contributes to the creation of a sustainable societyTABATA Tomohiro, associate professor, Graduate School of Human Development and EnvironmentOHNO Tomoko, associate professor, Graduate School of Human Development and EnvironmentMURAYAMA Rumiko, associate professor, Graduate School of Human Development and EnvironmentWe held the “2023 Annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Science, Japan,” sponsored by the Society of Environmental Science, Japan, and co-sponsored by the Graduate School of Human Development and Environment at our university. Researchers from various fi elds of science and the hu-manities gathered to contribute to solving environmental problems and building a sustainable society. They reported on highly interdisciplinary approaches and research results that transcend their specialized fi elds.Research related to environment issues in the Kobe ProjectBiological monitoring at the nature-friendly site of Kobe Satoyama forests, terraced rice fi elds, and reservoirsMINAMOTO Toshifumi, professor, Graduate School of Human Development and EnvironmentFood drive initiative and collection of unused emergency food sup-plies from the University by the Food Loss Reduction Project TeamKITA Takashi, director, Institute of Promoting Academic Research Programs, Offi ce for Promoting SDGsThe Food Loss Reduction Project Team, organized by Kobe University students, carried out a food drive initiative in collaboration with the Kobe University Co-op and faculty and staff members. The collected food items are delivered to sin-gle-parent households and others in need through the Certifi ed NPO Food Bank Kansai.Additionally, the Food Loss Reduction Project Team worked with faculty and staff members to collect unused items that were generated when the university’s emergency food supplies were updated. The unused items were then donated to the food bank.On creating the environmental reportThis environmental report summarizes the results of environment-related ac-tivities at this university between April 2023 and March 2024 and is published as the “Kobe University environmental report 2024.”The environmental report is predominately aimed at our students and facul-ties, with the objective of promoting communication about the environment both within and outside Kobe University. We introduce education, research and projects carried out at the university, in addition to highlighting eff orts to promote environmental management, etc. as a way of measuring our environ-mental performance.Recycled fiber refers to the product made by reusing waste yarn and waste fabric by turning them into fi bers using machines. Here, we introduce the research being carried out by a team of private companies, public re-search institutes, testing organizations, and universities specializing in materials science and life sciences, with the aim of developing and promoting the use of recycled fi bers made by mixing reclaimed yarn (regenerat-ed from waste clothing, which is diffi cult to sort by material) with virgin cotton.Due to the limited amount of land available for increasing carbon sequestration in farmland soil and shallow coastal waters, new ways must be found to capture and store carbon dioxide. One such method is freshwater carbon, which captures and stores carbon dioxide through the photo-synthesis of freshwater plants.Understanding the reduction potential based on cluster classifi cation resultsCarbon dioxide capture and storage by aquatic plantsThe number of companies analyzed (line graph) and the number of companies using green loans (bar graph)FULL P.19FULL P.20FULL P.21FULL P.22FULL P.14FULL P.15FULL P.16FULL P.17FULL P.18Education and researchResearchResearchResearchResearchResearchResearchResearch and conservation activitiesConservation activitiesGuidelines used as references“Environmental report guidelines, 2018 edition”(Published in June 2018 by the Ministry of the Environment)“Manual for writing environmental reports: For the environmental report guidelines, 2018 edition”(Published in March 2019 by the Ministry of the Environment)“Our SDGs 2023: Aiming for a recycling system for textile products” – The “enwecle” projectINOUE Mari, professor, Graduate School of Human Development and EnvironmentStudy on the prediction of emission reduction eff ects for developing strategies to reduce CO2 emissions from university buildingsTAKEBAYASHI Hideki, associate professor, Graduate School of EngineeringYOSHIDA Naoto, project research associate, Carbon Neutral Promotion HeadquartersMeasuring the physical properties and evaluating the texture of yarn and fabric made from recycled fi bersINOUE Mari, professor, Graduate School of Human Development and EnvironmentCarbon neutral and freshwater carbonNAKAYAMA Keisuke, professor, Graduate School of EngineeringResearch on the roles of green loans by government-af-fi liated fi nancial institution for environmental policiesUCHIDA Hirofumi, professor, Graduate School of Business Administration(Joint research with Dr. Anna L. SOBIECH of the University of Cologne)Our research uses data from a government-affiliated financial institution to an-alyze the characteristics and subsequent performance of small and medium-sized enterprises that utilize green loans (gov-ernment-backed environmental loans) to finance renewable energy (mainly solar power) projects.The period analyzed was from 2012 to 2018, and the impact of changes to the FIT (feed-in tariff s) scheme was also taken into account.nvironment-related education, research and topics
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