WWF Japan, WWF-Indonesia, Sony Group and SynecO launch pilot project to utilize Synecoculture™ for forest restoration in Sumatra

WWF Japan, WWF-Indonesia, Sony Group and SynecO launch pilot project to utilize Synecoculture™ for forest restoration in Sumatra (Press release from SynecO Inc.)

World Wide Fund for Nature Japan (“WWF Japan”), Yayasan WWF Indonesia, Sony Group Corporation and SynecO, Inc. announced the launch of a pilot project to introduce Synecoculture™, an agricultural method that utilizes the self-organizing function of ecosystems, to critical areas of forests in Sumatra, Indonesia. The project aims to verify the effectiveness of Synecoculture in forest restoration activities in the places where manual work is constrained.

Synecoculture, advocated by Senior Researcher Dr. Masatoshi Funabashi, who is also President and Representative Director of SynecO, aims to achieve biodiversity and ecosystem functions that exceed natural conditions, through active human intervention.