Maternity keyholders using local cedar for forest conservation

Japan’s Future Forests has introduced a wooden maternity key holder, crafted exclusively from construction offcuts of domestically grown cedar trees. It is a testament to the organization’s commitment towards the promotion of domestic timber use, one of their three core activities. The other two pillars of their mission include ‘Wood Education’ for deepening understanding of trees and forests and ‘Forest Welfare Collaboration’ for facilitating employment opportunities for disabled individuals in forestry.

On completion of this unique endeavor, “Japan’s Future Forests” celebrated by donating wooden Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) badges to three cities and towns, namely Nakatsugawa City in Gifu Prefecture, Iida City, and Matsukawa Town in Nagano Prefecture.

This initiative serves as a first step into the essential cycle of ‘planting, nurturing, harvesting, and using’ required to protect forests. Preserving forests isn’t just about planting trees, but involves timely and judicious cultivation, harvesting before trees become aged, and using the harvested wood.