List of articles on the environment
Student auditors conduct internal audits at 4 locations on 132 campuses at Chiba University
An internal audit for 2017 was conducted at Chiba University from September 9th to 27th.Auditors belong to the "Environmental ISO Student Committee" […]
Tohoku University and others unravel the mystery of the destruction of soil animals in the Ogasawara Islands, a World Heritage Site
In the forests of the Ogasawara Islands, innumerable woodlouse and gammaridea originally inhabit under the fallen leaves, and they play an important role in nurturing rich soil as a forest decomposer […].
Awards for Distinguished Service for Promotion of Marine Nation, University of Tokyo and Ryukyu University, etc.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is a commendant of the "10th Marine Nation Promotion Meritorious Persons Award" (Prime Minister's Award), which honors those who have made achievements in a wide range of fields related to the ocean. […]
Fukui Prefectural University and Hokkaido University diagnose urban air environment with moss
On August 8, a research group of Professor Yoshitaka Oishi of Fukui Prefectural University and Professor Tsutomu Hiura of Hokkaido University efficiently evaluated the atmospheric environment of the city using moss plants […]
Invasive alien species green anole, danger of expansion even in Okinawa Tohoku University
Yukari Ohno, a researcher at the Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, said that the invasive alien lizard "green anole" is rapidly becoming an individual in Okinawa […].
Developed a temperature adaptation model that aims to achieve both energy saving and comfort in the office Tokyo City University
A research team led by Professor Rijal Hom Bahadur of the Faculty of Environmental Studies, Tokyo City University revealed the comfortable temperature of each season in the office, and it was pleasant […]
Investigation of the effects of the giant tsunami on the genetic diversity of coastal animals, Kochi University, etc.
Kochi University, Higashi […] that the snail Batillaria attratus inhabiting both Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures maintains genetic diversity even after the huge tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Hokkaido University discovers that 1 fish will return to a dry river in winter
A research group led by Associate Professor Ichiro Koizumi of the Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University estimated that a small tributary that dried up in the summer would be in the early winter four months later […].
Investigating the "vicious cycle to extinction" created by nature reserves Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Munemitsu Akasaka, a lecturer at the Department of Natural Environment Conservation, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and others used 1572 species of endangered plants in Japan to make a nature conservation area effective […]
Established a research center using algae as an energy resource, University of Tsukuba
Amid calls for global warming and various climate changes that accompany it, fossil fuels are replaced in order to curb the generation of carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas […].