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Situated in the midst of the Himalayan mountain Range, Nepal is called the country which the gods descended upon.
Nepal currently
faces serious environmental deterioration.
At Yamada Bee Farm, we have been working toward protecting Nepal's environment and promoting its self-sustenance, and beginning in 1999,
we started a project to plant trees. To date, 184,700 trees have been planted in Nepal. |
 Yamada Bee Farm and Nepal |
In 1998 the Asian Beekeeping Association held a meeting in Nepal. It was there that we met the people of Nepal and learned of Nepal's current situation. In order to provide
materials and fuel to satisfy other demands, large quantities of forests were cut down. As a result, large scale disasters started to occur.
We wondered if there wasn't anything we could do to help, and we started by collecting and sending clothes. However, just sending clothes and money as voluntary assistance isn't enough to help them stand on their own. In order to teach them how to be truly independent, we tried to establish contact for helping to plant trees. We were able to make contact with a man named Jam who runs his own Japanese Language School voluntarily. The trees that had been planted thus far were trees to help the lifestyle in Nepal, for example fruit trees, trees that are used for lumber, trees that can be used for fuel, etc.
We are hopeful that the trees we plant will help restore Nepal to its flourishing natural state that it is
reknowned for. |
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| SHYAM BAHADUR DONGOL |
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Born in 1958, currently 47 years old.
Graduate of Tribhuvan University from the departments of Education and Geology.
Japanese Language School Principal, Japanese Teacher
Active in many things as a volunteer, including spreading education domestically, environmental protection, offering of educational
loans, and delivery
of stationery and clothes for the needy. |
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| Year |
Trees Planted (approx.) |
| 1999 |
700 |
| 2000 |
15,000 |
| 2001 |
35,000 |
| 2002 |
30,000 |
| 2003 |
50,000 |
| 2004 |
44,000 |
| 2005 |
10,000 |
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