The 2nd Green Blue Education Forum Competition, where we all think about the future of the Earth, will have its final presentation streamed on YouTube on November 27th!

The final presentation competition for the 2nd Green Blue Education Forum, which aims to discover talent who can solve global environmental and social issues and create a sustainable society, will be held on Saturday, November 27th. Out of over 100 applications, a total of 12 teams, ranging from elementary school students to university students, passed the first round of judging in October. The best teams will be selected from each category and the final presentations will be streamed live on YouTube.

[Event Overview]

<Name>

2nd Green Blue Education Forum Competition Final Presentation Competition

<Date and time>

Saturday, November 27, 2021 13:00-16:30

<How to hold the event>

Live streaming on YouTube

　Please access the URL on the day.

<Teams participating in the final presentation competition> (in alphabetical order. School/organization names are in parentheses)

① U-12 category (elementary school students)

Aoyama Gakuin Yokohama Eiwa Elementary School Environmental Issues Research Group (Aoyama Gakuin Yokohama Eiwa Elementary School)

○ Eraser Voting Team (Earth Eight Universal School)

○ KifuRikku (Wako Elementary School, Wako Gakuen Educational Corporation, Shimokitazawa Elementary School, Setagaya Ward)

Kamiuchi Environmental Protection Team (Kamiuchi Elementary School, Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture)

② U-15 section (junior high school students)

Betterfly (Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Eichi Gakuen Junior High School)

Nagasaki Global Junior Innovators (Shin Mirai Juku)

③ U-18 category (high school students)

○ Development team for new technologies to protect the Earth (Kyoto Prefectural Katsura High School)

Nori Protection Team (Showa Women’s University Showa High School)

○ Future Dining Exploration Team (Showa Women’s University Showa High School)

④ U-25 Division (University Students, Graduate Students, and Vocational School Students)

○ Okinawa Travel (Sustainable Okinawa)　

Beeep (Chuo University)

○ BENIRINGO (Toyo University)

<Each Prize>  

Grand Prize (Minister of the Environment Award), Special Prize, Corporate Sponsor Prize

<Judges>

Akira Sakano (Representative Director, Zero Waste Japan General Incorporated Association)

Kimiko Ozawa (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Gakugei University)

Yoshihiro Ishida (Professor, Head of the Department of Child Education, Faculty of Human Studies, Mejiro University)

Taisuke Nishiumi (Representative Director and Director of Sells Environmental Education Design Institute, General Incorporated Association)

Mana Nakazora (ESG Strategist at a foreign financial institution)

Ian Shimizu (Environmental Activist, Representative of weMORI)

Shiina Tsuyuki (Environmental Activist)

Daiwa Lease Co., Ltd. (Special sponsor company category judge)

Asahi Logistics Co., Ltd. (Special sponsor company category judge)

Ministry of the Environment

<Examination criteria>　

Entries are judged based on the imagination, thinking ability, judgment, and expression skills necessary for creating a sustainable society.

Organizer: Green Blue Education Forum Executive Committee

<Co-hosted by> Ministry of the Environment, GEN Japan Co., Ltd.

<Sponsor> Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Shibuya Ward

<Official website> www.gb-ef.org

To realize a sustainable society, there is an increasing need for experiential environmental education that takes into account the perspective of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) more than ever before.

In order to correct the inequity between the current generation that enjoys the earth’s abundant environmental resources, beautiful scenery, ecosystem services, etc. and future generations, this competition was held as an opportunity to experience the voluntary and independent setting of social and environmental issues, researching, thinking about them, and presenting solutions. Through this competition, we hope to discover leaders who have a strong will to change the world and who have acquired the imagination, thinking skills, judgment, and expression skills to succeed.