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The age of the participants is not investigated, but we can see that there is a shift from mostly elderly
participants in the beginning, to a more mixed age structure of participants. This can be explained by the fact
that people working in the companies have joined. Moreover, nearly all participants were males, and since
companies have joined the number of female participants has increased.
Conclusion
In this report the role of the NPO Kitakyushu Biotope Network Group in the preservation of bamboo forests has
been explained. It can be said that the preservation of bamboo forest in Japan only can be solved through intense
participation of local government, industries (companies CSR program), research institutes, local grassroots
organizations, and NPO’s etc. With over 100 activities, the NPO Kitakyushu Biotope Network Group has
elaborated a lasting bamboo preservation project, these activities show a solution to let local citizens take part in
solving bamboo forest problems. All activities attracted many participants, which mean that the citizens of
Kitakyushu are concerned about the bamboo forests. In the future, it will be important to establish several
bamboo preservation key areas, and make a network of these areas, so that the local citizens not only participate
in one-day events but become members of these organized preservations projects and take more initiative in
their own local area.
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