Juichi Shibusawa
Born in Tokyo in 1952. Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of Agriculture.
In 1980, he went to Paraguay’s National Agricultural Experiment Station as a specialist with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
After returning to Japan, from 1983 he served as a director and head of the President’s Office at the Nagasaki Holland Village theme park and as senior managing director of the Nagasaki Bio Park ecological park. He also helped establish the circular city of Huis Ten Bosch, where, as a director, he successively served as head of Corporate Sales and deputy head of the East Japan Sales Division, among other positions. He participated in management from planning through construction and operation, retiring in 1995.
From 1995, he worked in Vietnam, Myanmar, Ecuador, and other countries toward the restoration of mangrove forests and the sustainable management of local communities.
From 1997, as chair of the NPO Tree and Environment Network Association, he worked with environmental NGOs in Japan and abroad on forest stewardship, community development, and human development. He advanced the conservation of local satoyama landscapes, environmental restoration in mountain forests, and the maintenance of urban green spaces and parks through collaboration among NPOs, businesses, and government. He retired as chair in 2017.
