Equipment Provision
We provide the Oze Preservation Foundation, Tokyo Rangers and other environmental conservation groups with Canon-made equipment to help their activities.
Equipment provision to Oze Preservation Foundation
Canon donates digital cameras and digital video cameras etc. to the Oze Preservation Foundation, which is entrusted by the Ministry of the Environment and Gunma Prefecture to operate the Ozenuma visitor center. This equipment is used to monitor the state of flowers, mountain trails, and vegetation restoration and to conduct lectures explaining the natural habitat to mountain climbers. The Oze area was designated as the Oze National Park, independent of the Nikko National Park, in the summer of 2007 and is home to an innumerous variety of valuable wildlife and natural vegetation.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
WWF Japan is the Japanese branch of the world's largest nature conservation NGO with activities in over 100 countries. Since its inception in 1971, WWF Japan has been active in preserving our natural heritage in Japan and abroad. Canon has backed WWF Japan as a member since 1993. Canon also a supplies large-format printer and other related equipment so that WWF Japan can print large-format materials for its symposiums, academic work, and promotion activities.
Equipment provision to Tokyo Rangers(nature conservation officers)
Canon assists the activities of the Tokyo Rangers (nature conservation officers) through the provision of digital equipment (digital SLRs, compact digital cameras, digital video cameras, binoculars, etc.). Currently, Canon outfits rangers in six locations in Metro Tokyo: Mount Takao, Mitake, Okutama, Hinohara, and the Ogasawara Islands (Chichijima and Hahajima).
