Research & CSR Group, Corporate Strategy & Planning Unit
Akasaka Biz Tower, 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6332 JAPAN21 October 2013
Activity Report on the “Forest Management Support Program”
in the Fall 2013

Volunteers from INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) participated in a forest management
project on 6 October 2013 assisted by a forest union “Chuetsu-Yotsuba” and local
residents.

175 participants joined

Planting trees

INPEX volunteers have been participating in this project hosted by Niigata Prefecture’s“Forest Management Support Program” twice a year from the fall 2010, with the aim ofconserving the global environment, deepening relationships with the local communities
and enhancing environmental awareness among INPEX employees.
The event this time, the seventh one from the start of the Program, was held at
Kitsune-daira-donguri-no-mori in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture on 6 October 2013,
and 175 people joined including INPEX employees (77 people), their families and localresidents. They planted 260 trees of the total of 13 species, including beech, quercus,
serrata, chestnut, persimmon, walnut tree and cherry etc. and harvested sweetpotatoes planted in spring this year.

Some participants made wreaths of twigs andvines.
INPEX will continue to encourage its employees to participate in the Program with theResearch & CSR Group, Corporate Strategy & Planning Unit
Akasaka Biz Tower, 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6332 JAPAN

cooperation of the local communities to contribute to enhancing and improving theforrests.

The Outline of the “Forest Management Support Program”
1．The Location: Fudosawa Area, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture（Commonlyknown as Kitsunedaira- Donguri-no-Mori）
2．The Area: Approximately 0.8 hectares
3．Active Period: 10 years
4．Activity History of INPEX:The First Event (Fall 2010)

Planted 260 trees of the total of 7 species,
including beech, quercus serrata, oak andmaple, and held an ecology class mainly forchildren

The

SecondEvent(Spring Installed braces for young trees bent down by2011)

the snowfall, and planted mycelia to growmushrooms

The Third Event (Fall 2011)

Planted 260 trees of the total of 13 species,
including beech, quercus, serrata, chestnut,persimmon, walnut and cherry

The Forth Event (Spring 2012)

Installed braces for young trees bent down by
the snowfall, and also played nature games

The Fifth Event (Fall 2012)

Planted 260 trees of the total of 13 species,
including beech, quercus, serrata, chestnut,
persimmon, ginkgo and cherry trees, and helda lecture given to school children to raiseawareness of the importance of ecology

The Sixth Event (Spring 2013)

Took care of trees bent down by the snowfall,
weeded, planted mycelia to grow mushrooms,
planted sweet potatoes, and also gavehandicraft classes

Research & CSR Group, Corporate Strategy & Planning UnitAkasaka Biz Tower, 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6332 JAPANThe Seventh Event (Fall 2013)

Planted 260 trees of the total of 13 species,
including beech, quercus, serrata, chestnut,persimmon, walnut and cherry, harvested
sweet potatoes, and madewreaths of twigs
and vines

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