Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced it has signed a service agreement with YL Forest Co., Ltd. (YLF) that is implementing its proprietary mangrove planting method in the Republic of Indonesia. Going forward, funding provided to YLF by the Company will go toward launching a new mangrove planting project in the country?s province of South Sulawesi. The agreement entrusts YLF with silvofishery-based mangrove planting work over a three-year period, aimed at contributing to biodiversity, carbon neutrality, and preventing marine pollution.

Through YLF?s work, Yamaha Motor will plant 215 hectares (approximately 370,000 trees) of mangroves as well as maintain operations in the project area. YLF conducts afforestation work using its own version of silvofishery for mangrove planting. Silvofishery (a portmanteau of silviculture and fishery) is a method that yields the benefits of both mangrove reforestation and aquaculture regeneration.

This combination contributes not only to sustainable forest management but also to improving the livelihoods of local residents through sustainable aquaculture paired with the natural environment. Furthermore, mangrove forests store large amounts of carbon underground, making them an important channel for blue carbon.