Canon Organizes its 39th Canon Volunteer :
Go For Green Activity to Restore Khao Yai National Park's Ecosystem
Volunteers unite in forest and wildlife conservation activities to sustainably protect biodiversity.
Canon Marketing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., in collaboration with Khao Yai National Park under the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, organized its 39th Canon Volunteer : Go For Green activity. Led by Mr. Hiroshi Yokota, President and CEO, a team of 48 volunteer staff and their family members participated in activities to restore natural resources and promote biodiversity in Khao Yai National Park. This vast, thriving forest serves as a vital water source and a habitat for over 280 bird species, including many rare and endangered ones.
Mr. Hiroshi Yokota, President and CEO, Canon Marketing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., stated, “Canon has always prioritized nature conservation. In the latest edition of our Canon Volunteer, we have partnered with Khao Yai National Park to restore the forest by creating mineral licks to enrich the soil with essential minerals for wildlife, removing invasive alien plants, and clearing weeds from drainage channels. Additionally, we raised awareness about the importance of forests and wildlife by guiding volunteers along nature trails to observe wild animals. Canon is dedicated to fostering environmental consciousness in young people through social and environmental activities supporting ecosystem biodiversity.”
Mr. Phongthep Prasertvoranun, Director of Corporate Communications and CSR, Canon Marketing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., stated, “Khao Yai National Park is a renowned birdwatching destination, locally and internationally. Our ecosystem restoration efforts here play a vital role in conserving local and rare bird species, effectively preserving Thailand’s biodiversity. Canon has long prioritized bird conservation worldwide through the Canon Bird Branch Project, initiated by Canon Inc., Japan, to support ecosystems that benefit bird habitats. This initiative has continued in Thailand since 2021, aiming to create a fertile environment for native bird species.”
Khao Yai National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been designated an “Important Bird Area” (IBA). Home to over 282 bird species, it shelters pheasants, Blue-winged Pitta, Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo, and 4 types of hornbills (Great, Oriental Pied, Wreathed, and Tickell's Brown), along with Red-breasted Parakeet, kingfishers, Long-tailed Broadbills, Common Green Magpie, and Orange-breasted Trogon. The park also hosts rare wildlife, including wild elephants, gaurs, dholes, muntjacs, sambar deer, gibbons, and pig-tailed macaques.“The Canon Volunteer program, now in its 39th edition, reinforces Canon’s ‘Kyosei’ philosophy, which emphasizes ‘living and working together for the common good,’” concluded Mr. Hiroshi Yokota.
