Green Infrastructure is a nature-based Initiatives to promote the development of sustainable and attractive nations, cities and regions
by utilizing the diverse functions of the natural environment in both hard and soft aspects, such as social infrastructure development and land use.

Examples of Green Infrastructure Initiatives

As the concept of green infrastructure has solidified and moved into a full-scale implementation phase. In response to global trends such as Nature Positive,
carbon neutral, and GX, the previous Green Infrastructure Promotion Strategy (July 2019) has been thoroughly revised.
Consequently, MLIT has formulated a new “Green Infrastructure Promotion Strategy 2023”.

This strategy introduces a new vision and fresh perspectives on initiatives, comprehensively and systematically outlining the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism’s efforts to promote and establish green infrastructure across various fields and circumstances, with coordinated efforts from both public and private sectors.

Overview of Green Infrastructure Promotion Strategy 2023

・Green infrastructure extends beyond public projects, encompassing initiatives that private companies, organizations, and citizens can all participate in.
・Public initiatives include the development of urban parks and green breakwaters as tangible projects and formulating various plans related to greenery
   as intangible projects. Private sector initiatives encompass on-site greening in private urban development as tangible projects and environmental
   education led by the private sector as intangible projects.
・Green infrastructure offers benefits beyond individual gains, such as enhancing societal sustainability, making it crucial to promote initiatives through public-private partnerships.

In March 2020,MLIT established the "Green Infrastructure Public-Private Partnaership Platform" as a forum where various organizations partisipate and
bring together diverse knowledge and skills related to green infrastructure.

The Planning and PR Div., Technology Div., and Finance Div. were established to promote the social application of  green infrastructure through the evaluation
of surveys, research, and financing methods on the social diffusion of green infrastructure.

Click here for the Green Infrastructure Public-Private Partnaership Platform

○Recomemendations for Green Infrastructure Projects and Finances(Summary)
・Although numerous instances of green infrastructure integration in urban development and planning have been documented, advancing the adoption of
   green infrastructure requires cultivating a shared understanding of its benefits among diverse market stakeholders.
・This document extensively details (1) the array of economic benefits derived from green infrastructure, including the revitalization of local economies,
   reduction of flood risks, enhancement of productivity and quality of life, and cost savings, illustrated through numerous case studies. Along with  (2) the
   positive impacts of green infrastructure initiatives on corporate asset values and real estate valuations, such as price adjustments, rental dynamics, yield
   improvements, and their broader economic ripple effects—are thoroughly summarized, analyzed, and presented clearly. It is expected that this document
   will help not only the companies and investors who are pioneering the initiatives but also the community development operators and financial institutions
   understand and consider implementation of the initiatives.

○instances of green infrastructure 
・Sendai Furusato-no-Mori Regeneration Project
・Starategic Green Infurastructure Promotion Project through Public-Private Partnership in Moriya City,Ibaraki Pref.ーMoriya ver. Green Infurastructure Initiative
・Marunouchi Street Park 2020~Initiatives to Propose a Green Infurastructure in Urban Centers
・"Stocks Returning to the Wilderness" as a Symbol of Restoration of Nature