Toyota Continues Its Commitment to Mangrove Reforestation for the 18th Consecutive Year. Joining Forces Across Sectors Toward a Sustainable Carbon Neutrality Goal

Mr. Theerapon Srimora, Director of the Samut Prakan Provincial Office of Natural Resources and Environment; Major General Yuttana Thammathorn, Chief of Staff, Royal Thai Army Quartermaster Department; Lieutenant General Jintamai Cheekwang, Director of the Directorate of Civil Affairs; Mr. Kalin Sarasin, Chairman of the Board; and Mr. Noriaki Yamashita, President of Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd., together with senior executives, Toyota’s suppliers, dealers, customers, as well as government and private sector partners and members of the public, joined in planting 50,000 mangrove trees. This large-scale initiative reflects Toyota’s ongoing commitment to achieving carbon neutrality through its “18th Toyota Mangrove Reforestation” activity, held at Bangpu Recreation Center, Samut Prakan Province, on 8 June 2025.

One of Toyota’s core missions is to strive toward carbon neutrality. Over the years, the company has continuously undertaken efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and proactively prepare through multi-pathway approaches, covering every stage of its operations from design, parts transportation, production, and sales, to end-of-life disposal while also developing innovative clean energy technologies. Toyota is fostering cross-sector collaboration to promote behavioral change in emissions, aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

The Toyota Mangrove Reforestation Project began in 2004 through collaboration between Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd., the Royal Thai Army Quartermaster Department, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and the Foundation for Environmental Education for Sustainable Development (Thailand), or FEED. Through dedicated restoration efforts, the Bangpu area has been successfully rehabilitated and now supports significantly increased biodiversity. It has been registered as the 63rd ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP) and the 10th site in Thailand. Additionally, the area has joined the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) network as a sustainable habitat for migratory waterbirds.

The “18th Toyota Mangrove Reforestation” activity welcomed the participation of over 2,000 people, including Toyota employees and their families, suppliers, dealers, customers, members of the Facebook Toyota Happiness Club, members of the Toyota Customer Car Club, and representatives from government agencies in Samut Prakan, the Royal Thai Army, and the public. Together, they planted 50,000 mangrove trees. Over the years, Toyota has planted more than 842,800 trees in the Bangpu area, which are estimated to absorb over 11,000* tons of carbon dioxide per year. Underscoring Toyota’s long-standing commitment to ecological conservation and restoration.

Toyota firmly believes that the path to true carbon neutrality can only be achieved through collective action. The mangrove reforestation activity is one of the key initiatives under the “Toyota Green Town” project, which aims to expand environmental collaboration nationwide and drive Thailand toward becoming a green city for nature, for all life and to achieve a stable and sustainable carbon neutrality target by 2050.
 

*Average carbon dioxide absorption capacity of mature perennial forests is approximately 8 kilograms per tree per year, and that of mature mangrove forests is approximately 13 tons per rai per year, based on ICLEI: International Council for Local Environment Initiatives – Local Governments for Sustainability (www.iclei.org)