The General Incorporated Association Natural Capital Credit Consortium (NCCC) is pleased to announce that it has certified carbon credits for the "Tokyo Hinohara Village Natural Forest/Artificial Forest Restoration Project (Hinohara Village, Tokyo Natural Forest・Artificial Forest Restoration Project)" implemented by its regular member i-Forest Co., Ltd., based on the NCCC Carbon Standard. This project is the second NCCC-certified credit project and is an advanced forest project that integrates biodiversity and natural capital assessment with high-precision MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) utilizing LiDAR (airborne laser scanning) and satellite data. ■ NCCC Certified Project No. 2 This certified project is a forest restoration and conservation project implemented in approximately 17.3 ha of forest located in Hinohara Village, Nishitama District, Tokyo. It aims to improve the carbon fixation and ecosystem functions of the forest through appropriate thinning of abandoned artificial forests, conservation of natural forests, and guidance towards mixed coniferous-deciduous forests that consider biodiversity. Project overview is as follows: Project Name: Tokyo Hinohara Village Natural Forest/Artificial Forest Restoration Project Implementer: i-Forest Co., Ltd. Project ID: 0002 Location: Hinohara Village, Nishitama District, Tokyo Target Area: Approximately 17.31 ha Credit Issuance Period: 2025-2045 Project Period: 2025-2035 Applicable Methodology: NCCC-MD0002 (Afforestation, Reforestation, and Vegetation Restoration) Certified Credit Volume: 1,562.7 t-CO2e ■ Advanced Forest Project Born from a Tokyo Metropolitan Government Initiative This project was implemented as a selected project under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "Project to Promote the Creation of Absorption/Removal Carbon Credits." Led by i-Forest Co., Ltd., in collaboration with Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Bio-me Inc., Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd., the Urban Research Center of Kyushu University, and the