How Do Japanese Students Help Preserve Aussie Nature?

日本人留学生はどのようにオーストラリアの自然保護を手伝うのか?

Every autumn, groups of Japanese students trade classrooms for gum forests, beaches and wetlands. Their goal isn’t sightseeing. They’re helping protect Australia’s unique environment while discovering a different side of Aussie life.

毎年秋、多くの日本人留学生が教室を離れ、ユーカリの森や海岸、湿地で環境保全活動に参加しています。観光ではなく、オーストラリアの自然を守りながら、地域との新しい交流を育んでいるのです。


Learning Beyond the Classroom

教室の外で学ぶ

Many Japanese students come to Australia to improve their English.

Some discover that their most valuable lessons happen outdoors.

Working alongside local volunteers, they remove weeds, plant native trees and restore wildlife habitat.

教室の外で学ぶ

日本人留学生の多くは英語を学ぶためにオーストラリアへやって来ます。

しかし、本当に印象に残る学びは教室の外で待っていることもあります。

地域の人々と一緒に外来植物を取り除き、在来樹木を植え、野生動物のすみかを守っています。


Friends Through Conservation

自然保護が結ぶ友情

Conservation projects bring together people who might never otherwise meet.

Retired Aussies, school children, university students and overseas visitors all work towards the same goal.

Conversation comes naturally when everyone has a shovel in hand.

自然保護が結ぶ友情

環境保全活動には、普段出会うことのない人々が集まります。

退職後の地域住民、子どもたち、大学生、そして海外からの留学生。

スコップを持って汗を流すうちに、自然と会話も弾みます。


Giving Something Back

「お世話になった国」への恩返し

Many students describe volunteering as a way of thanking Australia for the opportunity to study here.

The environment benefits.

So do local communities.

「お世話になった国」への恩返し

多くの留学生は、ボランティア活動を「留学生活への恩返し」と考えています。

自然が守られるだけでなく、地域とのつながりも深まります。


An Unknown Nichigo Story

「知られざる日豪交流」の物語

Environmental volunteering rarely makes the news.

Yet every year, hundreds of Japanese students quietly help protect Australia’s natural heritage.

Their contribution leaves footprints far lighter than those of most tourists.

「知られざる日豪交流」の物語

環境ボランティアがニュースになることは、ほとんどありません。

それでも毎年、多くの日本人留学生が静かにオーストラリアの自然を守っています。

観光だけでは残せない足跡を、彼らは地域に残しているのです。


Did You Know?

Japanese university study-abroad programmes regularly include environmental volunteering with local councils, Landcare groups and conservation organisations.

豆知識

日本の大学による留学プログラムでは、ランドケア団体や地方自治体と連携した環境保全活動が行われることがあります。

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