Welsh-born author, environmentalist C.W. Nicol dies

Welsh-born author and environmentalist C.W. Nicol, a well-known figure in Japan where he was naturalized, died Friday at a hospital in Nagano after a long battle with rectal cancer. He was 79.Due to the wishes of his family, a funeral was held privately Saturday, according to a foundation he headed.Nicol was known for a range of activities to revive neglected forests and restore their original ecosystem across the nation. He set up the foundation for such activities, The C.W. Nicol Afan Woodland Trust, in 2002 in central Japan's Nagano Prefecture where he lived since 1980.His other achievem…READ FULL ARTICLE