Japanese cities, towns, and villages promoting regional development through forestry and timber industry
In response to the challenges facing Japan, such as the super-aging society, declining population, and stagnation of local economies, the "forest cycle," which links forest resources to the creation of local value, has been [...].
Many people may feel that the forestry industry is a world that they have little connection with. However, we are not so much concerned with the "forest products" obtained from forests [...].
The term "advanced issue countries," which I have advocated, is finally being widely used by the public. However, not everything is an issue and [...].
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Noto's ate forestry" has been supported by the unique skills and wisdom developed over many years of practice by our predecessors. However, damage from earthquakes and torrential rains [...].
As the harsh cold of winter eases, young leaves sprout and birdsong increases in the forests. At forestry sites, the muddy conditions caused by melting snow [...].
Against the backdrop of the declining population and stagnant regional economies that Japan is facing, the social implementation of a "circular forest economy" that links forest resources to local value creation [...].
Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is inviting companies and organizations from all over Japan to apply for "forest-derived J-credits" generated through the maintenance of city-owned forests.
It is known that the names of plants have regional characteristics (dialects) and are related to the history of how the species was introduced and used as a resource [...].
Bi-Will, Okuizumo Town in Shimane Prefecture, and Sanki Kogyo have signed a collaboration agreement to utilize forest-derived J-credits generated by Okuizumo Town [...].
About two-thirds of Japan's land area is forested. The forested area amounts to about 25.02 million hectares (as of the end of March 2022), of which [...].
*Click here for the first part of the report: "Okayama Model": Transformation to a Resource Self-Sufficient Nation and Urban Wood Construction, Challenged by Industry-Government-Academia [...] Report of the Symposium on Forest Circular Economy [...
In order to sustainably utilize Japan's forest resources, it is essential to make decisions and implement them on the ground, turning harvesting, utilization, and regeneration into an integrated [...].
Hitachi Systems, in collaboration with the Gunma Forest Union and Sunlit Seedlings, a Kyoto University startup, has announced the launch of a forest [...]...
Kignas Sekiyu K.K. has begun demonstration sales of carbon offset fuel using forest-derived J-credits created by the Nagasaki Forestry Corporation [...].
Kawachinagano City in Osaka Prefecture is working with Creation, Sumitomo Forestry, and NTT Docomo Business to create forest-based J-credits [...].