MAFF UPDATE (September 11, 2000)

Weekly news of Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fishiness
index Number 421 August 24, 2001
--Statistics on the Supply and Demand for Logs in 2000 Released
Number 408 May 16, 2001
--Fiscal 2000 Annual Report on Forestry Released

FAO database on Japanese Forest (September 11, 2000)

Comprehensive data on Japanese Forest provided by FAO here
Contents:

Resources/Management/Production and Trade/Further information

Country Report for Certification information service

Japanese Country Report for CIS run by the European Forest Institute here

Contents:

Current forest resource and market profile/Key issues/International processes and initiatives/Forest Policy and legislation/National processes and initiatives/Important documentation and literature/Not available. /Certified forests and producers; manufacturers and distributors of certified products/Bibliography and references/Contacts