[ The Annual Report on Japanese Forestry ]
Provision of the English text of Japan’s new Basic Law on Forest and Forestry. (May1, 2003)

Japan’s Forestry Basic Law underwent major revisions in June 2001, after 37 years, to become the Basic Law on Forests and Forestry.

Back ground information on the amendment of basic legislation
(September 11, 2001)

The Annual Report on Japanese Forestry is published by the Forestry Agency in February every year to submit to the National Diet in accordance with the Basic Law of Forestry.

Japanese basic legislation on the forestry field amended
(September 11, 2001)

The Basic Forestry Law, which was made in 1964, was recently amended after 37 years in June. The new legislation, named the Basic Forest and Forestry Law, and the objectives of the legislation stipulate the promotion of a multifunctional forest, and secondly to develop sound and sustainable forestry. The detailed story is on the above Annual Report.

[ Integration of Biological Diversity in New Policies for Forest and Forestry in Japan ] (February 11, 2002)

Main Report Presented to CBD/UNFF Work shop on Forest and biological Diversity, Accra, January 2002. This paper is to clarify the manner in which the issue of biological diversity has been incorporated in the forest and forestry related legal framework which underwent major revisions in 2001.
text (pdf)/ slideshow(ppt)

[ Introduction to Forest and Forestry Policies in Japan ]

Forestry in Japan: Seven Items in Introducing Japanese Forest and Forestry(pdf) (February 11, 2002)

Forest Planning System and Protection Forest
(February 11, 2002)

History of Japan's forest policy and the present forest planning system (pdf)
Protection Forest System (pdf)

National Forest Management (February 11, 2002)

History of the nature conservation in national forests (pdf)
Report of the National Forest " Green Corridor" Examination (pdf)

[ "Will the US Forest Service rise again?" ] (December 11, 2001)

Mr. Heisaburo Tezuka, Advisor to the Forest Policy Research Institute, Japan, former Assistant Director General of the Forestry Agency asked me to post his view on the U.S. Forest Service on this website.

The author observed the recent history of National Forest as an American phenomenon in which forestry technologies were ignored under the name of environment and expressed his sincere hope that the leading role of forest technologies will be reestablished based on the balance of environmental and economic policies. Here is the full story.

[ The Annual Report on Japanese Forestry ]

Summary of Annual report on forestry and forest of Japan made by MAFF (December 11, 2001)

The Annual Report on Japanese Forestry is published by the Forestry Agency in April every year to submit to the National Diet in accordance with the Basic Law of Forestry.

[ Japanese basic legislation on the forestry field amended ]
(December 11, 2001)

The Basic Forestry Law, which was enacted in 1964 was recently amended after 37 years, in the end of this June. The new legislation is named the Basic Forest and Forestry Law, and, the objectives of the legislation are stipulated that firstly to promote multifunction of forest, and secondly to develop sound and sustainable forestry. The detailed story is in the above Annual Report.

Translation of the full text is under preparation.
I may assist any person who is interested in the text to obtain a copy.
Please contact Fujiwara Takashi

[ G8 Action Program on Forest ]

Japanese Progress Report on G8 Action Program on Forests is here. Submitted to the G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Miyazaki in 2000. (September 11, 2000)

Background information

Full text of G8 ACTION PROGRAM ON FORESTS here, launched on May 9, 1998 at Birmingham Summit Meeting.

REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE G8 ACTION PROGRAM ON FORESTS here Kyusyu Summit meeting in 2000.