{"Page URL":"https://www.appropedia.org/Japanese_forest_policies","Page description":"According to the National Survey on the Natural Environment conducted in 1990,\nforests cover ca. 246 200 kM or 66 per cent of Japanese land. In 1951, after\nWorld War II, the area of plantation was only 49 700 km. Considering the economic\nimportance of the forestry production, Japan set up the forest policies to increase the\nplantation. Because of this effort, the total area of plantation becomes 103 300 km2.\nThe major reason for sustaining this level of man-made forests is that most of these\nforests are less than 35 years old, and have not reached the standard harvesting age.\nMeanwhile, the forestry and wood industries in Japan faced difficult conditions; i.e.,\nstagnation of timber prices, difficulties in maintaining labor force and competition\nwith imported timber and wooden products.","Page language":"en","Page license":"CC-BY-SA-3.0","Page title":"Japanese forest policies","Page views":"351","Page year":"Sunday, 01-Jan-12 00:00:00 UTC","Modification date":"Thursday, 27-Nov-25 21:21:47 UTC"}