(Appendix)
1. Forestry-related Fundamental Indicators
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1 Cabinet Office “SNA (System of Natural Accounts)” |
2 Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications “Labor Force Survey” |
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3 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries “World Census of Agriculture and Forestry” |
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4 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport “National Area Survey Based on Prefecture and Municipalities” |
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5, 6 and 7 Forestry Agency |
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8 “Lumber Supply and Demand Chart” |
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9 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport “Statistics on Construction of New Homes” |
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Note: | 1) “Forest owners” in 3 refers to the number of owners whose forest land area is 1 ha or larger. |
2) “Protection forest area” in 6 refers to the actual area measurement. | |
3) “Wood (industrial wood) consumption” and “Wood (industrial wood) import” in 8 refer to the volume in log-equivalent. |
2. Current State of Forest Resources
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Forestry Agency |
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1)Data cover the forests defined in the Forest Law Article 2.1. |
2)“Treeless area” refers to cutover areas and unplanted areas. |
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3)The areas that are facing difficulty in regeneration are included in the natural forest. |
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4)“Others” refer to the forests that are not subject to the Regional
Forest Plan for Non-national Forest under the Forest |
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5)The figures for the total may not agree with the sum of each item due to the rounding-off in calculation. |
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6)Figures are as of March 31, 2002. |