This study designed an econometric demand model for Japanese cedar sawlogs and examined longitudinal data from 1960 to 2019. We constructed and estimated a vector error correction model for Japanese cedar sawlog demand and used unit root and cointegration testing to avoid spurious regressions with...

We have pragmatically but accurately evaluated the natural capital of a small northern town, Shimokawa, Hokkaido, Japan. The key industries are forestry, wood manufacturing, and agriculture. From an environmental perspective, Shimokawa was nominated as a Japanese FutureCity. Consequently, the total ...

Forests have provided support for human health and survival since ancient times. With improved public awareness of health issues and the importance of forest ecological functions, forest therapy has gradually gained momentum. Forest therapies have been applied around the world as preventive and...

In Japan, fishers plant trees in upstream watersheds, known as "fishery forests", to improve coastal environments and secure fishery production. Based on observation and experience, fishers have traditionally believed that their practices are fit for their intended purpose. Fishers have found it...

This study aimed to review the historical transition of forest engineer appointments in the prefectural administration of non-national forests since the Meiji era in Japan. First, using historical materials, the overview of the nationwide history of the transition was clarified from this era, when ...

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of natural capital on overall subjective well-being and forest-related subjective well-being. A questionnaire survey of 1698 urban and rural residents living in a watershed of Japan was conducted in February and March of 2016. Multiple regression...

This study examines the impacts of ecosystem degradation on social welfare, focusing on the mangrove-fishery linkage in Indonesia. Using nationally representative household data combined with satellite information on spatiotemporal mangrove loss, the study finds that fishery households experienced...

A gravity model of softwood lumber (SWL) trade is developed and used to determine the effect that U.S. tariffs have on SWL exports from Canada to the U.S. The gravity model employs quarterly data for seven Canadian and three U.S. regions over the period 2007-2019; it is expanded to include Japan...

In recent years, the concept of sustainable forest management has evolved into a number of Criteria and Indicators schemes that are designed to guide the practice of sustainable forestry. One such mechanism is the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators, which identifies seven criteria and 54...

This paper focuses on Forest Adventure as a new type of forest use, and presents possibilities and challenges for the effective use of forests by analyzing its management style and development process in Japan. Forest Adventure is a business style of adventure park, where visitors with safety...