An Analysis of the Recent Situation and Problems in the Cutting Reporting System
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This paper clarifies the current status of the cutting reporting system in Japan. This system was enacted as part of the Forest Law after the Second World War. Initially, a cutting permission system was introduced, and this was later changed to the current cutting reporting system. Recently, the percentage of forest owners filing cutting activities by the cutting reporting system has been low. As a result, several problems have occurred, for example, the forest resource database can not be updated. To determine the reasons why forest owners do not file the cutting reporting form, a questionnaire was conducted in July 1995, and responses were obtained from 666 forest owners and 33 forest advisors. It was found that: (1) The percentages of forest owners and forest advisors who are familiar with the cutting reporting system are 49.1% and 66.7%, respectively. Over 20% of both categories are not even aware of the existence of the system. (2) The percentages of forest owners and forest advisors who filed all cutting activities during the past five years were 12.2% and 5.0%, respectively. There were many forest owners who did not file cutting reports even though they were aware of the system. (3) The reasons why forest owners do not file the report are not only a lack of familiarity with the system and its requirements, but also erroneous or deliberate misinterpretation of the system, i.e., a cutting report is not required if cutting activities are small in size. (4) Of the forest advisors, 45.5% recognize the necessity of reporting cutting activities for the promotion of the local forestry program. The importance of the cutting reporting system and the possibility of promoting its use are discussed and six policy recommendations are presented. Most notably, increased publicity must be started as soon as possible.
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