FY2025 National Forest Management Plan: Implementation
Overview
Under the Act on the Management and Operation of National Forests, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries compiled the previous fiscal year's national forest activities as the “FY2025 Implementation Status of the Basic Plan for the Management and Operation of National Forests.” The report covers improvements to forestry practices, forest restoration and regeneration for earthquake recovery, management that prioritizes public benefits, support for policies concerning privately owned forests, public participation, and stable supplies of forest products. The Forestry Policy Council approved the contents at its meeting on September 1, 2026, and advised that publication was appropriate.
Key points
- The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries compiled the FY2025 activities of the national forest program.
- The Forestry Policy Council approved the contents and advised that publication was appropriate.
- The activities cover improved forestry practices, earthquake recovery, and management that prioritizes public benefits.
Overview
The “Implementation Status of the Basic Plan for the Management and Operation of National Forests” reports the previous fiscal year's national forest activities under the Act on the Management and Operation of National Forests (Act No. 246 of 1951).
This report is the “FY2025 Implementation Status of the Basic Plan for the Management and Operation of National Forests.”
The Forestry Policy Council approved the contents at its meeting on September 1, 2026, and advised that publication was appropriate.
Impact
The implementation report describes activities that support policies concerning privately owned forests and contribute to advancing forestry and forest policies overall.
Details
The report's topics include efforts by regional forest management bureaus to improve forestry practices such as afforestation and timber production.
The report covers restoration of coastal protection forests for recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, as well as forest regeneration in Fukushima.
It also covers further promotion of management that prioritizes public benefits, public engagement with forests as “forests for the people,” forest development with public participation, and stable supplies of forest products from national forests. The full report is available on the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries website.