Introduction to public relations magazine "Quarterly Watershed Forest" published by Forest Research and Management Organization Forest Development Center, regularly disseminating initiatives and results of watershed forest creation projects.
Key Points
1. Latest Issue (No. 17, June 2025) Content
- Utilization of new GNSS surveying technology in Noto earthquake and heavy rain disaster recovery
- Disaster response cases in Ishikawa Prefecture
- Forest cooperatives' challenges in creating rural landscapes in Niigata Prefecture
- Initiatives for pollen source countermeasures
2. Magazine Role and Features
- First issue: March 2021 (archive from inaugural issue)
- Publication: 4 times per year (quarterly)
- Disseminating latest trends in watershed forest creation projects
- Introducing field initiatives with photos
3. Main Content
- Technological innovation in watershed forest creation
- Regional collaboration cases
- Contributions to environmental conservation
- Special feature "Green Door - Conveying Watershed Forests"
4. Significance of Information Dissemination
- Raising awareness of importance of water source recharge functions
- Sharing forest management techniques
- Horizontal deployment of regional cooperation models
- Promoting sustainable forest management
This magazine serves as a valuable information source clearly conveying the latest technologies and regional initiatives regarding watershed forest creation projects that play important roles in securing Japan's water resources and land conservation.