2020 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Multi-Stakeholder Environmental Assessment (MS-EA) in Small-Scale Private Industrial Forest in Kochi Prefecture
| Project/Area Number |
19K15130
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| Research Institution | Kochi National College of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
Gain Dennis 高知工業高等専門学校, ソーシャルデザイン工学科, 准教授 (60815538)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | impact assessment |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The effort to make environmental impact assessment a part of financial support systems for private forest in Japan may face several challenges. The role of stakeholders does not seem to be clearly defined or seen as equal. Problems regarding the execution of environmental impact assessment as a process from start to finish of forest resource management is not understood and not agreed upon by stakeholders with decision making authority as questionnaires have revealed. Therefore, problems cannot be tractable among all stakeholders. Tractability of problems influences the identification of problems greatly for organizations (e.g. Forest Owners’ Associations, prefecture and municipal government, NGO) and individuals(private forest owners). Such information should go beyond economic aspects and fully include society and the environment. In the case of Kochi Prefecture, the latter information may have to be generated and included to current economic information. For environmental impact assessment to become a tool improve forest resource management, problem identification must be tractable among all stakeholders and justified.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
Research is currently delayed. Measures taken by organizations and individuals to mitigate COVID 19 have complicated the planning and execution of certain research work.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Future work for this fiscal year will include interviews with NGO to further investigate tractability of forest management related issues. If possible, field trips to private forest in Kochi Prefecture will be conducted to assess forest condition from the view of NGO.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Continuation of research project
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Research Products
(1 results)
