Reconsidering Forest Resource Accounting

Abstract

Since mid-90s the study about forest resource accounting system has been developed in Japan. The forest resource accounting system is consistent and comprehensive system for representing forest resource and environmental information. It goes on the framework of SNA (System of National Accounts). We have various ways of understanding it. As one way, we understand forest resource accounts comprises the four accounts of (1) forest accounts, (2) forest land accounts, (3) forest product accounts, and (4) forest management accounts. This paper focuses on reconsidering the study about the forest resource accounting system and representing the importance of it for the forest management.