Journal of Forest Economics
Online ISSN : 2424-2454
Print ISSN : 0285-1598
Formation of Mountain Villages’Autonomy in the 21st Century
Considerations Based on the Current State of Forestry Economics Research
Hiroki KASAMATSU
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2025 Volume 71 Issue 2 Pages 40-47

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The 2001 Forest and Forestry Basic Law established new policies to promote settlement in mountain villages, and the Forest and Forestry Basic Plan also promoted the promotion of settlement in mountain villages and the coexistence and exchange between cities and mountain villages, with the development of living environments and a focus on base villages. It was pointed out that communities alone cannot maintain their communities and livelihoods, and the emergence of small-scale multifunctional selfgovernance has also drawn attention to the growth of the citizen sector. Subjective recognition of mountain village values is a strong motivation for relocation, but problems remain in creating the conditions for settlement. While progress has been made with forest volunteers, it was pointed out that citizen-led forest management is still at the stage of sorting out the involvement of ordinary citizens beyond commons and governance. The activities of the Self-Harvesting Association can be evaluated as an intermediate support organization in this regard. Furthermore, resilience was presented in the recovery from the nuclear accident.
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