O-02　林業生産が活発でない千葉県の現状および燃料用木質バイオマス生産向上の可能性

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Japanese forestry is now expected to supply with woody biomass for energy plant and heat demand. Current condition and problems of forestry and woody biomass supply in Chiba Prefecture where forestry industry is not active is examined. Now relatively abundant forest resource exists in Chiba, however, logging industry is not active and current amount of log production and forest management operations is small. Stock of forests damaged by tree diseases and a strong typhoon which hit Chiba in 2019 is also a potential resource of low-price woody biomass. Recently, a large-scale sawmill company in neighboring Tochigi Prefecture has increased log procurement in Chiba, selling woody biomass to nearby large-scale energy plants, and supporting local movements to collect woody biomass.