Examples of Other On-going Programs
| Program Name | Executing Body | Term (FY) | Description |
| Study on the Status of Forests in Wood-Exporting Countries | Japan Forest Technology Association (JAFTA) | 2002-2004 | This project aims to gather information about forest and harvesting activities in countries exporting wood products to Japan through analyzing satellite images and, further, to identify illegally harvested areas by comparing satellite images with the land-use designation maps. |
| Support for Tackling Illegal Logging - Follow-up to the G8 Action Programme on Forests | Japan Federation of Wood-industry Associations | 2001-2003 | This project aims to enhance discussion and improve understanding regarding illegal logging issue by establishing a multi-stakeholders' consortium, exchanging views with experts in wood-exporting countries, conducting public relations, and holding international conferences. |
| System Development for Assessing the Dynamics of Forest Cover in East Asia | Japan Forest Technology Association (JAFTA) | 2001-2005 | This program aims to develop technologies to effectively assess and forecast the state of forest degradation in East Asia using satellite imagery data. |
| Field Demonstration of Forest Management with Local Community Participation | Japan Overseas Forestry Consultants Association (JOFCA) | 2001-2005 | This program aims to develop and propose possible approaches of forest management using economic incentives for enhancing voluntary and sustainable participation of local communities. |
| Co-hosting of the International Expert Meeting on the Development and Implementation of National Codes of Practice for Forest Harvesting | Forestry Agency and Chiba Prefecture,Japan | 2003 | This meeting was organized to facilitate common understandings on the current state of the development and implementation of national codes of practice for forest harvesting and the development and dissemination of reduced impact logging (RIL) techniques, share challenges faced and lessons learned by forest management in these respects, and deliberate on the practical options, including the associated costs and benefits. |
| Basic Study for Prevention of Global Warming Caused by Deforestation in Permafrost Regions | Japan Forest Technology Association (JAFTA) | 2002-2005 | Under this program, studies will be carried out for solving technical problems associated with conservation and restoration of forest lands devastated by forest fire in Permafrost Regions of Far-East Russia, which would contribute to the formulation of Joint-Implementation projects to tackle global warming. |
| Study for Establishment and Promotion of Silvo-Pastoral Systems in Developing Countries | Japan Overseas Forestry Consultants Association (JOFCA) | 2002-2005 | This program aims to propose and test models of silvo-pastoral systems suitable in developing countries, and to formulate and disseminate technological guidelines for applying such systems. |
| Baseline Survey for Afforestation / Reforestation Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) | Japan Overseas Forestry Consultants Association (JOFCA) | 2003-2007 | This program aims to analyze and provide information about distribution of the baseline or carbon stock change in the absence of the CDM project. |
| Capacity Building for Promoting Afforestation / Reforestation CDM | Japan International Forestry Promotion and Cooperation Center (JIFPRO) | 2003-2007 | This program aims to foster the Japanese staff and the foreign staff in developing countries, so that they can apply and manage the CDM project. |
| Study for a Technical Guideline on Project Design Document for Afforestation / Reforestation CDM | Japan Overseas Plantation Center for Pulpwood (JOPP) | 2003-2007 | This program aims to make a technical guideline so that project participants can apply to Designated Operational Entities (DOE) for the Project Design Document. |
(The above list illustrates some of Japan's initiatives funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, initiated mainly in FY 2001 and 2002. The list includes non-ODA programs.)
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