JST Top > Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development > Projects >

Establishment of Integrated Forest Management System Model for Conservation of Mountain Forest Ecosystems in the Andean-Amazon

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues)

Republic of Peru

Establishment of Integrated Forest Management System Model for Conservation of Mountain Forest Ecosystems in the Andean-Amazon

Solve the challenges facing the Andean-Amazon region by sustainable forest management

Principal Investigator

- Principal Research Director
  HIRATA Yasumasa
  Forest Research and Management Organization, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
- Prof.
  Zoila Aurora Cruz Burga
  Faculty of Forest Sciences, La Molina National Agrarian University

ODA Recipient Country

Republic of Peru

Research Institutions in Japan

Forest Research and Management Organization, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute / Chiba University / Kyushu University / Japan Forest Technology Association

Research Institutions in Counterpart Country

La Molina National Agrarian University／National Forest and Wildlife Service

Adoption fiscal year

FY 2020

Research Period

5 Years

Overview of the Research Project

Develop forest management systems that support the conservation and use of forest ecosystem services
There are concerns about deterioration of ecosystem functions in mountain forest ecosystems from the Andes Mountains to the Amazon Basin as a result of disturbances caused by human activities and a lack of water resources due to climate change. Through understanding the effects of increasing forest fires and logging as well as understanding the amount of water resources available for supply, we aim to develop a forest management system that enables local residents to recieve ecosystem services while conserving the forest, and to apply that system in a way that benefits society by creating tools to support decision-making for use in management of water and forest resources by local residents.

Achieve sustainable conservation and use of mountain forest ecosystems through participation by local residents
Develop an integrated forest management system that makes it possible to present forest allocation that balance the resource usage needs of residents with the conservation of ecosystems. We anticipate that the use of this system will encourage local residents to conserve the fragile forest ecosystems of the Andean-Amazon region and to use ecosystem services in a sustainable fashion.