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DocumentOther documentA study on the forest policy for human health and well-being : Focusing on the case of forest welfare policy in Korea
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.The purpose of this study is to explore Korea's Forest Policy with respect to the improvement of human health and well-being(So called Forest Welfare). This case study explores the characteristics of forest welfare and divides it into four components, including the history and the laws governing it: 1. Forest Recreation (1-1. The creation of Yumyeongsan natural recreation forests(1980s), 1-2. The revision of the 'Forestry Act' to provide a legal basis for the creation of natural recreational forests(1990), 1-3. The enactment of the 'Forestry Culture and Recreation Act' to provide high-level forest recreational services (2005)), 2. Forest Education (2-1. The enactment of the 'Forest Education Promotion Act' (2011), 2-2. Introduction of the certificate system for Forest Education Experts (2012)), 3. Forest Therapy 3-1. The creation of the Sanum Healing Forest (2009), 3-2. The revision of the 'Forestry Culture and Recreation Act’ for the creation of “Healing Forest” (2010), 3-3. Introduction of the Forest Therapy Instructor system (2011)), 4. Forest Welfare (4-1. The enactment of the ‘Forest Welfare Promotion Act' (2015), 4-2. The establishment of a specialized agency named the Korea Forest Welfare Institute (2016)).
The Forest Welfare Policy have resulted in great gains in citizen’s entire life cycle: Before Birth, During Infancy, During Childhood and Adolescence, During Youth/Early Adulthood, During Midlife/Mature Adulthood, During Late Adulthood/Old age, and After Death. And the Forest Welfare Institute aims to contribute to the improvement of public health and happiness is constantly developing its mission for both the public and private sectors, and also strengthening scientific R&D. Therefore, this paper imply that the Forest Welfare Policy in Korea is one of the most advanced and future-oriented policies between forests and human. The Forest Welfare Policy will contribute to the development of a more holistic lifestyle. Keywords: Human health and well-being, Policies, One Health, Research, Education ID: 3623173 -
ArticleJournal articleThe role of bamboo forest in balancing and sustaining the development of local livelihood and human well-being in rural areas of Vietnam
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.The balanced maintenance between forest development, human health, and well-being is the key to sustainable forest landscape management. My research aims to find out the current status of that relationship in Muong Hinh community (North-Central Vietnam) with the focus on lung bamboo forest - the vital natural resource of local communities. Lung bamboo (Bambusa longissima sp.nov) is an endemic species of Vietnam and is considered a strategic species for development in rural areas. However, due to the over-exploitation and unplanned management, the lung bamboo forests have been remarkably degraded and are even at risk of being depleted. Muong Hinh, currently, has 712 ha of lung bamboo forests and the payment from lung bamboo harvesting is the most important income for the local dwellers. However, it does not meet the local needs due to the low price and low added value. Besides, after years of applying wrong harvesting techniques with high harvesting intensity, local people are losing their forest both in terms of the forest area and quality. There is also a lack of knowledge on sustainable bamboo forest management within the community. Based on the current situation, some recommendations are given on essential techniques for sustainably managing and using bamboo forests. Of which, the proper harvesting intensity and the rotation of exploiting areas are the most critical issues. If the local people are going to apply the suggestions, they probably earn about 440 US$/ha/year from their lung bamboo forest (three times higher than their current income), and it could be increased up to 1,200 US$/ha/year shortly. Moreover, there is also a need to have alternative incomes for stable livelihood development. Several options are developing post-harvesting activities or possessing facilities, setting up a lung bamboo value chain, and reasonable collecting of other potential forest products such as timber or NTFPs. Keywords: forestry, lung bamboo forest, forest landscape management, sustainable livelihood development. ID: 3478867 -
ArticleJournal articleUrban green space during COVID-19 outbreak: A comparison of city dwellers’ visitation
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.The global pandemic disease (COVID-19) has given temporary a positive effect to the environment condition and an extremely distressing impact to the social and economic sectors. Most countries-imposed lockdown and strict precautions to deal with this shock. These policy responses did decrease NO2 concentration and upgrade the air quality index in some countries. However, physical and mental health issues were reported to increase. Visiting urban green space could be one of the various solutions to address the problem even it may risk being exposed to the virus. This dilemma may affect the pattern of visitation urban green space in temperate and tropic countries. This study aims to understand how COVID-19 and government policy responses affect the visitation of a number of urban green spaces in temperate and tropic countries. The data were collected from Google Mobility Reports and John Hopkins University which had been retrieved by Our World in Data and SDG-Tracker of Oxford University. Six countries (Germany, Spain, Italy) representing temperate and Mediterranean and (Indonesia, Brazil, and Singapore) as tropic countries were chosen as study case from March to April 2020. The nation-wide lockdowns were implemented in Germany, Spain, Italy, and Singapore while Brazil and Indonesia decided to keep social distance and remotely working from home. These restrictions affected negatively to the visitation of urban green space in all countries except for Germany. Italy and Spain had the lowest percentage (up to -83.71%) of visitors during a high daily confirmed cases and strict measurements from the government at the end of March 2020 while Germany’s urban green visitors had increased up to 53.71%. Brazil had its lowest percentage number up to -61.57%, Indonesia declined up to - 43.29% and Singapore fell up to -68.14%. Keywords: urban green space visitation, policy responses, temperate, tropics ID: 3624053
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochurePAKISTAN Crop Information Portal 2016
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No results found.The Crop Information Portal is a WEB, knowledge base and data dissemination platform for crop production statistics and crop conditions in Pakistan. It has the role of managing and disseminating spatial (satellite images and thematic layers) and non-spatial (crop, climatic, agronomic, hydrologic and economic) data that the provincial Crop Reporting Services and other national or sub-national institutions generate or collect on crop monitoring. The Portal provides users with an easy-to-use system that allows timely access to the large amount of crop information, agro-meteorological data and satellite images, perform analysis, and generate statistics in various formats. -
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No results found.What will be needed to realize the vision of a world free from hunger and malnutrition? After shedding light on the nature of the challenges that agriculture and food systems are facing now and throughout the 21st century, the study provides insights into what is at stake and what needs to be done. “Business as usual” is not an option. Major transformations in agricultural systems, rural economies, and natural resources management are necessary. The present study was undertaken for the quadrennial review of FAO’s strategic framework and for the preparation of the Organization Medium-Term plan 2018-2021.