[JPI Seminar] Shizuoka City: "Creation of Forest Carbon Credits by Economically Valuing the Public Benefits of Forests" April 15 (Wed) <Held in Tokyo>

JPI (Japan Planning Institute) will hold a seminar featuring Mr. Yasuhiro Oribe, Environmental Policy Advisor, Environmental Bureau, Shizuoka City, who will explain in detail the creation of forest carbon credits by economically valuing the public benefits of forests.

[Details and Application Here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/17689

[Title]

Shizuoka City: "Creation of Forest Carbon Credits by Economically Valuing the Public Benefits of Forests"

~ Monetizing Environmental Forests and Their Impact on the Market ~

[Date and Time]

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 13:30 - 15:30

*We are also accepting applications for archived streaming even after the seminar has concluded.

[Speaker]

Shizuoka City

Environmental Bureau

Environmental Policy Advisor

Mr. Yasuhiro Oribe

[Lecture Overview]

Shizuoka City promotes appropriate forest management in accordance with the public benefits of forests by classifying forests within the city under the new concepts of "Environmental Forests" and "Circulating Forests." However, "Environmental Forests" are not managed appropriately due to factors such as difficult access, lack of logging, and no prospect of income from timber production.

Therefore, Shizuoka City has established a new mechanism for creating carbon credits that economically values the public benefits of forests. By returning the income from the sale of these credits to forest owners, the city is promoting appropriate forest management by the owners themselves, even in environmental forests where forestry is not viable.

This lecture will provide a detailed explanation of the new mechanism for creating forest carbon credits and its impact on the expanding carbon credit market.

[Lecture Topics]

1. Current Status and Challenges of Forests in Shizuoka City

(1) Maintenance of Public Benefits

(2) Timber Production

(3) The Situation Surrounding Forests

2. Transition from Forestry Administration to Forest Administration

(1) Classification into "Environmental Forests" and "Circulating Forests"

(2) Promotion of Forest Management in Accordance with the Public Benefits of Forests

3. Forest Carbon Credit Creation Promotion Project

(1) What are Carbon Credits?

(2) The Necessity of Carbon Credits that Evaluate the Public Benefits of Forests

(3) A New Mechanism for Creating Forest Carbon Credits

(4) The Carbon Credit Market...