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Forest Policy Lab
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A lab that approaches forests and human society through the social sciences.
AboutAbout the lab
Thinking about the relationship between forests and society through policy.
The Forest Policy Lab studies social and economic phenomena that arise between forests and human society, and examines how policies on the use and conservation of forests should be designed.
Its subjects range from forest and forestry governance and the production of timber and mushrooms to recreation, biodiversity conservation, and wildlife management.
Although located within the Faculty of Agriculture, the lab conducts research that is closer to the humanities and social sciences, drawing on economics, sociology, education, and law.
The lab values students finding their own research themes, and many students visit the field or interview stakeholders.
Key terms
- Governance
- A system for making and carrying out decisions in which not only government but also residents, companies, and others take part
- Biodiversity
- The richness of a world in which many kinds of living things live connected to one another
- Circular society
- A society that reuses resources repeatedly and works to reduce waste and the burden on the environment
NewsLab news
A paper co-authored by a student was published in npj Biodiversity
A student's review article was published in Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
A student's paper was published in Communications Earth and Environment
A student's paper was published in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
Professor Shoji received the Japanese Forest Society Award
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies social and economic phenomena that arise between forests and human society, and examines how policies on the use and conservation of forests should be designed. As the significance of forests becomes more diverse, its subjects are wide-ranging, from the use of wood resources aimed at a circular society to biodiversity conservation.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
The members of the Forest Policy Lab are faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorYasushi Shoji
- Assistant ProfessorTatsuya Owake
- Assistant ProfessorKota Mameno
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Nopporo forest park” モン / Public domain (cropped)
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