Forestland Grabbing by the Foreigners in Hokkaido, Japan: Is It a Big Concern for Sustainable Forest Development?

A world-wide demand in large-scale land acquisition over the past decade has been discussed as a land grab for access to natural resources. Forestland grab is the dynamics of land use changes by the foreign or national entities that can enable forests and biodiversity transformations on a wider scal...

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Main Authors: Kazi Kamrul Islam, Kimihiko Hyakumura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/10/1724