Dec 23, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan, has finalised the Forest Revitalisation Plan to be implemented from the beginning of 2011. The plan will be renewed every five years, ITTO reported. Under the plan, the committee of performance and management, as well as four research committees will be established covering the fields of logistics, reformation of forest associations in promotion of forestry, training and education, processing, and marketing and utilisation of domestic forest resources/timber. According to the plan, 2,000-3,000 foresters, 2,000 forest business planners and 5,000 forest managers will be produced during the next ten years. In promoting the use of domestic forest resources, forest management plans and reforestation activities will be required from 2012 onwards. Low cost production and consolidation of the forest sector will be promoted according to the plan.