Oguni Forestry Area

…However, compared to the plains, agriculture and forestry in mountainous areas such as Aso, Kuma, and Amakusa, as well as in islands, are stagnant, and although the situation has slowed recently, depopulation continues. In the Oguni forestry area in the north of the prefecture, where reforestation has been encouraged since the feudal era, beautiful cedar forests can be found, second only to those in Hita, Oita Prefecture, while the broadleaf forests of the Kyushu mountains are gradually being cut down, and cedar, cypress, and other trees are being planted. In recent years, lumber prices have been sluggish, and forestry management is sluggish. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Oguni Forestry Area" is listed below.

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…しかし，平野部に比べ阿蘇，球磨，天草など山間部や島嶼（とうしよ）部の農林業は不振で，最近鈍化したとはいえ，なお過疎化が続いている。林業は旧藩時代から植林が奨励された県北部の小国（おぐに）林業地に大分県の日田に続く杉の美林がみられ，また九州山地の広葉樹林はしだいに伐採され，杉，ヒノキなどの植林が進んでいる。近年木材価格は低迷し，林業経営は不振である。…

※「小国林業地」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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