Gyeonggi-do Begins Preparations for This Year's First Implementation of the 'Forestry Direct Payment System'

Registration Target for 'Forestry Management Entities' Until the End of May

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Northern Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 21st that it has begun preparations for smooth establishment of the 'Forestry and Forest Public Interest Direct Payment System (Forestry Direct Payment System),' which is being implemented for the first time this year, including education and promotion.

The 'Forestry and Forest Public Interest Direct Payment System' is a policy that provides direct payments according to certain criteria to forestry workers engaged in forest product production and afforestation to promote public functions in the forestry and forest sectors, such as greenhouse gas absorption, and to stabilize the income of forestry workers.

The payment target is limited to mountainous areas registered as 'forest-targeted agricultural management entities (forestry management entities)' from April 2018 to September 30, 2022.

However, to receive direct payments within this year, forestry management entity registration must be completed by the end of May, and an application must be submitted to the relevant city or county.

From April, mandatory related education will be conducted through the Agricultural Education Portal, and each city and county will also operate group education sessions to ensure that the elderly and vulnerable groups to websites are not excluded.

As this is the first year of introducing the forestry direct payment system, the province plans to encourage participation of forestry workers in cooperation with related organizations.

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