Gokseong County Urges Preparation for Forestry and Timber Direct Payment Applications

Online and Offline Applications Accepted for Two Months from March to April

'Forestry and Forest Direct Payment' poster. Provided by Gokseong County

Gokseong County, Jeonnam (Governor Jo Sangrae) announced on the 20th that applications for the 2025 Direct Payment for Forestry and Forest Public Interest (hereinafter referred to as 'Forestry Direct Payment') will be accepted from March 1 to April 30.

The Forestry Direct Payment system is a policy that provides direct payments to foresters who produce forest products such as jujube, walnut, and chestnut, or who are engaged in afforestation or forest management in eligible forest lands, in order to enhance the public functions of forests and stabilize the income of forestry workers.

Eligible recipients for the production of forest products must be foresters who have been engaged in the production of forest products for at least one year (at least 60 days per year) in forest lands registered as agricultural management entities for forest land between April 1, 2019 and September 30, 2022, and who meet certain qualifications such as having annual forest product sales of at least 1.2 million KRW.

For afforestation, eligible recipients must be foresters who have obtained approval for a forest management plan, have been engaged in afforestation for at least one year (at least 60 days per year) in forest lands registered as agricultural management entities for forest land during the same period, and who meet certain qualifications such as having at least 3 hectares of afforestation performance over the past 10 years.

This year, for the convenience of applicants, the application period for the Forestry Direct Payment has been moved forward by one month, and applications will be accepted for two months. Online applications can be submitted from March 1 to 31 through the 'Forestry-in Integrated Portal', and in-person applications can be submitted from April 1 to 30 at the administrative welfare centers of the towns, townships, or neighborhoods where the forest land is located.

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