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South Chungcheong offers payments for forest-friendly logging
South Chungcheong Province will pay forest owners who use a logging method designed to limit harm to forests.
The method leaves some trees in groups or strips while timber is harvested, to protect wildlife, scenery and against disaster impacts.
Owners qualify if they log an area of at least five hectares and leave at least 20% of it covered by retained trees, while meeting other rules.
The province will provide 18,532 won per cubic metre of eligible standing timber, with the amount calculated after an on-site inspection.
Owners must apply to their local city or county within six months after their logging permit ends.
After logging, suitable trees are to be planted and managed so the work can support sustainable forest management.
South Chungcheong Province will pay forest owners 18,532 won per cubic meter of standing timber for participating in forest-friendly logging.
The method leaves some trees in clumps or strips to reduce harm to ecosystems and scenery and limit disaster impacts.
Eligible logging areas must cover at least 5 hectares, with at least 20 percent of the total area left as tree clumps or strips.
Payments will be calculated after an on-site survey, based partly on the volume of eligible trees.
Applications must be made to the relevant city or county within six months after the logging permit expires.
- Who
- South Chungcheong Province is offering payments to eligible forest owners.
- What
- The province will provide 18,532 won per cubic meter of standing timber for forest-friendly logging.
- When
- The province announced the support on October 19, 2026. Applications are due within six months after the logging permit expires.
- Where
- South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
- Why
- To protect forest ecosystems and scenery and reduce the effects of disasters while supporting sustainable forest management.
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- Payment rate
- 18,532 won per cubic meter of standing timber
- Minimum logging area
- 5 hectares
- Minimum area left forested
- 20 percent of the total area
- Application deadline
- Within six months after the logging permit expires
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What people are saying
Forest-friendly logging is a method that considers forest ecology and scenery, as well as forests for the next generation, while producing timber.