Consumers' Attitudes towards Edible Wild Plants: A Case Study of Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Table 9

Forest area by ownership in the Noto Region.

		Forest area (ha)
	Land area (ha)	Total	National forest	Public forest owned by local authorities and corporate*	Private forest	1**	2***
Nanao City	31796	20433	53	1702	18678	91.4%	64.3%
Wajima City	42625	32735	47	5759	26929	82.3%	76.8%
Suzu City	24720	18699	43	3541	15115	80.8%	75.6%
Hakui City	8196	2919	4	480	2435	83.4%	35.6%
Shika Town	24655	16225	69	1846	14310	88.2%	65.8%
Nakanoto Town	8936	5113	5	789	4319	84.5%	57.2%
Anamizu Town	18324	13548	30	1401	12117	89.4%	73.9%
Noto Town	27346	20773	57	2775	17941	86.4%	76.0%
Total	186598	130445	308	18293	111844	85.7%	69.9%

Note: data in this table was calculated based on Annual Report of statistics of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in Ishikawa Prefecture (year 2007-2008).
*The number is the combination of public forest owned by local authorities and Green Resource Public Corporation.
1** refers to the percentage of private forest to the total forest area.
2** refers to the percentage of forested area to the total land area.