**Noriko Sato**

Professor Noriko Sato received her Ph.D. from Kyushu University in 1989. She is currently a professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, and an adjunct lecturer at the University of Tokyo in forest sociology. She is the president of the Japanese Forest Economic Society and the president of the Non-Profit Organization Kyushu Forest Network. Her research interests include forest policy, small-scale forestry management, and rural development. Recently, she has focused on the feasibility of transitioning to Continuous Cover Forestry as a sustainable, disaster-resistant forest management, while she is increasingly interested in the role of dogs in wildlife management.
