At the Biomass Asia Forum, which was organized mainly by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery, and Forestry, Japan, Tokyo Declaration on Asian Biomass was adopted. This declaration arranged the things to be considered and the direction of activities for the utilization of biomass in Asian countries based on the discussion in the forum. The declaration is as following.

Tokyo Declaration on Asian Biomass

Considering the increasing expectations held for biomass, the Biomass Asia Forum adopts the following declaration for the effective utilization of Asian biomass resources.

1. The renewability and carbon neutrality of biomass resources should be recognized and the utilization of biomass resources promoted.

2. When using biomass resources, the importance of sustainability should be emphasized and reductions in carbon dioxide emissions properly evaluated.

3. The contribution of biomass resources to the activation of Asian industry and regional economies should be recognized and appropriate measures taken to make the most of these economic effects.

4. When using biomass resources, the possibility of creating a recycling society should be discussed and appropriate measures for realizing such a society promoted.

5. The effectiveness of the development and introduction of appropriate technologies in the

utilization of biomass resources should be recodnized and the development of related technologies through appropriate support and subsidization promoted.

6. An association to promote biomass resource utilization, composed of members from Asian countries, should be organized and should conduct self-supporting activities.

7. Utilization of biomass resources should contribute to the improvement of conditions in all countries; thus biomass utilization that contributes to the solution of poverty, prevention of environmental damage, suppression of disease, and realization of a better quality of life should be promoted and policies for realizing such utilization pursued.