Satoyama

Satoyama is an area of Japan that is a mix of farmland and forests. People and wildlife live and work together in this rural landscape. The forests provide wood for fuel, food, and medicine. The farmland produces food crops like rice, vegetables, and fruit. People use traditional methods to care for the land, like coppicing, pruning, and burning, which help maintain its health. In this way, satoyama maintain a balance between people and nature that have existed for centuries.