 Since 2009, the JNF has provided the Palestinian Authority with 3,000 tree seedlings for a forested area being developed on the edge of the new city of Rawabi, north of Ramallah.Afforestation projects in Japan started after the rebuilding that followed World War II, when large areas of forest were clear-cut for timber and to create pastures to attract immigrant farmers.A new management plan for the forests of Japan was instated after many pastures were abandoned and there was a recognized decline of old growth and secondary forests.