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Brazil: Increasing planted forests areas and planted forest exports
The National Forest Development Plan prepared by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa Florestas) aims at a 20% increase in the area of planted forest to achieve a national target of 20 million hectares of commercial forests by 2030. Currently, according to the Brazilian Tree Industry (IBA), the planted forest area is 7.8 million hectares of mainly eucalyptus, pine and acacia. The area with planted forests occupies only 1% of the national territory but accounts for 91% of all wood produced for industrial purposes. The planted forest productivity averages of 35.7 cu.m/ha./year. New measures from the Brazilian Forest Service and the National Plan for Development of Planted Forests (known as PlantarFlorestas) were discussed at a recent meeting of the Production Chain of Planted Forests at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA). One issue... Continue reading
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April 16, 2019
Brazil: Increasing planted forests areas and planted forest exports
The National Forest Development Plan prepared by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa Florestas) aims at a 20% increase in the area of planted forest to achieve a national target of 20 million hectares of commercial forests by 2030. Currently, according to the Brazilian Tree Industry (IBA), the planted forest area is 7.8 million hectares of mainly eucalyptus, pine and acacia. The area with planted forests occupies only 1% of the national territory but accounts for 91% of all wood produced for industrial purposes. The planted forest productivity averages of 35.7 cu.m/ha./year. New measures from the Brazilian Forest Service and the National Plan for Development of Planted Forests (known as PlantarFlorestas) were discussed at a recent meeting of the Production Chain of Planted Forests at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA). One issue... Continue reading
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April 16, 2019
Brazil: Increasing planted forests areas and planted forest exports
The National Forest Development Plan prepared by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa Florestas) aims at a 20% increase in the area of planted forest to achieve a national target of 20 million hectares of commercial forests by 2030. Currently, according to the Brazilian Tree Industry (IBA), the planted forest area is 7.8 million hectares of mainly eucalyptus, pine and acacia. The area with planted forests occupies only 1% of the national territory but accounts for 91% of all wood produced for industrial purposes. The planted forest productivity averages of 35.7 cu.m/ha./year. New measures from the Brazilian Forest Service and the National Plan for Development of Planted Forests (known as PlantarFlorestas) were discussed at a recent meeting of the Production Chain of Planted Forests at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA). One issue... Continue reading