Forests for Future Generations – Public and Private Responsability for Sustainability

Collaborative approach of public and private sector for sustainable development of the Brazilian

Amazonia

Marcus V. Alves, Ph.D.Brazilian Forest Service

Berlin, Germany, June 11th, 2013

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

WORLD FOREST RESOURCES

FAO

BRAZILIAN FORESTS

Brazil has the largest tropical forest area (≈⅓) and holds the largest biodiversity on the planet.

Brazilian forests account for 520 million ha.

Plantations forests occupy 7.4 million ha.

Forest area per capita 2.7 ha.

Forests occupy more than 60% of the total area of the country.

LAND USE IN BRAZIL

BRAZILIAN PUBLIC FORESTS

308 Million Ha

LAND USE XX FORESTS

Annual deforestation rate

Log

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AMAZON LOG CONSUMPTION

TRENDS IN WOOD SUPPLY

- Private forests

- Community

Forests

- Forest Forest

concessionsconcessions

PUBLIC FOREST MANAGEMENT

Public and private partnership for sustainable tropical forest management in Brazil.

National Forest of Jamari, under forest concession.

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE NOT AN

OPTION, THEY ARE THE ONLY WAY FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMAZON REGION

CHALLENGES

Speeding up land/forest tenure reforms.

Enhancing law enforcement.

Improving logistic and infrastructure.

Financing SFM and industrial operations.

Reducing transaction & compliance costs.

Expanding plantation of tropical forests.

PERSPECTIVES

Stopping “land grabbing”

Reducing illegal logging

Creating new protected

areas

Improving forest

governance

Creating public incentives Establishing forest-based

economies at local and regional levels

THANK YOUTHANK YOUOBRIGADOOBRIGADO

DANKEDANKE

marcus.alves@florestal.gov.brwww.florestal.gov.br

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