Ideflor-Bio starts implementation process of the Training Center in Forest Management in Juruti
The Institute for Forestry Development and Biodiversity of the State of Pará (Ideflor-Bio), through the Board of Public Forest Management, has already started the demarcation and signaling for the implementation of the Training Center in Timber and Non-Timber Forest Management in the set of Mamuru-Arapiuns glebas, in the municipality of Juruti, in the West region. The action is part of the second stage of activities planned for the implementation of the unit.
The Training Center aims to meet the demands of local communities, government organizations, research, teaching and extension institutions, civil society and companies in the forestry sector. The activity began on Monday (16), with a period of 60 days for the presentation of the results. For this phase of physical infrastructure, in addition to demarcating and signaling the boundaries of the area, the preparation of the basic and executive project is also planned for the 2023 financial year.
As part of the necessary actions for the execution of the project, the elaboration of the Preliminary Environmental Report of the area was started, whose Service Order was issued on January 11, with an execution period of 90 days, referring to the Studies and Diagnoses phase, whose first stage started in 2021 with the Sample Forest Inventory.
Management – For 2023, the Center’s management modelling, the valuation study of timber and non-timber products, ecosystem services and the elaboration of a Sustainable Forest Management Plan (PMFS) for the area are also planned, the results of which aim to support its implementation , with reduced environmental impact.
The estimated investment value for these stages reaches R$ 2.6 million, transferred by the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB), which manages federal forest concessions, and from existing federal forest concessions in the State.
The Forest Management Training Center is an initiative of the Government of Pará, carried out through Ideflor-Bio, in an area of approximately 34 thousand hectares, for the construction of the physical structure of the Center, supported by State Decree No. 105/2011 .
Inventory – According to Gracialda Ferreira, head of the Public Forest Management Board, the first step towards building the Center was taken with the Sample Forest Inventory, which started in 2021 and should be completed in the first half of 2023.
“The study is one of the obligatory prerequisites for areas with forests to be properly managed, guiding the execution of management plans, forestry studies, training and other activities involving teaching, research and extension. The execution of the Forestry Inventory will provide estimates that guide future actions, which include intervention in the forest, as well as measures to maintain sustainable production”, highlighted the director.
Source Agency Pará
