Project/activity information

The long term objectives of the project are to develop a management model for sustainable production of timber and other forest products, to eliminate harmful exploitation of the forest and adverse effects of forest utlization on water, soil, and fauna. It also aims at introducing new technologies for forest exploitation and at diversifying the availability of wood and other forest products in the national and international markets.
The project will apply a sustainable production system in the Rio Preto National Forest, promote forest regeneration and enrichment, promote the utilization of lesser used species in the National Forest and disseminate the results to other actors in the forestry sector. An important additional aim ito develop the socio-economic role of the forest compatible with its sustainable development objectives.
Main activities in the proposed ITTO supported initial phase of the project, which will be implemented over a period of five years, are forest inventory and mapping, soil surveys, management plan development and infrastructure development.