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As pesquisas precisam de
um incentivo crescente para
atender às demandas de um
setor em crescimento
>> Nos últimos anos, foi desenvolvido pelo governo federal o
Pndfp (Plano Nacional de Desenvolvimento de Florestas Plantadas),
com o objetivo de aumentar em 2 milhões de hectares a
área de cultivos comerciais. Como isso impacta o setor florestal
no país?
Com a atividade florestal ocupando aproximadamente 1% do
território nacional, o Brasil lidera o ranking mundial de produtividade
florestal, possuindo 7,83 milhões de hectares plantados e
sendo responsável por cerca de 6,9% do PIB Industrial nacional.
O Pndfp incentiva que a atividade florestal de ponta, desenvolvida
em nosso país, possa avançar e conquistar lugares de ainda
mais destaque no cenário nacional e internacional, já que o setor
é responsável por aproximadamente 10% da exportação relacionada
ao agronegócio brasileiro.
>> Como a sustentabilidade pode ser fortalecida a partir deste
Plano Nacional?
Em sua grande maioria, o setor florestal brasileiro está atendendo
todas as diretrizes legais ambientalmente impostas, inclusive
passando por processos de certificação internacional, obrigando
o setor a se enquadrar entre os que mais protegem áreas naturais,
representando em torno de 6 milhões de hectares destinados
à conservação. O crescimento do setor deve estar atrelado
também à capacidade de utilização da oferta de florestas no
mercado, sendo que o Pndfp prevê incentivo ao beneficiamento
desta madeira, promovendo a utilização do potencial produtivo
de bens e serviços econômicos das florestas plantadas, como
parte integrante da política de desenvolvimento. Verifica-se que
o setor já está atento para este crescimento, realizando investimentos
de médio e longo prazo para utilizar o potencial florestal
das regiões de forma cada vez mais eficiente.
>> Na sua visão, ainda falta incentivo governamental para a
área de pesquisas florestais?
O Brasil desenvolve tecnologia de ponta no setor florestal, sendo
que as universidades e a Embrapa desempenham um papel fundamental
no crescimento do setor de pesquisas. Entretanto, verifica-se
que as pesquisas precisam de um incentivo crescente para
atender às demandas de um setor em crescimento. Algumas
necessidades, como a pesquisa que prevê o controle dos danos
realizados pelos macacos-prego nos plantios de pinus é apenas
uma das inúmeras pesquisas que precisam de mais incentivos
Over the last few years, the National Plan for the Development
of Planted Forests (Pndfp) has been elaborated by the
Federal government, with the aim of increasing
The Country leads the world ranking in forest productivity,
with the forest activity occupying approximately 1% of
Brazilian territory, having 7.83 million hectares planted, and
accounting for about 6.9% of GDP the area of commercial
crops by 2 million hectares. How does this impact the Forestry
Sector in Brazil?. The Pndfp provides incentives so that the
cutting-edge forest activity developed in our Country can advance
and conquer even more prominence in the national and
international scenario, since the Sector is responsible for approximately
10% of exports related to Brazilian agribusiness.
How is sustainability strengthened from this National Plan?
The vast majority of the Brazilian Forestry Sector meets all
environmentally imposed legal guidelines, as well as those
included in the international certification processes, leading
the Sector to be among those that most protect natural areas,
representing around 6 million hectares destined for conservation.
The growth of the Sector is also linked to the capacity to
use the timber supply in the market, and as an integral part
of development policy, the Pndfp provides incentives to the
processing of this timber, promoting the use of the productive
potential of the economic goods and services from planted
forests. It can be seen that the Sector is attentive to this
growth, making medium and long-term investments to use
the forest potential of all regions in an increasingly efficient
way.
In your view, is there still a lack of government incentives for
research in the forest area?
Brazil has developed a state-of-the-art technology in the Forestry
Sector, and universities and Embrapa have played a vital
role in the growth of the research sector. However, research is
needed to provide more incentives to meet the demands of a
growing sector. Some needs, such as research that provides
for the control of the damage done by capuchin monkeys in
pine plantations, is just one of numerous studies that need
more incentives to achieve results that can adapt to the environmental
issues and reduce the economic damage caused to
planted forests.
Over the last few decades, Forestry has surpassed Extractivism
in the participation of primary forest production in Brazil.
In your opinion, what are the reasons for this movement?
Currently, in Brazil, planted trees account for about 91% of all
timber produced for industrial purposes in the Country, and
the remaining 9% comes from legally managed natural forests.
The use of native species ends up being very expensive,
since one does not have control of the forest, as in a planted
forest. Tree alignment, planting of homogeneous species,
and at the same time, among other characteristics, which
allow for a predictable production and planting management
operations, lead to Forestry being much more commercially
attractive, not to mention that the increased environmental
bureaucracy created to prevent illegal deforestation ends
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