Sustainable forest management for smallholder farmers in the Brazilian Amazon.

The paper describes a forest management system to be applied on smallholder farms, particularly on settlement projects in the Brazilian Amazon. The proposed forest management system was designed to generate a new source of family income and to maintain forest structure and biodiversity. The system is new in three main characteristics: the use of short cycles in the management of tropical forests, the low harvesting intensity and environmental impact, and the direct involvement of the local population in ali forest management activities. It is based on a minimum felling cycle of ten years and an annual timber harvest of 5-10 m3 ha-1.

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Main Authors: OLIVEIRA, M. V. N. d'., SWAINE, M. D., BURSLEM, D. F. R. P., BRAZ, E. M., ARAUJO, H. J. B. de
Other Authors: MARCUS VINICIO NEVES D OLIVEIRA, CPAF-AC; EVALDO MUNOZ BRAZ, CNPF; HENRIQUE JOSE BORGES DE ARAUJO, CPAF-AC.
Format: Parte de livro biblioteca
Language:English
eng
Published: 2006-10-05
Subjects:Manejo florestal, Acre., Amazonia.,
Online Access:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/507020
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