Bahia Specialty Cellulose pays special attention to the environment. The ISO 14001 guidelines certify its forestry activities, respecting native forest remnants and, thus, assuring the survival of a number of plant and wildlife species on its properties.
Forest management
Bahia Specialty Cellulose eucalyptus plantations contribute directly to the conservation of biodiversity because they are planted with a view to protecting natural conservation areas, legal reserves and areas of permanent preservation.
Bahia Specialty Cellulose preservation areas comprise one of the largest private conservation areas in Brazil. In total, there are 31,462 hectares in nature reserves, forming a biological corridor more than 41 kilometers in length.
Lontra RPPN
Created in 1996, the Lontra RPPN (Private Natural Heritage Reserve) is located in the municipality of Entre Rios. Of its total area of 1,377 hectares, close to 600 hectares are covered by dense tropical humid forest, which adds great environmental interest due to the wealth of its fauna and flora.
The company is forming partnerships with universities that will make it possible to conduct scientific research involving the study of the phyto-sociological structure, vascular flora, floristic composition, marine ichtyofauna, manual fishing, micorryzal fungi, avifauna and entomofauna.
Farge Project
Since 1997, Bahia Specialty Cellulose has been monitoring a watershed of approximately 125 hectares in the Farge River area, which is interspersed with plantings of eucalyptus and permanent preservation areas. The monitoring is coordinated by a team of researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP).
The goal of the project is to identify the hydrological indicators for sustainable management of the eucalyptus plantations. This research is carried out via comprehensive analysis of the natural availability of water, the maintenance of the soil's productive potential and the measurement of the chemical and physical variables of water quality.
The results obtained thus far reveal that the original features of the watershed at different periods of intervention have remained within the characteristic climatic standards for the region.
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