Forests for Future Generations – Public and Private Responsability for Sustainability Collaborative approach of public and private sector for sustainable development of the Brazilian Amazonia Marcus V. Alves, Ph.D. Brazilian Forest Service Berlin, Germany, June 11 th, 2013

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WHY SHOULD WE CARE ?

WORLD FOREST RESOURCES FAO

BRAZILIAN FORESTS  Brazil has the largest tropical forest area (≈ ⅓ ) and holds the largest biodiversity on the planet.  Brazilian forests account for 520 million ha.  Plantations forests occupy 7.4 million ha.  Forest area per capita 2.7 ha.

Natural Forests Other uses Plantation forests Pasture Agriculture  Forests occupy more than 60% of the total area of the country. LAND USE IN BRAZIL

BRAZILIAN PUBLIC FORESTS 308 Million Ha

X LAND USE X FORESTS Annual deforestation rate

TROPICAL LOG CONSUMPTION Log consumption (million m 3 ) AMAZON LOG CONSUMPTION

TRENDS IN WOOD SUPPLY Pop. growth Econ. growth Inputs LCE Demand - Private forests - Community Forests Forest concessions - Forest concessions

PUBLIC FOREST MANAGEMENT  Public and private partnership for sustainable tropical forest management in Brazil.  National Forest of Jamari, under forest concession.

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE NOT AN OPTION, THEY ARE THE ONLY WAY FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMAZON REGION

CHALLENGES  Speeding up land/forest tenure reforms.  Enhancing law enforcement.  Improving logistic and infrastructure.  Financing SFM and industrial operations.  Reducing transaction & compliance costs.  Expanding plantation of tropical forests.

PERSPECTIVES  Stopping “land grabbing”  Reducing illegal logging  Creating new protected areas  Improving forest governance  Creating public incentives  Establishing forest-based economies at local and regional levels

THANK YOU OBRIGADODANKE Public and private partnerships: the path for a sustainable development of the Amazon region