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Update Seminar on Wood Harvesting and Forest Transportation Systems
The Update Seminar on Wood Harvesting and Forest Transportation Systems carries on the tradition of the 1977 event which has since gained renown in this field for spreading knowledge and technology. Today, the Seminar is known as the largest technical/scientific event in the wood harvesting field in Latin America.
The name “wood harvesting”, describing operations in planted forests, was adopted in the 1984 edition of the event, after which the term “forest exploitation” came to be used for extraction activities carried out in native forests. This was an important milestone, as it is tied closely to sustainable production, which in turn encompasses both planting and harvesting.
Today, when we talk about the harvesting and transportation of wood from planted forests, it could be said there is a production network within the wood production chain. In other words, in order to ensure wood production, one must have: adequate management and implementation systems, environmental sustainability, social responsibility and economic feasibility for the operations at hand. These are also the main pillars of forest certification. It was with these factors in mind that this event came to be.
The Seminar’s topics are divided into four main sessions: People Management, Forest Operations Logistics, New Technologies, and Wood Production Chain. These are all subjects which are relevant to businesses, forest owners, researchers and academics alike. The Seminar seeks to present up-to-date information and grant a glimpse of the future of wood harvesting and transportation activities in Brazil and in the rest of the world.
The main goal is to have these themes become of actual, practical use for the forest sector. Thus, having professionals of renown give lectures, which in turn generate further discussion, becomes quite important, as it provides the chance to spread information and knowledge regarding technological innovations in this sector.
With the rise of new markets for wood products and increased pressure on native forests, the planted forest sector is predicted to double in size by 2020, according to the Brazilian Presidency’s SAE (Secretariat for Strategic Matters). Moreover, analyses carried out by ABRAF (Brazilian Association of Planted Forest Producers) foresee investments for the next four years at around R$2.4 billion. With all the knowledge we have acquired to date and the technological innovations presented at the event, we hope to contribute to the success of the Brazilian forest sector.
