Synthesis of the genus Pinus contribution for the sustainable development in the south of Brazil.

Abstract

The silviculture of the genus Pinus in the South of Brazil was a process stablished as a development strategy for the country in the 60’s and 70’s. Nowadays these man-made forests for wood production maintain a productive chain which has a fundamental participation for the country’s economy. Although some of the specie of the genus Pinus are being classified as exotic and considered dangerous for our natural environment (biological contamination), these species contribute for the environment, social and economic development in the South of Brazil, given the characteristics of the process of the silviculture and management techniques which is sustainable and is included in a global coalition for the “Sustainable Development”. The actual necessity is to stablish a regulation to slow down the effects of the natural regeneration of the genus Pinus due to their characteristics and their high adaptability to our regional edaphic and climate conditions.