Permanent Preservation Areas and Legal Reserve: perception of land owners from the rural city of Otacílio Costa, SC

Authors

  • Carlos Jose Mendes particular
  • Cintia Urbano Neves Klabin SA
  • Ricardo Berger Depto. de Ciências Florestais - UFPR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rf.v42i4.17283

Keywords:

Palavras-chave, Legislação florestal, legislação ambiental, propriedade rural.

Abstract

Abstract

The Legal Forest Reserve is a required conservation area for rural properties, established by the Brazilian forest code in order to keep the sustainability of the natural resources. The worries about keeping large part of the forests untouched are increasing at the same time that environmental resources decrease. Therefore, the present work dealt with the evaluation of the landowner’s vision, their knowledge about Brazilian forest legislation, which includes the Legal Forest Reserve regulation. The data were collected based on questionnaires applied to the landowners in Otacílio Costa city, Santa Catarina State. The results points to landowners’ short knowledge about legislation as well as any sort of irregularities in 75% of their properties according to the Brazilian forest code. In order to spread information about forest technology and environmental forests law it is recommended the implementation of government policies by public institutions and private companies. Those policies need to be transferred to land owners by training sections and technical assistance and development involving tree farm programs and extension.

Keywords: Legal Forest Reserve; environmental legislation; rural property.

Author Biographies

Carlos Jose Mendes, particular

Engenherto Florestal - UFPR 1975

Mestrado - UFPR - 2007 - Economia e Politica Floerstal

Cintia Urbano Neves, Klabin SA

Engenheira Agronoma

Ricardo Berger, Depto. de Ciências Florestais - UFPR

Engenheiro Florestal; Dr

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How to Cite

Mendes, C. J., Neves, C. U., & Berger, R. (2012). Permanent Preservation Areas and Legal Reserve: perception of land owners from the rural city of Otacílio Costa, SC. Floresta, 42(4), 671–682. https://doi.org/10.5380/rf.v42i4.17283

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 4 (2012)

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