Brazil set to cut forest protection

Application of cut set method to reliability evaluation of mine ventilation networks

Providing a fresh and cool airflow in underground mines is one of the main concerns during mining. Destruction of support systems, the presence of undesirable objects in the airway and distortion of airflow are the parameters involved that would result in pressure loss, which would affect the ventilation network. There are a lot of research works about the ventilation network planning that cons...

Forest Certification in Brazil

This case study reviews the Brazilian experience since the mid-1990s with certification of natural and plantation forests at corporate and community levels. Discriminating world markets, corporate social responsibility, and image concerns stimulated certification by the plantation segment. Initial certifications were carried out according to FSC standards, using criteria adopted by a national t...

The Kökyar Protection Forest

S. Missall, M. Welp, N. Thevs, A. Abliz, and Ü. Halik Faculty of Forest and Environment, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Eberswalde, Germany Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China Faculty of Mathematics and Geog...

Approximation Algorithms : Set Cover and Max Cut 1 Unweighted Set

Forest Policy Reform in Brazil

Rapid deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, caused by economic, social, and policy factors, has focused global and national attention on protecting this valuable forest resource. In response, Brazil reformed its federal forest laws in 2006, creating new regulatory, development, and incentive policy instruments and institutions. Federal forestry responsibilities are maintained within the minist...