Abstract

SARMENTO, Elsa de Morais  and  DORES, Vanda. Environmental challenges for Portuguese forestry industries. Silva Lus. [online]. 2013, vol.21, n.1, pp.01-19. ISSN 0870-6352.

The Portuguese territory, where forests occupy over a third of its land, presents a considerable potential for forestry-related activities. Currently, the Portuguese forestry sector continues to be stated as a form of strategic wealth, whose need for preservation and development gathers a national consensus. This paper offers a particulardefinition of the forest industry and describes some of its challenges, related to environmental issues in management, particularly with regard to CO₂ emissionsand the growing need for product certification. The central challenge for the Portuguese forestry remains one of assuring a sustainable use of its natural resources, including its potential in agro-forestry, by taking full advantage of theendogenous benefits of an abundant resource.

Keywords : forest management; environment; certification; CO₂ emissions.

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