A Decision Support System for Land Allocation under Multiple Objectives in Public Production Forests in the Brazilian Amazon
Logging in natural forests is a vital economic activity in the Brazilian Amazon. However, illegal and unplanned logging is exhausting forests rapidly. In 2006, a new forestry law in Brazil (Lei 11,284/2006) established the legal framework to develop state and national public forests for multiple u...
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| description | Logging in natural forests is a vital economic activity in the Brazilian Amazon. However, illegal and unplanned logging is exhausting forests rapidly. In 2006, a new forestry law in Brazil (Lei 11,284/2006) established the legal framework to develop state and national public forests for multiple uses. To support public forest planning efforts, we combine spatially explicit data on logging profits, biodiversity, and potential for community use for use within a forest planning optimization model. While generating optimal land use configurations, the model enables an assessment of the market and nonmarket tradeoffs associated with different land use priorities. We demonstrate the model's use for Faro State Forest, a 636,000 ha forest embedded within a large mosaic of conservation units recently established in the state of Pará. The datasets used span the entire Brazilian Amazon, implying that the analysis can be repeated for any public forest planning effort within the region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3144ae6f5f854e79afb86b29e91b843e2025-02-03T01:20:28ZengWileyInternational Journal of Forestry Research1687-93681687-93762010-01-01201010.1155/2010/985364985364A Decision Support System for Land Allocation under Multiple Objectives in Public Production Forests in the Brazilian AmazonMarco W. Lentini0Douglas R. Carter1Alexander J. Macpherson2Institute for the People and Environment (IMAZON), Rua Domingos Marreiros 2020, 66060-160 Belém, PA, BrazilSchool of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110410, Gainesville, FL 32611-0410, USASchool of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110410, Gainesville, FL 32611-0410, USALogging in natural forests is a vital economic activity in the Brazilian Amazon. However, illegal and unplanned logging is exhausting forests rapidly. In 2006, a new forestry law in Brazil (Lei 11,284/2006) established the legal framework to develop state and national public forests for multiple uses. To support public forest planning efforts, we combine spatially explicit data on logging profits, biodiversity, and potential for community use for use within a forest planning optimization model. While generating optimal land use configurations, the model enables an assessment of the market and nonmarket tradeoffs associated with different land use priorities. We demonstrate the model's use for Faro State Forest, a 636,000 ha forest embedded within a large mosaic of conservation units recently established in the state of Pará. The datasets used span the entire Brazilian Amazon, implying that the analysis can be repeated for any public forest planning effort within the region.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/985364 |
| spellingShingle | Marco W. Lentini Douglas R. Carter Alexander J. Macpherson A Decision Support System for Land Allocation under Multiple Objectives in Public Production Forests in the Brazilian Amazon International Journal of Forestry Research |
| title | A Decision Support System for Land Allocation under Multiple Objectives in Public Production Forests in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_full | A Decision Support System for Land Allocation under Multiple Objectives in Public Production Forests in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_fullStr | A Decision Support System for Land Allocation under Multiple Objectives in Public Production Forests in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Decision Support System for Land Allocation under Multiple Objectives in Public Production Forests in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_short | A Decision Support System for Land Allocation under Multiple Objectives in Public Production Forests in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_sort | decision support system for land allocation under multiple objectives in public production forests in the brazilian amazon |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/985364 |
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