Content of the four thematic axes of the SNIF:
FORESTS AND FOREST RESOURCES
Natural and planted forests, forest conservation, forest fires, loss of forest coverage, carbon stocks
489million hectares of forest in Brazil
FOREST POLICIES AND MANAGEMENT
Public and private forests, forest concessions, forest-related legislation
55/45percentage of public/private forests
PRODUCTION, ECONOMY AND FOREST MARKET
Forest production, exports, imports, employment
86% of the gross value of forest production is from plantation forests
FOREST EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Undergraduate, graduation, technological education, research & development
74Forest Engineering undergraduate programs in Brazil
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