Author(s): PEREIRA, J. F.; FERREIRA, F. N.; KANASHIRO, M.

Summary: BOManejo is a free software developed by Embrapa to assist the elaboration and execution of Sustainable Forest Management Plans (SFMP) in the Amazon. From the information of the forest inventory, together with the definitions of the desired selected criteria and the applicable legal restrictions, through an interactive process of planning and verification of results, this tool allows a more careful tree selection to be harvested and a better control of timber production, therefore improving production and sustainability of the managed forests. The control of the production is a legal and necessary requirement for the authorization of the logs transportation and commercialization, and also can be facilitated by the integration between BOManejo and the electronic control systems of the environmental agencies. A plug-in was developed for the QGis software to connect to BOManejo, adding features to facilitate the preparation of operational and licensing maps, with the location of trees to be harvested and preserved ones in the forest. It also permits to see the evolution of the harvesting on the map. BOManejo has a licensing module that can be used by environmental licensing agencies to assist in the analysis of the Annual Operational Plans (AOP) prepared with this software tool, in order to streamline and improve the analyzes for its licensing procedures. BOManejo is a platform where new technologies and knowledge can be more easily made available and potentially incorporated into the activities of sustainable forest management throughout the Amazon region.

Publication year: 2019

Types of publication: Abstract in annals or event proceedings

Unit: Embrapa Amapá

Keywords: Farm planning, Forestry development, Operação Florestal, Planejamento Florestal