Based on the work by:
Antonio Carlos do Prado
Francisco José de Barros Cavalcanti
Paulo José Prudente de Fontes
June 2005
The Forest Management Working Papers report on issues addressed in the work programme of FAO. These working papers do not reflect any official position of FAO. Please refer to the FAO website (www.fao.org/fo) for official information.
The purpose of these papers is to provide early information on ongoing activities and programmes, facilitate dialogue and stimulate discussion.
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Mr Froylán Castañeda,
Forestry Officer (Tropical Forest Management)
Forest Resources Development Service
Forest Resources Division
Forestry Department
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3. THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: SOME FEATURES OF THE STUDY AREA
3.1 Legal Amazon – definition and forest cover
3.2 Population dynamics
3.3 Soils, climate and present use of land in Legal Amazonia
3.4 Dynamics of timber exploitation and timber industry in Legal Amazonia
4. SISPROF – GENERAL DESCRIPTION
4.1 Geo-processing in SISPROF
5. CONTROL AND MONITORING OF FOREST MANAGEMENT IN SISPROF
5.1 The direction and management from Brasilia headquarters and the advanced bases: their functions and articulation in the planning of activities
6. The costs of SFM and of SISPROF
7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS