Endangered bird found in eucalyptus forest

The striped manakin (Machaeropterus regulus), which is on the IEMA (Espírito Santo State Institute for the Environment and Water Resources) list of endangered bird species, has been identified in a survey of birdlife carried out by Fibria’s Aracruz Unit between March 14^th and 23^rd. A total of 74 species were recorded, six of them for the first time in this region. The company’s monitoring indicates that its forests are being used as corridors for the movement of birds between fragments of the Atlantic Forest biome. More than one third of Fibria’s forests are protected native reserves, integrated with eucalyptus plantations.

FSC workshop

Fibria was the host on the second day of the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) workshop on community relations, which ran from April 11^th to 13^th. The gathering was attended by around 90 people, who learned about Fibria’s activities, on visits to the company’s Environmental Education Center (NEA) and the communities of Santa Branca and Caçapava Velha (São Paulo State). Fabiola Zerbini, executive secretary of FSC Brasil, observed that “The dialogue between Fibria team and the workshop participants yielded insights into the objectives and challenges with respect to forest certification. The contact with the local communities led to a deepening of the discussion and a consensus regarding indicators, focusing on enhancing of social benefits of the certification”. Currently, 363,332 hectares of Fibria’s areas are FSC certified and 603,259 hectares are CERFLOR (PEFC) certified.

Eucalyptus honey in Portugal

The project “Eucalyptus honey: a sustainable forest resource”, which was developed at Fibria’s Capão Bonito Forestry Unit (São Paulo State), will be presented at the VI Iberian Congress of Agricultural Engineering, in Évora, Portugal. This study, into the feasibility of honey production in planted forests, was carried out by Fibria’s silviculture technologist, Israel Gabriel, and organic farmer, Rogério Alves.

Fibria in Forbes’ global top companies

Brazil, with 37 companies, is the Latin American country with the most entries in this year’s The Global 2000, the ranking of the world’s 2,000 largest listed companies, produced by Forbes magazine. Fibria heads the list of Brazilian pulp & paper sector companies.

Campaign for donations to celebrate the World Book Day

To celebrate World Book and Copyright Day, on April 23^rd, a campaign was organized, under Fibria’s Volunteers Program, for the donating of books at all the company’s units. Between April 4^th and 18^th, over 1,600 works were collected and sent to institutions in all the States where the company operates.

Fibria supports development project in Bahia State

Meetings were held on March 29^th and 30^th with representatives of communities in the Costa das Baleias region of southern Bahia, in order to discuss ideas for social, economic and cultural development in the region. This is an initiative of the Bahia State government, which is being supported by Fibria and other companies established in the region. Fibria’s chairman, José Luciano Penido, participated in the meetings.

Socioenvironmental studies will guide investments

Fibria has officially launched the process of conducting socioenvironmental studies of the Três Lagoas Unit (Mato Grosso do Sul State) sphere of influence, in order to ascertain a profile of five municipalities and their urban and rural communities and identify their principal needs. The information will help to guide the company’s social investments.

Did you know...

...that Fibria has three Private Natural Heritage Reserves (RPPNs) within the Atlantic Forest biome?
Situated in Aracruz and Linhares (Espírito Santo State), these reserves cover a total area of 2,877 hectares and form part of the Atlantic Forest Central Corridor. These areas harbor various endangered species and provide important connections between fragments of natural forest. The company is currently awaiting formal recognition of three new RPPNs, which will bring the total area of Fibria’s reserves of this type to 6,634 hectares.