Análise dos instrumentos da gestão territorial portuguesa e suas implicações na sustentabilidade florestal

Abstract

It is essential to understand the historical forest context in order to understand the current situation of Portuguese forests, from the floristic and fauna composition, to the policies, legislation and competent authorities on the sector. The Portuguese Forestry Policy is made up of a conglomerate of public, private and third sector bodies, created in the 19th century and which showed great development in the 20th century, regulating the extraction of wood and non-timber goods and services. loggers. The context of globalization and the exacerbated pace of warming of the planet, bring with it guidelines for the reduction of greenhouse gases and greater uptake of carbon from the atmosphere, using government tools forits implementation, thus, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is seen as an important actor in the development of global sustainability, as well as the Forest Stewardship Council and the Program For The Endorsement Of Forest Certification, whichdelimit the form of implantation, conduction and extraction of the forest raw material, according to the protocols provided by experts. Thus, at the end of the contextualization session, there is a discussion about possible failures and improvements in the forestry policy system in Portugal, using as a basis other studies and other realities, such as the use of Payment for Environmental Services. producers in order to foster the sector and reduce rural exodus.